Nicosia lights up for Christmas (photos)
Nicosia marked the lighting of the capital’s Christmas tree on Saturday night with a ceremony and mini-parade and choirs at Eleftheria Square. The parade with...
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Christmas comes to Nicosia
Nicosia’s ‘Christmas Village’ just by the nearly completed Eleftheria square opened on Saturday offering a taste of what to expect ahead of the municipality’s official...
Bar review: Angels’ Share, Nicosia
I knew alcoholic drinks are aged in wooden barrels. What I didn’t know is that every year, a small amount of liquid – up to...
Eleftheria Square 2019: Christmas under construction
Nicosia municipality’s elves have been working hard to finish Eleftheria Square and Omirou Avenue, but it will surprise few Nicosians that Santa won’t have it...
Restaurant Review: Qboo, Nicosia
Our man about town enquired if I had eaten Bouillabaisse in Nicosia, an interesting question when one considers the Marseillaise who claim to have invented...
Nicosia in rethink about division
Nicosia is one of five cities around the world featured in a new global documentary series launched by The Guardian on Thursday. According to the...
Police launch night operation in Nicosia
Police on Friday night launched a large-scale operation in the old town of Nicosia aimed at stamping out unlawful activities. Dozens of officers from various...
Mayors issue flooding SOS, plan to seek state help on Friday
NINE mayors from the greater Nicosia area on Thursday called for drastic action to protect their districts from flooding after bad weather caused numerous problems...
Bar review: Atmozfear, Nicosia
By Gina Agapiou Some people say that you can find magic in the most ordinary places. I discovered it next to a supermarket in Nicosia....
Two held on suspicion of human trafficking
Two people, a 39-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman, have been arrested after police officers raided two illegal massage parlours in Nicosia and Limassol on...
Restaurant Review: Beer & Beer, Nicosia
The title of this enterprise leads one to believe food doesn’t feature prominently in their endeavours; a bowl of nuts, perhaps a few crisps. And...
New rubbish solution proving to be a smelly alternative
Hidden underground bins stinking out part of Nicosia’s old town Residents and shop owners in the heart of old Nicosia say the stench from...
More road works in Nicosia this weekend
A section of Gregori Afxentiou avenue in Nicosia will be closed during the weekend due to works by the electricity authority, the public works department...
Patriarchy dominates Nicosia street names, NGO counted them all
Over 90 per cent of streets in Nicosia are named after men, research carried out by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has found. In a statement,...
Bar review: Zonkey, Nicosia
By Gina Agapiou A Zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey found in US zoos. They appear almost magical and funky, so...
Restaurant review: Smokey Dee’s, Nicosia
TV food programmes have always been popular but back in the infancy of British television, when the only channel was owned by the taxpayer, they...
Police investigate child abduction attempt
Police on Tuesday were investigating two reports relating to at least two attempts to abduct children from two schools in Nicosia last week and Monday....
Yet another busy Nicosia road earmarked for roadworks
Roadworks on yet another central Nicosia street, Kennedy avenue, will begin soon but under no circumstances will the road be closed to traffic, the municipality...
New misery for Nicosia drivers as part of Kyriacos Matsis Avenue closed off
With road works on a stretch of Kyriakos Matsis Avenue underway on Monday, traffic chaos in Nicosia appeared to have reached a new peak with...
Nicosia traffic congestion ‘a serious problem’
Nicosia traffic congestion is a serious problem and plans to tackle it need to be implemented immediately, the municipality said on Friday. The warning comes...
