Environment

Bars may have been shut for almost half a year and now that they are back – even just outdoors – no time is wasted. A series of events are on the ...

In this video, we learn about the role of a non-profit organisation called OceanMind in fighting illegal fishing. Illegal and unregulated fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ...

Psychedelic realities, enigmatic avatars, virtual sex scenes – Alix Norman steps into the future of entertainment at Cyprus’ first VR festival The AVR made me walk into a wall. And out ...

The Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) on Friday announced its participation in a pilot programme for the reduction of single-use plastics (SUPs) in tourism. The project, “Reducing the Consumption and Disposal ...

The International Cyprus Film Days for Children and Youth 2021 presents a fresh and innovative programme in this seventh edition, which is scheduled to be held exclusively online. It is curated ...

This video takes a playful look at how biology has adapted the tiger into the feared animal of prey that it is, and the survival steps to take if you ...

“All bad art is the result of good intentions,” Oscar Wilde once said and one cultural platform has set out to celebrate the mighty Irish writer’s life and work. ...

Cypriot guitar tunes, Greek artists and Argentinian instruments will sound at The Shoe Factory later this month as the venue prepares to host musicians and guests once again. On April 16 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the flaws of the global food supply chain, with logistical breakdowns leading to fruit harvests being left to rot, or milk from dairy farms being poured ...

Since the 1960s, the creation of installations has been a major feature of modern art. This was increasingly the case from the early 1990s when the ‘crash’ of the art ...

Relationships at the workplace – they happen. Probably often. Perhaps someone you know has been in one, perhaps you have been in one. But it’s no-one’s business but your ...

The public has been invited to attend a special event on April 9, the first European Wool Day, to learn about the importance of this valuable resource for a green economy. ...

Due to popular demand Maria Karolidou’s adaptation of Seawall will now be on at Theatro Aigaia in Nicosia for three more days in April. Seawall is a play by ...

Since the re-opening of bars, the quaint Nicosian bar Kafeneio To Leoforio has returned to organising its almost daily live music events. Its venue is mainly outdoors anyway, even in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming introduction of a new bill on integrated waste management that includes a universal pay-as-you throw policy. The bill is set to pass ...

The Classical Music Concert Series Technopolis 20 Classics is getting ready to present its first concert for 2021, Piano Trios of Beethoven and Arensky. Held at Markideio Theatre Paphos on April 12, concertmaster ...

In this video, we catch a glimpse of China’s Bailong Elevator – officially the ‘Hundred Dragon Tourism Elevator’ – the highest outdoor lift constructed, which can be found in Zhangjiajie National ...

For the past decade, Dance House Lemesos has been hosting a research programme called One Day Express Lab, inviting all kinds of artists to merge and collaborate in duets. During ...

From car emissions to polluting factories, the state is failing its people By Charalampos Theopemptou People often ask me which is the biggest environmental problem that we face. My answer ...

It started with a refill station at Yermasoyia and is now spreading to other municipalities around the island By Eleni Kazelas Last Monday, March 22, was World Water Day, and to ...

By Andrea Januta The National Academies of Science on Thursday called for the United States to pursue research into solar geoengineering to cool the Earth’s atmosphere but urged caution ...

A new venture in Paphos brings together music enthusiasts, artists and venues to provide a series of quality live music events after a seriously dry period. The Paphos Sessions is ...

By Kate Abnett Experts tasked with assessing whether the European Union should label nuclear power as a green investment will say that the fuel qualifies as sustainable, according to a ...

The Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) is a climate change hot spot where summers warm much faster than in the rest of the world. Some parts of the ...