Unlike past presidential races, the 2023 one has begun almost a year earlier than usual. Some believe that Achilleas Demetriades, a well-known human rights lawyer with moderate and pro-solution views, kick-started the
Vladimir Putin has much to be proud of. He has restored Russia as a first-class military power and, although per capita income at just above $10,000 (2020) leaves much to be desired,
For Cyprus, the Russian-Turkish relations have a particular interest for two reasons. First, because of the positive stance of Russia on the Cyprus problem, which annoys Turkey, and second, because of the
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said for there to be stability in Cyprus, the existing system of guarantor powers must be scrapped, and withdrawal of foreign troops is necessary. The ministry’s
By Charles Ellinas Following the OPEC+ (OPEC plus Russia) agreement on Sunday to raise crude oil production by 400,000 barrels/day each month, starting from August, Cypriots should see a fall in fuel
Russia’s mixed messages have tourism stakeholders anxious as there are no signs that Moscow will lift a ban on charter flights to Cyprus even though it is increasing scheduled routes. Russian authorities
Russia will gradually lift flight restrictions as their epidemiological data improves, Deputy Transport Minister Dmitry Zverev told Cypriot officials on Friday. Zverev told his Cypriot counterpart Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister of
Russia has allegedly tried to jam signals in an act of electronic warfare against British aircraft taking off from RAF Akrotiri, outside Limassol, UK media reports claim. Military intelligence sources said a
The European Medicines Agency on Thursday started a rolling review of Russia’s once scorned Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to test compliance with safety and quality standards, the first major step in gaining
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there is no reason for Greece and Cyprus to fear Moscow as their enemy despite what Washington says. He stressed that Russia has “very warm and
