Life & Style

April sees new growth and flowers in bloom I love those old British sayings about the weather – ‘March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers’ and ‘a windy March ...

The minimum wage in Cyprus was, last year, set at €960 per month. Various statistical sites suggest the average salary on the island is around €2,000 per month. But while both figures ...

Local ingredients shine during Lent This week I would like to concentrate on Mediterranean ingredients, bulgur wheat, pomegranate, aubergine, and kolokassi, which is taro root. These are all readily available ...

One Cypriot mathematician is using her knowledge of the lives and deaths of ground breaking mathematicians to invite new interest in the subject that many detest. Alix Norman finds out ...

Many of us strive for a clean and organized home, but finding the time and energy to keep it that way can be challenging. With busy work schedules, family obligations, ...

Where do you live? I have lived in Brussels since 2016 with two good friends and a cute cat What did you have for breakfast? I had my usual cappuccino and ...

With a beautiful climate and stunning surroundings, many people choose Cyprus as the perfect getaway for relaxation. It’s an island perfect for forgetting about the stresses of life, and ...

Vegan dishes fit for the season Mediterranean Chickpea and potato stew 1 onion 3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 carrots 1 large zucchini ball or 2 regular 4 mushrooms 1/4 cabbage head 1 cup of vegetable stock 1/2 ...

It was one of those lazy days with nothing much really to do. Feeling like we didn’t want to waste any more time we got up and headed out, ...

In a brilliant young woman mired in hypocrisy, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone used to ‘bursting bubbles’ in her quest for knowledge, and the course of the island’s national problem ...

Minster of Health, Popi Kanari on Tuesday met with the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Cyprus office, Shaikh Irshad Ali, the ministry announced. The minister met to discuss ...

Previously known as marriage guidance, couple’s counselling addresses the problems arising from adult sexual or intimate relationships, where the relationship rather than the two individuals is the client explains ...

Think again is the message at a new location in Limassol. ELENI PHILIPPOU tries to keep an open mind during a sneak preview Upside down, inside out and round and ...

GLEN JANKOWSKI offers a brief history of hairless men Balding is really common, affecting more than 50 per cent of men. It’s also physically inconsequential (bald men live just as ...

Today, it is not frowned upon to marry outside your community. But a novel set in the 1950s explores love at a time when intercommunal relationships were almost unheard of ...

Roughly eight million Ukrainians have fled their country since the start of the conflict with Russia. Almost a million of those have ended up in next-door Moldova. And since the ...

By Paul W Thomas Truffles, the prized fungi coveted worldwide by chefs and food connoisseurs, have long been held in high regard. Often associated with Mediterranean Europe, especially France, Italy ...

Where do you live? I live in the Limassol area with my husband and four children What did you have for breakfast? Coffee is a must! Breakfast is a good ...

A taste of something sweet Sugar-Free Cardamom, Pecan and Parsnip Loaf I often put veg into cakes and muffins because they add moisture and nutrients, too. If you don’t ...

Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app ...

When you venture into a new restaurant, it is well worth considering what makes us go through that door for the first time. Was it a personal recommendation? The location? ...

Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari this week said that a hacker recently demanded ransom from the company related to certain client contact details, adding that the breach had no ...

In an exile, a poet who runs a coffee shop, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who found God in Turkey as a teen and tried to do the right thing ...

One local creator is inspired by both nature and long-standing designers such as Dior finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS Local fashion designer Jacob Yiakoumi attributes his early success in the fashion industry ...