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Paul Lambis meets a prolific author based on the island who is currently working on her eighth novel Ever since that pivotal moment when she first put pen to paper, ...

Every October, the centre of Ayia Napa transforms into an enchanting ground full of legends, age-old music and costumes, putting its nightlife and sandy beaches in the shade. For one ...

A group from Limassol recently braved escalating tension, altitude sickness, and lethal gas to get to the top of Asia’s highest peak, Mount Damavand in Iran. ALIX NORMAN finds ...

By leaving universe-altering characters behind, CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES says new show manages to connect with the audience When Rogue One was released in 2016, it was a much-needed breath of fresh air. ...

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC praised for contribution By Jonathan Shkurko Law firm Elias Neocleous & Co. LLC has written a new legal handbook which includes the most important and ...

By Charles Ellinas A report on the ‘Digital Quality of Life Index 2022’ ranks Cyprus 37th in the world by overall digital wellbeing, down two places since last year’s edition, ...

Thousands left the island in the 20th century, setting out for new lives in a new country. One well-known poet now asks what happened to those who were left behind ...

Where do you live? I live in my hometown Nicosia at the moment along with my cats. What did you have for breakfast? Two bowls of cereal and a freshly ...

I remember watching the trailer of this series, and thinking it must not be that interesting, just some love story in Spain between two people from different worlds. However, the ...

Set in the forests of Paphos, the village of Panayia has something for everyone: nature trials, churches and wine finds PAUL LAMBIS Cyprus is home to many spectacular landscapes, and ...

Everyone has a go-to restaurant to return on a regular basis. A tough day can easily be turned around by a familiar environment. At the same time, a reason to ...

From Cape Town to Namibia there is hardly a Greek or Cypriot home that has not tuned in hears PAUL LAMBIS Saturday, July 1, 1995. At precisely 5:20pm, the only Greek radio ...

Several high profile cases involving foreigners have hit the headlines recently. And in the foreground is an international organisation making sure their rights are respected, but Cyprus courts are not ...

Somewhere in Nicosia’s old quarters and forests, a group of locals are planning to host a series of events to bring the communities of the two sides of the ...

Buffer Fringe Festival turns the whole of Nicosia into an artistic ground says ELENI PHILIPPOU Nicosia’s checkpoints and division cut through the capital in more ways than one. Can ...

Cyprus missed out on the first wave of punk in the 70s and 80s. But now, one local band is pioneering this unusual genre of soft rebellion on the island. ...

As a people we are morbidly fascinated by serial killers. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES takes a closer look at what to watch If there’s one thing Netflix has succeeded in, it ...

Now is the time for Cypriot diplomacy to make a move with concrete, realistic proposals The recent decision of the US government to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus ...

Expanding Nato eastwards was a failure of intelligence as well as statecraft Compare and Contrast. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion of Ukraine after lying to the whole ...

Posted to Cyprus in the 1950s, one ex-British military officer has drawn from personal experience to write a fictional book based on the island during its troubled times. Alix Norman ...

Where do you live? Nicosia What did you have for breakfast? Peanut butter sandwich with bananas Describe your perfect day A morning run in the mountains, with an ice cold ...

I LOVE Sister Boniface – both character and show. The former is witty, smart, humble, and a nun; all the things (with one notable exception!) that I’ve always struggled to ...

There is more to Paphos than the beach and fancy villas finds PAUL LAMBIS at a museum dedicated to the region’s religious history Paphos is more than just a ...

First impressions can often paint a distorted picture, particularly when it comes to restaurants, however, in this instance they were very much on point. As we were shown to our ...