A couple that spans the divide
As hearts and flowers help celebrate around the world THEO PANAYIDES speaks to an unusual couple in Cyprus who say if there is love there is a way around the ...
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Comedian and podcaster says ‘nothing is taboo’
In a member of the island’s fledgling stand-up community and the mind behind the island’s most downloaded podcast, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serious person with a wicked sense ...
Coronavirus: Moving too slowly in the search for a treatment?
We all know prevention is better than cure, but are we focusing too much on the vaccine?
Of all the many questions thrown up by the Covid-19 crisis, this one ...
Survivor of sex trafficking chooses healing over anger
A former sex slave tells THEO PANAYIDES she was molested as a teenager and branded a troubled kid. But, while laws are needed to stop trafficking, both sides involved in ...
The musician in his castle
Renowned composer Savvas Savva tells THEO PANAYIDES why financial insecurity and three failed marriages is the price to pay for the freedom to write music
You can tell a lot ...
Coronavirus: Youth is wasted on the young – the virus twist
Are we forgetting the young, in the frenzied emphasis on protecting the old during the virus? Or was it all going downhill anyway?
It’s not the kind of thing ...
Bookish lawyer-politician dreams of a better world
In a pillar of the Establishment, THEO PANAYIDES finds a well-spoken former minister who puts his faith in rational politics and compromise
Marios Eliades reaches back casually – I’ve asked ...
(Almost) the last knife maker in Cyprus
In a live wire who always carries a blade, THEO PANAYIDES finds that Unesco – and a passion for an ancient craft – drive one of a dwindling breed of craftsmen
Knives ...
2020 reviewed: How Cyprus dealt with the other pandemic
Researching the impact of the 1918 flu pandemic offered a glimpse of a very different Cyprus
By Theo Panayides
Back in early March, with talk of coronavirus starting to ripple through ...