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The view of others
They say we don't like progress. That we want buildings demolished, villages left to rot, the countryside abandoned, and...
8 June 2026
Seven years GHS: the achievements, the shortcomings, and the challenge ahead
Seven years on from the launch of the General Health System, Cypriot society has every reason to acknowledge it...
8 June 2026
Werther’s moral dilemma
Another suicide attempt by a 16-year-old student. No — I am not going to write another word about the...
5 June 2026
A second term, on the strength of new alliances
The parliament that emerged from the May 24th elections has re-elected Annita Demetriou as House Speaker for a second...
5 June 2026
Annita Demetriou steps out of the shadows for good
One conclusion stands out from yesterday's election of the House Speaker: Annita Demetriou has made her political independence impossible...
5 June 2026
The centre is in intensive care. Its leaders are asking for paracetamol
There is an old political habit in Cyprus. When voters slap them across the face, politicians look in the...
3 June 2026
The HIO is not a private insurer — the GHS itself shows you the way
Seven years ago today, I was up at the crack of dawn waiting for my local pharmacy to open...
3 June 2026
Ankara is squeezing the occupied north of every last breath of air
The occupying side — Ankara and its installed proxies in the occupied north — protests at every move the...
3 June 2026
Women in positions of power. And then what?
There is an entire historical category of women who dressed as men to work, travel, or get an education...
2 June 2026
Seven terms in parliament — it’s time to end the era of the career MP
Seven terms. This isn't a historical footnote about some postwar European statesman. It isn't a political biography spanning three...
2 June 2026
Artificial intelligence and natural stupidity
Olga Tokarczuk grieves the death of the "old way" of writing — but thinks AI could be a boon...
2 June 2026
Turkey’s dangerous escalation of tensions
Turkey is deliberately stoking tension across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus included. This is a strategic choice, and...
29 May 2026