Life & Style

Are you feeling drained by Cyprus’ unyielding summer heat? With temperatures soaring to a blistering 45C, how can you maintain your energy and stay balanced? As the island faces heat ...

By Evangeline Mantzioris We’re hearing a lot about ultra-processed foods and the health effects of eating too many. And we know plant-based foods are popular for health or other ...

By Elisabeth Gernerd Each season of Bridgerton is highly anticipated not only for the season’s plot, but also its elaborate costumes. While in season three most eyes have centred ...

Moussaka, with its succulent layers of eggplant, savoury meat sauce, and creamy béchamel, serves as a culinary mosaic of the Mediterranean’s rich history and cultural intersections. This beloved ...

The radio presenter is doing his best with a tricky assignment: a live broadcast from Renegade in Action at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia, the first-ever parkour competition to be held ...

Where do you live?I live near Ayia Napa, Cyprus. I live on my own but my family are a minute away from me so I go back & forth! ...

Ferrari’s first electric car will cost at least €500,000, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the luxury automaker prepares to open a plant that will make the ...

New Research Findings from Dr Bala Subramaniam, MD, MPH, Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School, demonstrate highly promising benefits of various meditation and yoga practices. The results show remarkable ...

Spicy Kerala Chicken Roast Alright folks, it’s time for some seriously spicy food from coastal Kerala. This chicken roast recipe is straight from my mother’s kitchen, and is ...

When you have a feeling that work has replaced everything in your life, it’s not a good signal. More and more employees say that they are out of the ...

Cypriot weather is ideal for outdoor sports enthusiasts, and recently, the island has found itself captivated by a new passion: Padel tennis, with the 2nd Padel League Cyprus Finals set ...

Karangahape Road in Auckland, New Zealand, is infamous for its vibrant nightlife and its dark underbelly of the sex trade. Strip joints and streetwalkers are often hidden in plain sight. ...

By Ambuj Tewari Over 100 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell asked the readers of National Geographic to do something bold and fresh – “to found a new science.” He pointed out that ...

Does modern lifestyle nurture your health or provide ammunition for diseases? You already have the answer, and thus the necessity for health insurance plans for a modern lifestyle is increasing ...

A few years ago, I was invited to a wine tasting organised by Kyperounda Winery. After a vineyard tour with the chief oenologists, we went back to the winery for ...

Watch people disembarking from a plane in Larnaca or Paphos, and it’s immediately clear who’s been to Cyprus before! While visitors struggle with their bags, passports and hangovers, ...

Consumers’ love for avocados seems to know no bounds. From 2001 through 2020, in the US alone consumption of this fruit laden with healthy fats tripled, rising to over 8 pounds per person ...

By Lisa Smith We’ve all become accustomed to historical inaccuracies in period TV shows (including Bridgerton) but fans of Regency-inspired romance fantasy can’t seem to get over the ...

Ceviche, a vibrant dish of marinated raw fish, is a testament to the rich tapestry of Latin American cuisine. Known for its bright flavours and simple preparation, ceviche embodies the ...

The story goes that the great rembetika player Markos Vamvarakis was walking the streets of Piraeus and Athens in the late 1940s with his fellow musicians on the lookout for ...

Do you remember the food yiayia used to make? Fasolia, koupepia, pourgouri, lentils and rice. Tiropita and spanakopita. In the summer, we ate village salads: rough cut cucumbers, tomatoes, and ...

Where do you live?I currently live in Nicosia, with my parents and our family cat. What did you have for breakfast?I usually have avocado toast with a boiled ...

Orzo with Shrimp in the Oven 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion thinly sliced 1 tsp Himalayan salt 200g orzo 250g peeled shrimps with garlic, coarsely chopped 50ml ouzo 150ml dry white ...

By Liu Yantao, Chinese ambassador in Nicosia On May 28, Ambassador of China to Cyprus Liu Yantao addressed the workshop on Mirror of Culture: A Unique Way to Understanding the China-Cyprus ...