AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoArts & Film: Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali’s “The Lion at My Back” is in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Crystal Globe competition, spotlighting immigration, patriarchy and women’s resilience through the bond between a Senegalese newcomer and a woman rebuilding her life at a Cyprus immigration centre. Culture & Heritage: A new conservation programme has started at the historic Church of Ayios Demetrianos in illegally occupied Lapithos, funded by the EU and supervised by UNDP, with similar work under way across dozens of occupied religious sites. Music & Festivals: The 21st Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival returns in Limassol from July 8, with low-cost or free concerts and collaborations, kicking off with Martha Fritzila and The Kubara Project. Local Food Tradition: “To Anoyrkatiko” at Stalies Farm in Anogyra is celebrated for its free-range flaouna cheese-making tradition, keeping family know-how alive while modernising the farm. Sports & Entertainment: World Cup free transfers are already making headlines, with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha among the standout “free agents” after a strong run. Cyprus News: Cyprus tax revenues rose 5.9% in Jan–May 2026, but the new tax framework hit personal income tax and stamp duty collections.
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