Environment

It’s been five years since the Pharos Arts Foundation collaborated with the Embassy of Austria to bring phenomenal young Viennese violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian to Cyprus. This November, the prize-winning ...

By Stefica Nicol Bikes Tuvalu is looking at legal ways to keep its ownership of its maritime zones and recognition as a state even if the Pacific island nation is ...

By Alister Doyle An overarching goal for the COP26 UN summit of “keeping alive” a 1.5-degree Celsius limit on global warming is in jeopardy, with deep splits about what would ...

Plenty of songs have been written about grand historical moments and an upcoming musical event at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation will focus on history. Two musicians will come ...

Several fires that erupted over the last two weeks in the Akamas national park area were likely man-made, according to a report compiled by the forestry department, which said the ...

Cinema lovers rejoice! The Cyprus International Film Festival returns this month for the 16th consecutive year with screenings and parallel events in selected venues around Nicosia and Larnaca. From November 11 ...

A one-woman musical-theatrical performance with a live orchestra which made its successful debut in November 2018 in London is coming to Nicosia later this month. The London premiere received rave reviews ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama called on Monday for rich nations to end years of deadlock with developing countries over cash for climate change, and criticised China and Russia ...

The community council of Kissonerga has urged the department of public works to speed up the construction of a breakwater in Potima Bay to protect it from erosion. Speaking on ...

The coming decades will see a greater impact from climate change in Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday, stressing the need for changes to the way water is ...

It’s cheesy, it’s fluffy and when it’s fresh, it’s delicious. There are dozens of ways to enjoy a pizza and of course, there are even more ...

China has a “long way to go” on environmental protection, its State Council acknowledged on Sunday, as it announced an “in-depth” fight against pollution with new targets for cleaner air ...

The island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the year, it was reported on Sunday. The ...

Over and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The 2015 Paris Agreement commits countries to ...

A week since the start of the COP26 Climate summit in Glasgow, environmental NGOs organised two separate events on Saturday to draw attention to climate change, one in Nicosia and ...

This autumn has seen a thrilling rise and comeback of festivals and though plenty more annual events remain to return to their full scale, the cultural scene has been busy ...

A bus full of inspiring stories of the LGBTI+ community will roam around Nicosia on November 13 and 14 as part of a unique performance as part of the Nicosia International Festival. ...

Events have finally picked up again and this weekend too several things are happening so here is a short guide of what’s on. A Street Food Festival is likely ...

With the launch of a new series of events called Bar Nights, Sarah’s Jazz Club will hold its first open mic night on November 10. Cultural activities, socialising events and ...

Friends of the Earth Cyprus, a Limassol-based environmental, non-governmental and non-profit organisation, has produced a documentary titled Food for Thought and this month will present it for the first time. ...

Limassol has no shortage of live music events although the end of the month has something bigger in store as the 8th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase returns. Embraced ...

Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coal-fuelled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit’s British hosts ...

UN Permanent representative Elizabeth Spehar and US ambassador Judith Garber on Wednesday brought together ‘Youth Champions’ from both sides to learn about environmental leadership. The programme, run by Unficyp, is ...

Nicosia is getting its very own regular drag queen show! Jokes, wigs, glitter, performances and plenty of sass are coming to town as a new show aims at elevating the ...