Coral Bay has officially been designated a plastic-free beach, becoming the ninth beach in Cyprus and the first within the boundaries of the Akamas municipality to receive the designation.

Cape Greco (Chypre) (AFP) – It's a Thursday morning in the tourism hub of Ayia Napa on the southeast coast of Cyprus, and three divers in wetsuits are gluing coral fragments onto numbered pins.

With one of the sunniest climates and warmest winters in the Mediterranean, Cyprus is a wonderful holiday destination year-round. If you’re dreaming of days spent on the beach, cocktail in hand ...

Louis Hadjioannou, senior associate researcher at the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, is in charge of research into "Cladocora caespitosa". This species -- also known as cushion coral -- has ...