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Saturday brunch was meant to be simple. Sunshine, outdoor seating, a slow start to the weekend. Then the dust rolled in, and the idea of sitting outside became far less ...

By Karen Taylor Living in the most open period in history, the young generation in China have grown up confident, hopeful and responsible. They are not alone, opportunities abound for ...

Last week Amazon released its corporate bribe – excuse me, I meant documentary – featuring the United States’ First Lady Melania Trump. It could have been a heartwarming story about an immigrant ...

I was the owner of one of the nicest restaurants in one of the nicest streets of Cyprus, and the following week, I was cooking on the street, recalls Jeffrey, ...

I do enjoy a good psychological thriller and The Beast in Me delivered a cocktail of subtle and taut, emotional and eerie, all the ingredients of a series to binge. ...

The old town of Nicosia is quiet on a cloudy weekday morning. I step over some puddles, pass some small yellow flowers and head to the newly renamed Museum of ...

It is always exciting to see new eateries open in Paphos, bringing new cuisines and tastes. One of the latest additions to the Paphos gastronomic scene is My German Doener, ...

Unlike many other sites on the globe, Lord Shiva’s home of Mount Kailash is as remote as it is sacred. And not many people can say they have visited. ...

My understanding of blood donation is not abstract. As a teenager, I was hit by a speeding car while crossing the road and needed surgery, treatment and a blood transfusion ...

Everyone’s favourite football coach is back for a new season this summer and we couldn’t be more excited! Earlier this week Apple TV released new promotional photos from ...

Here’s a pro tip, says Christos Soteriou. If you’re in a place with no good options – at the airport, say – and desperate for a coffee, go to Starbucks (...

The Cypriot film “Hold Onto Me,” directed by Myrsini Aristidou, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world’s leading independent film events, marking a ...

Hannibal proved not so much a crime series as a staged baroque performance, a modern opera disguised as cable television. Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’ mythology rejects realism ...

Where do you live?I live on my own, in Nicosia, next to my family. What did you have for breakfast?It’s a bad habit, but I don’t ...

My faithful dining companion and I decided to have dinner at a taverna – specifically, Pais Lysiotiki Souvla. Located in a beautiful old house in Ayios Omologites, the restaurant has been ...

By Karen Taylor Youth is the most active and vital force in any society; the hopes of a country and the future of a nation lie in the hands of ...

When Constantine Costi first heard about the World Porridge Making Championships, he was working in Berlin and took a spontaneous trip to Scotland to explore Carrbridge, a small Highland village ...

HBO Max dipped its toes into the massive IP that is Game of Thrones last week by premiering the first episode of its new spin-off series, A Knight of the ...

Which Cyprus is the real one – the one that boasts the cleanest bathing waters in Europe, the regular receipient of the Blue Flag beach award, or the other, so full ...

Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my husband, my plants, and my sculptures. What did you have for breakfast?Eggs, fruit, avocado and homemade bread. Describe your ...

Finding love takes work. You go out, to dating nights maybe, give dating apps a go, have your friends introduce you to people, and eventually you might meet someone. But ...

As the calendar year unfolds, more and more events and cultural happenings are taking shape all around the island, filling our days with traditional festivals, the annual madness of the ...

Sophoces Vlassides is a prominent winemaker in Cyprus and owner of Vlassides Winery in Limassol’s Koilani. He is known for his innovative approach to winemaking, using both indigenous and ...

I must tell you, self-professed winter lovers, these past few days did nothing to win me over to your side. Cyprus needs rain, badly, and I very much welcome a ...