I knew Odysseus would make it home. I did not know AI took a cheaper route
I paid to watch a story the ending to which I already knew. That was precisely why I went.
Before the lights went down, I knew about the giant with ...
The new Guy de Lusignan meets King Richard the Lionheart in Cyprus
Cyprus has seen its share of arrivals. The latest comes in the form of a “humanitarian defence agreement” with France.
The term itself deserves pause.
Words such as “humanitarian defence” ...
Power, illusion and the Thucydides warning
Power rarely collapses from weakness. It collapses from the consequences of misjudgement. The confrontation between the US and Israel with Iran may prove to be one of those moments.
My ...
Colonialism in stone: how British architecture shaped Cyprus
More often than not, what the eye becomes accustomed to, it no longer sees. This is also true for our diverse architecture – the buildings we grew up with and take ...
Mediaeval heroines of Cyprus come to life
Three heroines of Mediaeval Nicosia – Elena Denores, Lucretia Lasse and Katerina Flangi – have been brought back to life in an exhibition showcasing the life of women who shaped the capital ...
A ‘travelling’ village on the verge of abandonment
This small village tucked away in the Paphos rural landscape has been on the move for over 200 years, ravaged by Turks in 1821 and relocated in 1953 during British colonial rule after ...