Life & Style

Three hundred years ago a group of nomadic Yoruk tribesmen from the Taurus mountains was ordered to move to Cyprus by the Sultan. Eighty six Yoruks landed in the west ...

Watermelon Sorbet 400g frozen watermelon, deseeded60g honey2g xanthun gumFresh mint to garnish To prepare the fruit, cut the watermelon into similarly sized pieces and freeze them overnight until ...

Chivito is Uruguay’s most iconic sandwich, a dish with origins tied to mid-20th-century ingenuity and the country’s evolving café culture. It is widely believed to have been ...

By Dina Gavarieva Not long ago, the idea of asking a computer programme about a strange symptom, a worrying lab result or the best way to lose five kilos before ...

Dinosaur games usually have one obvious attraction – the dinosaurs themselves. Put four prehistoric creatures on a board, add a race to the finish, and you have a premise that needs ...

An anticipated foodie event every season, after a brief summer break Fork Food Market is back. Its next event in the Municipal Gardens of Nicosia is set for Friday, September 18, ...

Mid-summer, and a Cyprus wine exhibition took place in the village of Pissouri. This was the sixth wine exhibition organised by the village and was held under the auspices of ...

Where do you live and with whom?I live in Nicosia with my husband and twin children. What did you have for breakfast?My breakfast routine includes two poached eggs ...

When the members of SynerJoy Choir walked onto the stage of Vienna’s Musikverein they carried more than a programme of music. They carried the story of Cyprus as a ...

Kolokasi Keftedes In September, Cyprus enjoys a rich late-summer and early-autumn harvest, featuring an abundance of fresh local vegetables and fruit. At this point, and kolokasi ( taro) start to feature ...

By Jane Wood, Charlotte Barras and Elena Probert When trying to make more sustainable clothing choices, many consumers follow a simple rule: choose natural fibres over synthetic ones. Cotton instead ...

Miriam Erne is in what might be called a transitional phase. At 36, “I have lived through some stuff,” she says – vivid stuff and sometimes terrible stuff, images she’ll carry ...

Mediterranean Semolina Halva Semolina halva is one of the most comforting and traditional desserts found across Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. Simple in ingredients yet rich in flavour, this ...

Arepas are one of Venezuela’s most enduring foods, a culinary tradition with roots that stretch back to pre-Columbian times when indigenous peoples across northern South America cultivated and processed ...

Every day we like to believe we make rational, independent decisions. We think we choose what to believe, who to trust, what to buy, and how to respond based purely ...

By mid-July, the island routine is set: beach before ten, shade until five, dinner outdoors until midnight. It’s a rhythm humans have perfected. Watches, on the other hand, tend ...

Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens changed more in the past twelve months than in the previous ten years combined. Old identity cards lost their travel validity in August, the UK ...

Where do you live?I live in Tala, near Paphos, Cyprus, and I live on my own. What did you have for breakfast?A fruit and vegetable smoothie and an ...

Homes rarely fit neatly into a standard template. Apartments can have awkward corners, older properties may come with unconventional dimensions, and open-plan houses often need furniture to perform more than ...

For most people, getting a coffee from somewhere other than your normal supplier is hardly a big deal. But in LOYAL, a simple change of café becomes a very serious ...

Learning to DJ in the modern world has never been easier because of the access to so many tools and learning materials. Modern DJ software provides automatic functions that reduce ...

One day, your siblings may be the only people left who remember your childhood exactly as it was. The inside jokes, the worries your parents had, Christmas mornings, and family ...

For now, gastric cancer is a group of diseases and thus is being treated as such. Thus, for some patients with gastric cancer, information about biomarkers is taken into account ...

By Loulla Astin This is one of the best chicken recipes you will ever make! Everyone loves it, it’s succulent juice, melt in your mouth flavourful. Baked Chicken Breast ...