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NIKI LAOU

Journalist with a background in Sociology, Shipping and Business. Curious storyteller that focuses on global affairs, social issues and investigative reporting.

POLITICS

The Digital Republic That Still Votes on Paper

As newly registered voters are directed to collect physical electoral booklets from their municipality, a question presents itself: why does one of the EU's smallest and most digitally connected countries still run elections like it's 1985?

Europe

A Summit, a Strike and a Government Under Pressure

For the first time, Cyprus hosts the entire EU leadership. President Christodoulides has spent months building toward this moment, but the question is whether the island shapes the agenda and whether a domestic crisis will overshadow the occasion.

Europe

Bottles Piling Up: Cyprus Falls Short on EU Plastic Targets

Cyprus drinks more plastic and recycles less of it than almost anyone in the EU. New data puts the island second worst in the bloc as governments elsewhere have already acted.

GLOBE

The Iran War: A Region Transformed, a Conflict Unresolved

The war on Iran was sold as a campaign to eliminate a nuclear threat. It has instead become a test of whether the rules-based international order can survive its most powerful members.

Innovation & Tech

Cyprus Leads Europe in AI Use, But Its Businesses Lag Far Behind

New Eurostat data reveals a striking gap between how Cypriots use artificial intelligence in their personal lives and the slow pace at which the island's companies have adopted it.

NEWSPULSE

‘We Are Not a US Colony’: Drousiotis Hits Out at Christodoulides Over Sandy Case

POLITICS

|21.04.2026 14:39

Usurpation Case: Ukrainian Admits Guilt

Cyprus Divided

|21.04.2026 14:21

Cyprus Shipmanagement Revenue Tops €1 Billion in Second Half of 2025

ECONOMY

|21.04.2026 14:04

EU Sets New Rules for Smartphones With Major Changes From 2027

SOCIAL LENS

|21.04.2026 13:41

UN Peacekeeping Chief Says Buffer Zone Tensions Moving Toward De-escalation

Cyprus Divided

|21.04.2026 13:18

Cyclist Injuries in Cyprus Drop Sharply, EU Report Finds

SOCIAL LENS

|21.04.2026 13:14

The Digital Republic That Still Votes on Paper

POLITICS

|21.04.2026 13:00

Louisiana Police Probe Motive after Eight Children Killed in Domestic Violence Shooting

GLOBE

|21.04.2026 12:54

FBI Team to Arrive in Cyprus as Sandy Case Investigation Advances

POLITICS

|21.04.2026 12:43

Cyprus National Guard and French Forces Conduct Joint Military Exercise

POLITICS

|21.04.2026 12:28

The Digital Republic That Still Votes on Paper

As newly registered voters are directed to collect physical electoral booklets from their municipality, a question presents itself: why does one of the EU's smallest and most digitally connected countries still run elections like it's 1985?

A Summit, a Strike and a Government Under Pressure

For the first time, Cyprus hosts the entire EU leadership. President Christodoulides has spent months building toward this moment, but the question is whether the island shapes the agenda and whether a domestic crisis will overshadow the occasion.

Bottles Piling Up: Cyprus Falls Short on EU Plastic Targets

Cyprus drinks more plastic and recycles less of it than almost anyone in the EU. New data puts the island second worst in the bloc as governments elsewhere have already acted.

The Iran War: A Region Transformed, a Conflict Unresolved

The war on Iran was sold as a campaign to eliminate a nuclear threat. It has instead become a test of whether the rules-based international order can survive its most powerful members.

Cyprus Leads Europe in AI Use, But Its Businesses Lag Far Behind

New Eurostat data reveals a striking gap between how Cypriots use artificial intelligence in their personal lives and the slow pace at which the island's companies have adopted it.

NEWSPULSE

‘We Are Not a US Colony’: Drousiotis Hits Out at Christodoulides Over Sandy Case

POLITICS

Usurpation Case: Ukrainian Admits Guilt

Cyprus Divided

Cyprus Shipmanagement Revenue Tops €1 Billion in Second Half of 2025

ECONOMY

EU Sets New Rules for Smartphones With Major Changes From 2027

SOCIAL LENS

UN Peacekeeping Chief Says Buffer Zone Tensions Moving Toward De-escalation

Cyprus Divided

Cyclist Injuries in Cyprus Drop Sharply, EU Report Finds

SOCIAL LENS

The Digital Republic That Still Votes on Paper

POLITICS

Louisiana Police Probe Motive after Eight Children Killed in Domestic Violence Shooting

GLOBE

FBI Team to Arrive in Cyprus as Sandy Case Investigation Advances

POLITICS

Cyprus National Guard and French Forces Conduct Joint Military Exercise

POLITICS

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