There will be a Baroque Recital with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and Michala Petri on recorders on Tuesday 21 May 2013 at The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8:30pm.

The performance is part of the International Pharos Chamber Music Festival.

Hailed as the ''leading harpsichordist of his generation'' by Opera Today magazine, Mahan Esfahani will join forces with the legendary Michala Petri, who is generally acknowledged as one of the most beloved performers of our times and the leading exponent of her instrument, the recorder.

A man attempting to rob a Zorbas bakery in Lakatamia, Nicosia, has been shot by an undercover police officer, said police.

There may be a financial and economic recession going on right now, but instead of worrying about the exotic holidays you're going to miss out on, it's the right time to discover the treasures that are right under your nose - in Larnaca's mountainous region.

There are 18 village communities to explore, including Lefkara village, Skarinou village, Delikipos, Kato Drys, Odou, Vavatsinia, and Choirokitia.

The foreign ministry said it has been informed for some time that Iran would recall its ambassador to Cyprus for negotiations in Teheran as of May 8th - downplaying reports of a rift caused by an alleged Iranian spy who was taken into custody here.

Suspected spy Saeid Mohabat - who allegedly tried to buy F4 and F5 fighter jet parts in the US in order to sell them to Iran - was extradited to the US on charges of violating weapons sanctions.