4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (656+ words) Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis died Wednesday evening after suffering cardiac arrest at a private medical practice in Athens’ Kolonaki district. He was taken by ambulance to Elpis Hospital without a pulse or spontaneous breathing and was pronounced dead at 5:40 p.m....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (569+ words) For the thousands of people who swim along Limassol’s coastline, the question is a simple one: Would you get into the water if you knew what had recently been flowing into it? Two separate pollution cases, one involving wastewater from…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (202+ words) The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is set to introduce its first English-language undergraduate degree programme in Cyprus as part of its continuing expansion on the island. The new four-year programme, titled BA in the Archaeology, History, and Literature…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (946+ words) Cyprus tourism entered 2026 after a record 2025, when arrivals reached 4.53 million. Renewed instability in the Middle East then disrupted travel sentiment and reduced arrivals sharply in March and April. By July, however, the picture had improved: arrivals were only 1.1% below July…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (179+ words) Cyprus authorities arrested 41 third-country nationals during a coordinated immigration operation in the Nicosia district on Monday, as the government steps up efforts to identify people living in the country without legal status. The operation was carried out by the Aliens…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (400+ words) The United States' new ambassador-designate to Cyprus, John Breslow, arrived on the island on Friday and is expected to formally present his credentials to President Nikos Christodoulides in the coming days. The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus announced Breslow's arrival in a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1143+ words) Based on a 2017 interview and reporting by Apostolos Kouroupakis. Long before the Cyprus Historic and Classic Motor Museum became one of Limassol's distinctive attractions, its founder, veteran rally driver Dimis Mavropoulos, was thinking about what he would leave behind. Mavropoulos,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (514+ words) Cyprus recorded the biggest fall in tourist overnight stays anywhere in the European Union during the first half of 2026, even as tourism across the bloc continued to grow. The number of nights spent in Cyprus tourist accommodation fell by 7.7% compared…...