By Hamza Hendawi CYPRUS Airways, the island’s troubled and cash-strapped national carrier, yesterday announced pre-tax profits of £5.4 million in the second half of 1997
By Martin Hellicar THE OPENING session of the House plenum’s three-day budget debate took on a distinct pre-election character yesterday afternoon. Party leaders – depending
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Alexis Galanos said yesterday there was a rift between the governing body of Diko and its rank and file supporters. Galanos told a
By Aline Davidian FORMER Diko Deputy Marios Matsakis, who in March declared himself independent of any party, announced yesterday he was rejoining the ranks of
By Jean Christou TURKISH Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said yesterday new common ground had to be found to restart the abandoned intercommunal talks. “Now we
THE government yesterday questioned Turkey’s participation in the ‘Reliant Mermaid’ naval exercise with Israel and the US because of its human rights record. “The aim
By Andrew Adamides MOBILE phone users need not worry that they may be at greater risk of developing brain tumours, a Nicosia cancer specialist said
CYPRUS’ trade deficit reached £826.6 million in the first eight months of 1997, an increase of £33 million over the same period in the previous
JANUARY sales have started early this year, with shops taking advantage of a recent Supreme Court ruling declaring the law dictating sales periods to be
AKEL, Diko and Edek have called for the replacement of Interior Ministry director Thanos Michael, questioning his ability to act as an impartial returning officer
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
