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When you initially hear the name O’Shin, it is only natural to think of an Irish bar but the word has a variety of meanings, with the most likely ...

10 years of a ‘nomadic’ festival will be marked this year with clay and collaboration finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Xarkis Festival celebrates 10 years this year. A travelling event that sets up camp ...

ALIX NORMAN meets a second-generation refugee who’s helping those without tangible mementoes of their past reclaim their heritage When Christina Sokratous’ father fled Famagusta in 1974 he left behind all ...

Spooktober is upon us and streaming giant Netflix has a lot of original content ready to hit your screen this month says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Lupin Part 3 Omar Sy is back ...

A recent study reveals Cyprus has six times the recommended rate of Cesareans. ALIX NORMAN meets the expert who’s addressing what doctors fail to disclose about this major surgical ...

Where do you live? In my imagination with my creativity that keeps me alive! What did you have for breakfast? A double espresso and a lot of confidence. Describe your ...

Following the lives of convicted felons is not typically the way I spend my evenings. I have never been a true-crime fan, so when the sudden desire came to watch ...

Gay or not, love is love, one writer tells PAUL LAMBIS When stories are shared, we build an ethos of embracing diversity, novelist Despo Pavlou believes. Her debut novel, My ...

The flower has opened many doors in one mountain village finds PAUL LAMBIS Happiness is said to radiate like the fragrance of a rose, and that could not be more ...

In a master gelato maker, THEO PANAYIDES finds a cultured man unimpressed with the sweet in Cyprus, and doubtful over the future of Limassol We talk about migrants and ice ...

Limassol’s culinary scene has a dazzling newcomer. Nestled within the opulent confines of the City of Dreams casino resort, Anaïs offers a taste of France’s elegant and ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a musician blending sound and video looking to work with a Cypriot talent to build on his love for Greek music With over 2,000 live performances, award-winning violinist, ...

He’s pulled trucks, lifted tractors, and can carry 500kg for 20 metres! ALIX NORMAN meets the island’s strongest man Meet Ilya Khazov. At 6 foot 5 he’s almost as tall ...

After a move that could have ended the strike as it began, CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES says we can now look forward to shows coming back The writers’ strike that brought film ...

Ahead of World Smile Day on October 6, Alix Norman discovers if Cyprus is beaming or frowning – and does it really matter? Cyprus is NOT the most smiley nation on earth. ...

Where do you live? In Aglandjia with my partner. What did you have for breakfast? A mixture of almond milk with nuts, seeds, and fruit. Describe your perfect day The ...

The Chosen One is a tale about a boy that displays similar powers and miracles to those of Jesus in the Bible, but this time in Mexico. The show, set ...

I can vividly spot the wry smiles forming on the face of both colleagues and patrons alike, even before I have finished the first paragraph of this review. “Why would ...

Using the language of dance, choreographers in China and Cyprus make their mark on local culture finds PAUL LAMBIS Linda Fung and Christos Shakallis both recognise that dance is a ...

In the highest ranked United Nations official born on the island, Agnieszka Rakoczy meets a man with a varied international career spanning from the depths of poverty to narrowly missing ...

The end of September and the beginning of October will welcome a handful of new art exhibitions by artists of all ages and backgrounds. Coming up first in Nicosia is ...

The upcoming third Larnaca Biennale delves into the meanings of home finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Is home where the heart is, the wifi is or where you sleep at night? No ...

‘Cyprus is ripe for revolution. We’ve had everything else: war, invasion, occupation, economic crisis…’ ALIX NORMAN meets the author of a divisive, satirical novel ‘Three months before the general ...

30 years after it first aired, the show has left a legacy says Bethan Jones On September 10, 1993 the pilot episode of The X-Files aired. Thirty years later to the day, I ...