Life & Style

Remember being 15 in Cyprus? Long days on Makronissos or Konnos; straight into an evening of clubbing and pubbing (yes, we did everything younger back then!). Rolling home at 4am after ...

Stand‑up comedy on the island was practically nonexistent a decade ago. Still young and informal, today’s tight-knit scene boasts acts in Greek, Cypriot Greek and English, with regular ...

Huevos Rancheros is a dish that speaks of mornings, warmth and open kitchens. Translating as Ranchers’ Eggs, it began as a rural breakfast in Mexico, traditionally served to farm workers ...

By Dhwani Pandya, Sumit Khanna, Helen Reid and Ruma Paul A surge in fossil fuel prices since the Iran war is squeezing polyester suppliers and garment makers across India and ...

For most Cypriots, it’s a simple matter, it’s halloumi with two Ls, but abroad, the island’s most famous cheese is increasingly turning up on supermarket shelves missing ...

Mediterranean Lentil & Quinoa Stuffed Peppers If you are looking for a nourishing, vibrant and deeply satisfying dish, these Mediterranean Lentil & Quinoa Stuffed Peppers are the perfect addition to ...

The EU is set to tell airlines the impact from the Iran war on tourism is not severe enough to warrant emergency measures like waiving their obligations to compensate passengers ...

Most people dealing with hair loss spend months trying different shampoos, oils, and supplements before realizing none of it is actually working. That’s not a personal failure — it’s ...

Where do you live?I live in Latsia with my two cats, Shadow and Ghost, amid photos and memories of my late husband, a Greek Cypriot professor of engineering whom ...

Many people have walked away from a conversation feeling unsettled, guilty, pressured or strangely responsible for someone else’s emotions, without fully understanding why. Human behaviour analyst Chase Hughes explains ...

Research from the University of Nicosia accepted for publication in the International Journal of Management Reviews (IJMR) identifies four critical paradoxes that prevent hybrid work from being truly sustainable and ...

Marella Discovery has now completed a full month of successful sailings from Limassol, welcoming thousands of happy passengers on board since her first departure on 1 April. Today marks a new ...

There’s something quietly persistent about the way Alexandra Matheou makes films. She keeps returning to the private lives of women, not as isolated, intimate portraits, but as windows into ...

The vibrant spirit of India’s western coast illuminated the Mediterranean on May 1, 2026, as the island’s Gujarati community hosted a historic celebration for the 66th Gujarat Statehood Day (Gujarat ...

When people feel overwhelmed, anxious, or uncertain, they often look for someone to speak to. More and more, that someone is not a person. Artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are ...

Brands lose money scaling campaigns that were never ready to scale. It happens more than most people admit. Performance looks acceptable at a low budget, the decision gets made to ...

The heart of the Cypriot leisure marine industry is set to beat in the Famagusta district this year, as the iconic Ayia Napa Marina prepares to host the Boat & ...

There are many different flowers in bloom now including roses, which flower all year round in some gardens, and mostly with a sweet perfume. In my garden my favourite is ...

Cyprus loves its coffee. Freddo espressos, flat whites, lungos, Americanos, Cypriot coffee and the list goes on. Not a day goes by that local coffee shops, generating interest in the ...

Let’s take, for instance, the ‘poiitarides’ – or ‘itinerant poets’, as Nicoletta Demetriou calls them. ‘Poiitarika’ (the category name for their works) were “long narrative songs,” she explains, “the closest ...

Croque Monsieur is one of those dishes that seems to sum up the ease of a Paris café in a single bite. Golden on top, softly layered within, it arrives ...

By Hannah Rumball-Croft As Britain’s longest‑reigning monarch, and one rarely out of the public eye since childhood, Queen Elizabeth II left behind a wardrobe so extensive and meticulously ...

It is a Thursday night and the old town of Nicosia is calm yet there is always a buzz within the walls. Beer bottles clink, coffee cups are brewing, guide ...

Where do you live?I live in Paphos, Cyprus with my family – my parents and my brother. What did you have for breakfast?I normally have my own homemade granola ...