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Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my parents and my two cats. What did you have for breakfast? A bowl of cereal and a glass of orange ...

I was expecting Dear Child (Netflix) to be the story of people kept locked in a basement (along the lines of the likes of Room), starting as it does with ...

In an opera singer about to start on a new journey, PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman who first found song through Greek folk music Christiana Aloneftis, a multi-passionate global arts ...

Old Market in Larnaca’s Old Town, a place dear to my heart, blurs the line between bar and restaurant with a finesse that inexplicably reminds me of one of ...

In what could be termed as junk, one man finds collectible treasures. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a permanent expat rescuing Cyprus’ modern history one discarded landfill piece at a time ...

Both Cyprus and China have wide ranges of cultural heritage, bringing them together and influencing countries around the world finds PAUL LAMBIS For centuries, China and Cyprus have been countries ...

Not everyone wants to revisit the island. ALIX NORMAN spent the summer asking tourists why they would or wouldn’t be returning Mostly, people love visiting Cyprus. Usually they come ...

Forget about what is happening around us and view one of these suggests CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES This has been a bad week for humanity overall. The massacre at the music festival ...

An unlikely friendship prompts an epic trek along the western coast. But it also raises awareness of some of the island’s unhappiest issues, finds Alix Norman This is the ...

Where do you live? In Limassol with my parents and three siblings. What did you have for breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for an athlete, ...

So many period pieces have come and gone, but That 70s Show still holds up as one of the most iconic. The sitcom, which ran from 1998 to 2006, was an in-depth ...

For over 90 years one organisation has cared for the well-being of all members of the diaspora, especially women, finds PAUL LAMBIS For over 90 years, an organisation in the United States ...

In the driving force hoping to bring the European Capital of Culture to Limassol, THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman who loves numbers, and inviting the audience in to a performance ...

When you initially hear the name O’Shin, it is only natural to think of an Irish bar but the word has a variety of meanings, with the most likely ...

10 years of a ‘nomadic’ festival will be marked this year with clay and collaboration finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Xarkis Festival celebrates 10 years this year. A travelling event that sets up camp ...

ALIX NORMAN meets a second-generation refugee who’s helping those without tangible mementoes of their past reclaim their heritage When Christina Sokratous’ father fled Famagusta in 1974 he left behind all ...

Spooktober is upon us and streaming giant Netflix has a lot of original content ready to hit your screen this month says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Lupin Part 3 Omar Sy is back ...

A recent study reveals Cyprus has six times the recommended rate of Cesareans. ALIX NORMAN meets the expert who’s addressing what doctors fail to disclose about this major surgical ...

Where do you live? In my imagination with my creativity that keeps me alive! What did you have for breakfast? A double espresso and a lot of confidence. Describe your ...

Following the lives of convicted felons is not typically the way I spend my evenings. I have never been a true-crime fan, so when the sudden desire came to watch ...

Gay or not, love is love, one writer tells PAUL LAMBIS When stories are shared, we build an ethos of embracing diversity, novelist Despo Pavlou believes. Her debut novel, My ...

The flower has opened many doors in one mountain village finds PAUL LAMBIS Happiness is said to radiate like the fragrance of a rose, and that could not be more ...

In a master gelato maker, THEO PANAYIDES finds a cultured man unimpressed with the sweet in Cyprus, and doubtful over the future of Limassol We talk about migrants and ice ...

Limassol’s culinary scene has a dazzling newcomer. Nestled within the opulent confines of the City of Dreams casino resort, Anaïs offers a taste of France’s elegant and ...