Life & Style

Over the last 70 years, Cyprus’ birth rate has plummeted. Alix Norman asks those who grew up in the 1950s what it was like to be surrounded by crowds of children ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia. What did you have for breakfast? I ate some fruit, yoghurt, and honey Describe your perfect day The perfect day starts with ...

Pulses put to unusual uses Pavlova from Chickpea Water Makes six small or one large 1/2 cup roasted chickpea water 1/2 tsp lemon or white vinegar 1 cup granulated sugar tbsp sifted cornflour ...

In the cool of the mountain air, one village offers a glimpse of the island’s mediaeval past says PAUL LAMBIS It may be one of Cyprus’ 20 highest villages and ...

As we stepped inside the dimly-lit, wood-laden interior of the renovated, stone-built, erstwhile traditional Cypriot house that is the Cicchetteria, I thought of how fitting it was to be inside ...

In beatboxer Beardyman, THEO PANAYIDES finds a neurodivergent, restless and impulsive musician using technology to augment his human reality Greenland, notoriously, is not very green – and it must be said, ...

Ozempic helps weight loss by making you feel full. But certain foods can do the same thing – without the side-effects says EMMA BECKETT You’ve probably heard about the medication ...

New facility to create the hospitality workers of the future is a game-changer for the industry in Cyprus finds PAUL LAMBIS Great things are expected from the Swiss traditional quality ...

Having switched from chemistry to fashion, local creative is now keen on inspiring the next generation finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS Passionate Cypriot designer Tryfonas Modestou grew up in a fashion-oriented environment, ...

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 ...