MOUSSAKA is a truly noble dish. It’s also been around for a bit, with the original recipe first published in the 13th century Arabic cookbook known as the Baghdad Cookery Book.

Over the years, variations to the original recipe have been many, various and — sometimes, dare I say it — not so successful.

By Tania Khadder

IF ARTISTS from both sides of the island can reach past checkpoints to work together peacefully and productively, why can’t the rest of Cyprus do the same?

This is the question that ‘Artists and Artists’, a bicommunal group of 15 painters, musicians and sculptors, posed to the world in opening its first exhibition last week at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia.

By Jennie Matthew

COULD Cyprus really be tomorrow’s Switzerland?

Treated to snow and an equally frosty reception last week, UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan suggested joint referendums to settle the issue once and for all.

By Stefanos Evripidou

CLEAR skies, crystal blue waters and omnipotent sunlight are part of the package that gives Cyprus its romantic image as the island of love. But, what exactly sits in the water and which chemicals and gases get released into the air, soak the soil or invade our lungs in this idyllic setting?

By Jean Christou

THE NATIONAL Council had still not decided yesterday whether the Greek Cypriot side would give a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ reply in The Hague tomorrow to holding a referendum on the UN solution plan on March 30.

By a Staff Reporter

THE BRITISH parliament is preparing emergency legislation to keep airlines flying to the Middle East and Cyprus during an Iraq war, the Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday.

By Alexia Saoulli

CYPRUS has the highest percentage of female university students, according to the author of The Atlas Of Women.

By a Staff Reporter

JUSTICE Minister Doros Theodorou said yesterday the new government will implement a series of measures and policies promoting equality between the sexes.