Alasiya — the Bronze Age name for Cyprus. Evidence-led writing and tools that I've built, from data journalism on Cyprus to machine-learning and data science projects.https://www.alasiya.io/https://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-crisis/https://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-crisis/In 2013 Cyprus rescued its banks with its savers' own deposits. Forty thousand jobs went, and the typical wage did not recover for nine years. An interactive look at the labour-market cost of the crash.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.alasiya.io/blog/mcp-explainer/https://www.alasiya.io/blog/mcp-explainer/Software companies already have APIs. So why is every one of them now announcing a Model Context Protocol server — and does it actually do anything the API could not?Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-electricity/https://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-electricity/Cyprus throws away almost half its solar power, burns oil for the rest, and bakes the cost into your EAC bill. An interactive look at the bill, carbon, curtailment, and what would actually lower prices.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-housing/https://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-housing/Cyprus has the lowest housing costs in the EU and a deepening affordability crisis. An interactive look at what people earn, what renting and buying really cost across the districts, and the measurement gap behind the headline numbers.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-water/https://www.alasiya.io/blog/cyprus-water/How Cyprus fills its reservoirs and drains them each summer, four decades of storage history, desalination costs, and when low water has meant restrictions. Data from the Water Development Department.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT