Obituary

Sonny Rollins had recorded the confidently titled “Jazz Colossus” album in 1956. But the saxophonist remained wracked with self-doubt. So, in the summer of 1959, he began to play on the windswept ...

The Cypriot painter and writer Andreas Karayian has died at the age of 83 following recent health problems, prompting tributes across the artistic community. His death was confirmed Friday, with the ...

At 8 p.m. on April 21, 2002, voters learned the shock first-round results of France’s presidential election. For the first time in the Republic’s history, a far-right candidate – Jean-Marie Le ...

By Daphne Prodromou Andreas Mavrommatis was the first person who spoke to me on the very first day I set foot in the vast and chaotic Jussieu amphitheatre in Paris ...

Actor Eric Dane, who played the handsome Dr Mark Sloan on the hit television series “Grey’s Anatomy,” died on Thursday aged 53, his family said, less than a year after ...

Cypriot business organisations expressed sorrow over the death of prominent entrepreneur Constantinos Shiacolas, describing him as one of the most distinguished figures in the country’s construction and investment sectors. ...

Travelling widely during his five years as president from 1988 to 1993, George Vassiliou galvanised international interest in helping to resolve the Cyprus problem. His commitment to a settlement highlighted the obduracy ...

Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her performance as Woody Allen’s eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie ...

By Nouritza Matossian Born April 26, 1944, died August 6, 2025 Ruth Keshishian’s heart beat to the polyrhythms of Cyprus and Armenia. Her brilliant mind encompassed different disciplines and structures driven by her ...

American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit ...

Ruth Keshishian, who had an encyclopedic knowledge and understanding of Cyprus’ history and literature, and owned the Moufflon Bookshop in Nicosia for decades, passed away on Wednesday night. She was 81. ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more ...

Controversial Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir died on Sunday night at the age of 83. Nadir rose to prominence in the United Kingdom when he transformed textile company Polly Peck into ...

A heartfelt tribute from Agnieszka Rakoczy Soft spoken and known for his great sense of humour, Martin Hellicar, the highly respected environmentalist who died last week at the age of 56, ...

By Peter Cooney and Steve Gorman Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed “Earthrise” photo during Nasa’s ...

Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy and earned ...

Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called “an extension of myself” owing to his wife’s prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly ...

Former hotels association (Pasyxe) head, well-known businessman, and head of Anorthosis football club Kikis Constantinou was buried on Monday, a week after his passing. Constantinou was a well-known hotelier in ...

On Monday this week – in a quiet event and surrounded by family and many dozens of friends and collaborators from across the island – Martin Marancos was laid to rest under ...

Well-known Cypriot tetraplegic mouth painter Kyriacos Kyriacou from has died aged 67 after being hospitalised for the past ten months at the Nicosia general hospital, his family announced on Saturday. “He ...

It was announced on Monday that Christos Iacovides, part of the board of directors and a managing director of the MSJ Group, passed away unexpectedly. The MSJ Group describes itself ...

Writing an obituary can be difficult, particularly when you are in the midst of grief and mourning. However, it is an important way to honour and remember the person who ...

By Bill Trott Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on US television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one of TV’...

Professor Polemitis was a pioneer of higher education in Cyprus The University of Nicosia (UNIC) expresses its deep sadness on the passing of Professor Andreas Polemitis, who played a foundational ...