Environment

Plan seen as a slippery slope to development in the protected area The government’s proposed Akamas national forest park (NFP) sustainable development plan may have got the green light ...

Indigenous activists delivered a Jatoba tree to Norway’s embassy in Brasilia on Tuesday, seeking “refugee” status for it in a symbolic protest against the destruction of Brazil’s Amazon ...

#BeActive. That’s the slogan of the European Week of Sports, when thousands of professionals and experts come together for one of the biggest sports initiatives of the world. Led ...

“The Ledra Palace Hotel,” say the organisers of an upcoming lecture, “served as architectural proof of the modern aspirations of the late colonial era. Its construction detailing proved technical capabilities; ...

Residents of mountainous areas are eligible for double subsidy in the state support schemes for renewable energy and energy conservation, the energy ministry announced on Tuesday, while calling on people ...

Cyprus ranks 23rd among the 27 EU member states as regards the use of recycled materials in their economies. According to Eurostat data on sustainable development goal 12 (SDG12) “Responsible consumption and ...

Xarkis Festival is a nomadic event that roams communities of Cyprus. Returning for its 8th edition, the festival and its residency will take place from October 10. The theme for this ...

Social Space Kaymakkin, a community space in the heart of old Kaimakli, is organising an evening of film screenings and discussions on Tuesday. Two Cypriot short films are on the ...

Talking about artistic practices is a look into an artist’s mind, creativity and thought process. An event by Dancehouse Lefkosia on Tuesday sees artist Lara Salmon present her practice ...

The long-delayed James Bond film No Time To Die will finally be unveiled this week and star Daniel Craig has said he hopes it will provide a shot in the ...

Connecting with others hasn’t been the easiest of things during the past year. Genuine human connection, in-person connection with friends or strangers has been difficult to figure out with ...

Nicosia Book Fest 2021 returns this autumn for a physical festival on October 9 and 10 at Acropolis Park. After last year’s first digital version, the annual festival is ready to return ...

Pollution. It’s a massive problem. And plastic pollution is visible on any beach or roadside on the island. Empty water bottles on the sand, plastic bags in the sea… ...

Works of art that have never been seen before will be unveiled during the upcoming Larnaca Biennale. Alix Norman finds out what else is going on Every two years, Larnaca ...

Cyprus aims to see electric cars make up at least one quarter of all newly registered vehicles per year by 2030, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said at the informal meeting of ...

The summer performing arts festival at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation may be over yet the foundation is keeping the old town’s cultural scene alive with one more ...

More parallel events are coming up as part of the retrospective exhibition Past-forward: Stavros Economou Unarchived at SPEL State Gallery in Nicosia. This Saturday, a cementography workshop and documentary screening ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday stressed the importance of cooperation between the state and civil society for the effective protection of coastal areas and the environment. The minister attended ...

Time to get ready! The Directors Guild of Cyprus is hosting a two-day workshop in English for actors this weekend with renowned actor and producer Jerry Coyle. “Over 30 years of ...

Another month full of performances and shows is coming to the Rialto Theatre, with many of the October events being performances part of the Kypria International Festival, in addition to ...

Rocking music and a comedy show are arriving at the popular Larnaca venue Savino Live in the next few days. First on Friday, Cyprus band Rust-X will bring their metal/...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed the world to “grow up” and tackle climate change during his annual United Nations address to world leaders on Wednesday and contradicted Muppets character Kermit ...

Things vanish all the time. Objects, memories, nature, epic poems, animals and even humans. A new play by the theatre group à vendre arrives to invite audiences to hold onto what ...

How do you bounce back into this fast-changing life right now? Can you move through challenges with the lightness of being and in what way do you restore stamina, enthusiasm ...