Middle East diplomacy is absent

The situation in Gaza is escalating to unprecedented levels, where under the guise of defeating terrorism or occupation, the week-long war is fast reaching a point of no return, creating a humanitarian

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Energy for peace could work

From mid-2019, when the US showed interest in the trilateral cooperation process between Cyprus, Israel and Greece as part of the “3+1” initiative, the natural gas exploration and upstream utilisation was seen

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Game over for Armenia?

During the past three decades, Armenia struggled to convince the world that the ethnic enclave of Nagorno-Karabagh was an integral part of the Armenian nation, connected to the motherland with a fragile

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Power of the ballot

Next June, the twin European Parliament and municipal votes will be much more than electing new mayors, councillors, or the island’s six MEPs. Apart from the ongoing reform that will result in

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Halloumi hailed as export saviour

During the past decade, halloumi exports have increased tenfold to reach a whopping €284 mln and are expected to rise further, thus becoming a steady pillar of the island’s economic growth. Speaking

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Saving the economy takes bold moves

Despite the Central Bank’s optimistic view of an increase in the Cyprus economy’s GDP growth, from 2.6% this year to 3.1% by 2025, the employers’ federation and the main Opposition party are

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Falling short on energy policy

The cost of energy in Cyprus has long been expensive, whether fuel for transport or electricity for household and commercial use. And nobody seems to care. When prices at petrol pumps peaked

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Satire has a voice

There seems to be a fine line between speaking the truth, no matter the cost, and stretching it (or covering it up) to accommodate one side’s argument. This is best seen on

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Why are we so unhappy?

Since the World Happiness Report was published ten years ago, Cyprus has been lingering in the “partly miserable, mainly unhappy” range, ranking 46 in the latest report, with some reasons similar to

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Forestry College essential

Two years ago, when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited to see the devastation caused by the infernal summer fires, she pleaded for the immediate implementation of community projects and

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