Life & Style

To feel confident requires overcoming a lot of failures. But DESPINA NICOLA says it can be achieved by tackling the problems life throws at you I am sitting in class ...

By Sarah Coyne Last weekend, we grabbed the opportunity to head for the cooler climes of Amargeti, just 30 minutes from Paphos. If you ignore the signs for Amargeti village, you ...

National Federation of Cypriots in the UK is a thriving organisation keeping the links to Cyprus alive It is seen as a symbol of unity for the community, working with ...

Serena Williams announced her forthcoming retirement on Tuesday but even when her illustrious tennis career comes to a close her impact on the game she dominated for over two decades ...

THEO PANAYIDES hears about the mixed blessings of growing old from a straight-speaking Limassol-based woman looking back on a life ranging from corporate wife in America to ground breaking reiki ...

Nicosia based artist transforms the world around him into shapes, lines and angles. PAUL LAMBIS meets him Cyprus has a flourishing, diverse cultural scene, with a wealth of modern art ...

Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple founder Steve Jobs, has died, ...

By Katie Wright Summer is when many of us feel more adventurous with our wardrobes, embracing bold hues and prints in a way we might not during the colder months. ...

TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms in the world. In September of 2021 TikTok announced that they had reached one billion active monthly users on their platform. This ...

August 8 is International Cat Day. ALIX NORMAN celebrates Cyprus’ furriest friends There’s a story that suggests Cyprus was once cat-free. Until, that is, in the 1300s Saint Helen of ...

Coco Chanel’s little black dress, designed in 1926, changed people’s negative perception of the colour created since the Victorian era. For nearly one hundred years, black ruled as the ...

Elon Musk on Saturday challenged Twitter Inc TWTR.N Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform. “Let him ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia and I live alone at the moment. What did you have for breakfast? My breakfast includes two egg whites and avocado toast. ...

By Prudence Wade For Olia Hercules, cooking is normally her therapy, her safe space – but she lost this when Russia invaded her native country, Ukraine. “For the first two months ...

This is the home of the hillbilly – a term that’s been around since the later 1800s. Today, the term carries derogatory overtones; but it’s still how citizens of ...

Simple cooking, vegan style Avocado and seed pudding 2 ripe avocados 2-3 cups of almond milk 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds 2 tablespoons of chia seeds 3 tablespoons of hemp seeds 1 teaspoon of green ...

PAUL LAMBIS finds a mix of old-time charm and modernism in the Paphos village of Mandria Despite the initial impression that one is driving into a predominantly rural area, surrounded ...

OPAP Cyprus has provided the younger generation the chance to speak with local role models face-to-face, to chat to them, ask them questions, and to learn from their efforts and ...

I often think that I’m not really enjoying the best that Cyprus has to offer in terms of living arrangements. Nothing wrong with my house, of course. It’s ...

In the eleventh instalment of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit the five star Grecian Park Hotel, situated adjacent to the National Park of Cape Greco with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, ...

After suffering a very dramatic mid life crisis, one stand-up comedienne turned her near-death experience into a show. THEO PANAYIDES meets a fast-talking live wire on her way to becoming ...

KATIE WRIGHT asks the experts whether skin and hair-enhancing elixirs are worth the money. For some beauty enthusiasts, supplements are a way of life. Popping a couple of complexion-enhancing pills, ...

Awarded for achieving the American Dream, one leading US Cypriot has spent the last 50 years instilling the culture of his ancestral home in his compatriots. PAUL LAMBIS meets him In 2019, ...

It is a fact that, compared to winter, summer’s variety of fruits and vegetables is much greater. There is so much seasonal produce we miss and cannot enjoy all ...