Diana Aza

Stavros Panagiotidis: Myths hide the real beauty of history

Did Churchill really say that heroes fight like Greeks? Did the Battle of Crete really play a part in...

The Cyprus problem, opium of the people

There is one issue in Cyprus that has proved remarkably useful, time and again. It comes back whenever an...

How a group of citizens saved Limassol’s Rialto Theatre from becoming a car park

Limassol’s historic Rialto Theatre on Heroes’ Square is soon to pass to Limassol Municipality, more than three decades after...

Sentio team opens Rubi on Nicosia’s Stasikratous Street

The team behind Sentio has opened Rubi, a restaurant serving southern European cuisine, on Stasikratous Street in central Nicosia,...

Giorgio Locatelli: “It’s nice to be important, but it’s much more important to be nice”

Celebrity MasterChef UK, a new look, and the end of a major chapter in his life: “It’s important to...

Why stop at Makarios Avenue?

The long-running drama of Nicosia's Makarios Avenue has a new act. This much-battered street was closed for redevelopment, reopened...

Dean Atta: ‘I love love, and I love writing about it’

The BAFTA-winning poet and writer of Cypriot and Jamaican heritage has moved beyond the anger of his earlier work,...

Where to eat dumplings in Cyprus

The dumpling comes in many forms: jiaozi, gyoza, wonton, har gow and shumai from China and Japan, mandu from...

Andrea Rutigliano: Activism is not a crime

Every migration season, Andrea Rutigliano finds himself in the Cyprus media spotlight for his fight against poaching. The investigations...

Three Michelin-starred chefs to cook at Limassol’s Polo Bar

Chefs Ana Ros, Christian Le Squer and Jacob Jan Boerma, whose restaurants each hold three Michelin stars, will cook...

Diego Armando Aparicio: Queer is what hasn’t arrived yet

From physics and quantum technologies to cinema — and from a personal search to founding a festival that opened...

Back to the city: 20+1 spots to try this September

From rooftop bars to urban hangouts, these are the top picks in the cities for a smooth return to...

Queer Wave banners vandalised in Nicosia ahead of LGBTQIA+ film festival

Banners promoting Queer Wave, a LGBTQIA+ film festival, have been vandalised in the Kaimakli area of Nicosia, the organisers...

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