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Every summer, the island’s cultural agenda comes to life with beach parties, festivals and concerts at seaside locations. The capital tends to quieten down as we enter deeper into ...

‘People endured horrors, and then they couldn’t talk about them. The real stories of the world were bedded in silence’, thinks Tom Kettle, the retired policeman whose interior monologue ...

If it is a different type of weekend activity you are after this event in Nicosia this Sunday is for you. A day dedicated to cleaning and picking up rubbish ...

Street parties, pre-festival celebrations and vinyl fiestas are coming to Nicosia. The end of June and beginning of July have plenty in store to keep Nicosia locals entertained both on ...

Elton John enthralled a massive Glastonbury crowd on Sunday night in possibly his last show in Britain, delighting loyal fans but disappointing others who had hoped for star guest appearances. ...

TUDUM 2023: Constantinos Psillides looks at what to expect from the streaming behemoth The annual Netflix showcase TUDUM, named after the sound from the start of every Netflix show or movie, ...

The first week of August will introduce more than 20 documentaries from around the world as the 18th Lemesos International Documentary Festival returns. From August 1 to 8, the Limassol old town, Ceronia ...

June has been all about the dance and choreography world as local and international performances have been taking place in Nicosia and Limassol. The latest edition of the Cyprus Contemporary ...

A giant spider breathes fire into the cloudy night sky over Glastonbury’s Arcadia stage as thumping beats from electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers excite hundreds of fans. The ...

El Greco Limassol presents the opening of Theodora Papachrysostomou: Nima, a large-scale exhibition that explores the range and evolution of her work, featuring examples of her woven/crochet sculptures across ...

One more evening of classical music will charm Nicosia audiences as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents its last concert of the summer period. On June 30 at Skali Amphitheatre in Aglanjia, ...

Says the Cyprus magician heading to the Edinburgh festival Dimis Michaelides, when I met him for coffee at Yiayia Victoria in Nicosia, saw me before I saw him. It was ...

For thousands of years, the island’s pigments were prized by kings, pharaohs and even Da Vinci. Alix Norman meets the woman recreating ancient artistic techniques From its copper veins ...

Just when you think you have seen it all, something new appears to prove you wrong. As the summer cultural agenda enters its busy season, exciting events take place all ...

Life by the beach is breathtakingly beautiful for the upper-class mothers in Monterey, California. But there is also the mystery surrounding the unexplored ocean and some danger involved in being ...

Performing is an art. It takes all sorts of skills to captivate an audience and own your stage presence. A workshop in Nicosia on Saturday 24 will teach participants how to ...

So much is happening these days, it is at times challenging to keep up. If it is some weekend entertainment and fun you are after, fear not. Plenty is happening ...

This summer, the Commandaria Orchestra & Friends Concert Series has great moments in store for music lovers. One of them is this coming Sunday as a concert dedicated to Argentine ...

By Liz Casey What makes us try a particular restaurant for the first time? I was recently shocked when a friend told me that, above everything, the most crucial factor ...

More outdoor cinema nights are coming, this time putting German-language films in the spotlight. For the fourth consecutive year, the Goethe-Institut Cyprus presents its Sommerkino – a series of German film ...

If it is live Cuban music and food you are after, then this event is one to look out for. The Viva Cuba Fiesta II is coming to the Metropolis ...

Tens of thousands of music fans streamed into Worthy Farm in southwest England on Wednesday at the start of Glastonbury, the beloved music festival that will feature Elton John, Guns ...

Relax and indulge in the beauty of lavender is the motto this year for the Lavender Festival in Platres, which highlights the magic of ‘the Queen of Herbs’ in all ...

More musical, theatre, dance and poetry performances are set to take place at Axiothea Mansion as the 26th Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus continues. Presenting a modern approach ...