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Cyprus Independence Day: A Celebration with Shadows
Cyprus marked Independence Day on October 1st with parades in Nicosia and calls for unity, a reminder of the island’s 1960 founding and its unresolved division.
Andreas Kyprianides Recognized in Nicosia for Decades of Service to the Cypriot Diaspora
President Nikos Christodoulides honored Los Angeles Consul General Andreas Kyprianides with Cyprus’s highest recognition during a diaspora ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on August 27, 2025.
Private Universities Open in Greece for the First Time
Greece has launched private universities for the first time, ending a decades-long ban. Four new institutions opened this fall in Athens and Thessaloniki with space for more than 6,000 students. The reform is historic but…
Why Agia Napa Named an American Its Tourism Ambassador
After more than a hundred visits in forty years, Andrew Smith was welcomed into the Agia Napa family with an honor that reflects Cyprus’s deepest tradition: hospitality.
How Greece Quietly Became A Global Player In Drone Technology
Greek drone makers ALTUS-LSA, Delian and Velos Rotors are gaining global attention in defense, surveillance, rescue and dual-use UAV technology, positioning Greece as an emerging aerospace innovator.
The Long Way Home: Sixteen Greek Soldiers Laid to Rest
On July 21, sixteen Greek soldiers finally made it home. Their return didn’t make front-page news here in the States. There were no crowds, no big headlines. But in Nicosia, Cyprus, the atmosphere was heavy.…
Scars of the Past, Hopes for the Future: Reflecting on the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
On July 20, 1974, the serene island of Cyprus was shattered by the Turkish military invasion, forever altering the lives of Greek Cypriots and leaving a lasting scar on our collective memory. As we approach…
The Aegean In Dispute – The “Exclusive Economic Zone”
Countries that border the sea claim a well-established “12-mile limit” beyond their shore as sovereign territory. It belongs to them as if it were land. But, in 1982, an effort was made to divide the…
AHIF’s Foreign Policy Students Embark For Greece And Cyprus
Washington, DC – The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) College Student Foreign Policy Trip to Greece and Cyprus begins its 14th year as students from across the United States gathered for briefings in Washington, DC.,…
AHIF College Student Foreign Policy Trip
Washington, DC – The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) is accepting applications for its leading travel abroad program, the AHIF College Student Foreign Policy Study Trip to Greece and Cyprus, aimed to help Greek and…
AHEPA Panel Brings Greek, Cypriot FMs; American Jewish Leaders Together
AHEPA held a panel discussion on trilateral relations in the Eastern Mediterranean that brought together the foreign ministers of Greece and Cyprus as well as leaders of the American Jewish and Hellenic American communities, July…
AHEPA Applauds Administration’s Partial Lifting of Arms Prohibition on Cyprus
AHEPA applauds the Trump administration’s decision to waive the limitations placed on the transfer of non-lethal arms equipment to the Republic of Cyprus for one year, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. “We commend the…
