Theo Panayides

With the Turkish side in the Cyprus talks pushing hard for a ‘two-state solution’, we asked a selection of people – mostly on the northern, Turkish Cypriot side of Nicosia – for ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who approaches life holistically believing it to be the best way to fight coronavirus and any other troubles, both mental and physical Marios Smyrnios reminisces, ...

Branded as a wonder drug by some and a danger to health by others, the drug has been used to fight coronavirus. In a world where the man on the ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a girl writing songs on her piano, when she isn’t working at the bank, who has just released her second album. Young at heart and delicate, ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a star of stage and small screen for 40 years who is a confirmed introvert but is now standing for MP – not because it was a long-held dream, ...

After years in the political wilderness, will independents’ day dawn at last on May 30? By Theo Panayides No independent – i.e. non-party – candidate has ever been elected to parliament in ...

A few days after the ‘safe pass’ was launched, we asked a selection of people in Nicosia for their views.

In a former bank employee who now runs a kebab shop, THEO PANAYIDES finds a bon viveur who is also bookish, a character who likes to drink and has a ...

The day before a third Covid lockdown was imposed (for two weeks) in Cyprus, a few hundred people protested outside Police Headquarters in Nicosia.

The world would be much more relaxed if coronavirus was seen as treatable. So why aren’t drugs currently used for other problems but linked to helping patients being administered ...

In a relationship psychotherapist, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serene woman who believes in togetherness, resilience and flexibility There’s a framed photo on the wall of the office – a film ...

In a sometimes heated press conference, the producers behind Jiu Jitsu – the Nicolas Cage sci-fi/action film that was shot here in 2019 – announced their decision to pull out of Cyprus, ...

THEO PANAYIDES finds there is never a dull moment in the life of a fearless grandma who loves to protest and is now standing to become an MP with the ...

Where other festivals have been put on hold, Cyprus Film Days is pushing ahead next week, and not just online either. PRESTON WILDER looks at what we can expect to ...

From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information act to the test. It ...

In the owner of one of the island’s last DVD clubs, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man looking for a kinder world who rests his mind in the films around ...

In a tale of two eateries, Theo Panayides dines from two newly opened chef-led enterprises in Nicosia that are well worth visiting First, an anecdote. Right after leaving Casa Burro, ...

In a poet, essayist, translator and theatre director THEO PANAYIDES meets an impulsive woman who best expresses herself through other people Poet, translator, essayist, theatre director… We’ve been talking ...

Cyprus’ foray into the lucrative film location market has seen the whirlwind world of the movie industry clash with a risk-averse, red-tape mired public sector By Theo Panayides A scheme ...

For an outspoken animal-assisted therapist, standing for MP is a long shot. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man with a sense that life is getting worse who is keen to overthrow ...

A few days after restaurants, bars and coffee shops re-opened after 3 months of lockdown – despite Covid cases still being quite high – we spoke to a selection of bar/restaurant owners ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a performance artist whose past life as a barrister is a far cry from the pomegranates, earth, sky, and measuring the sea in buckets of her current ...

Most of the elderly have been vaccinated, so why are so many in hospitals? Even with Cyprus poised to reopen a bit more, the situation in our hospitals due to ...

In the mayor of the mixed village of Pyla, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man who acts as a buffer to many sides, having seen his village move from petrol lamps ...