Doctors’ union leader accuses journalists of trial by media
THE CHAIRMAN of the state doctors union yesterday charged authorities of covering up the investigation into the death of 14-year-old Giorgos Hadjidemetris and suggested the two state doctors found guilty in the case were innocent.
Poll says Lillikas is the fairest of them all
TOURISM Minister George Lillikas and United Democrats deputy Androulla Vassiliou are the most attractive politicians on the island, according to men and women who were polled last week by AC Nielsen.
A PEACEFUL anti-occupation gathering at the village of Dherynia on Saturday generated heated political debate, with the event this year tainted by the divisions highlighted in April’s referendum.
A TEAM of DISY party officials, headed by leader Nicos Anastassiades, visited enclaved Greek Cypriots in the Karpas region yesterday, sparking further criticism from coalition forces.
Hellenic cultural event to coincide with Olympics
CYPRUS has been invited to participate in a Hellenic cultural event during the Olympic Games in Athens this month, Nicosia mayor Michalakis Zampelas said yesterday.
COC President expresses high hopes for local athletes
MORE than 30,000 Greek Cypriots, including President Tassos Papadopoulos, will be attending the Olympic Games in Athens, according to Cyprus Olympic Committee President Kikis Lazarides.
In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Lazarides said interest by Cypriots in the Games had surpassed all expectations.
A POWERFUL explosion rocked residents of a Limassol apartment block on Sunday, injuring one tenant and causing damage to five flats.
The makeshift bomb was placed at the door of a flat belonging to a 50-year old man on the sixth floor of an apartment block on the corner of Makarios and October 28
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PEACE and Democracy Movement leader Mustafa Akinci will travel to the Olympic Games in Athens via Larnaca Airport – the first Turkish Cypriot party leader to ever do so.
Akinci will be one of the guests of honour at the opening of the Games, courtesy of Greek Telecoms (OTE), a sponsor of the Games, through its subsidiary in Cyprus Hellas Sat.
POLICE are investigating a possible arson attack on Sunday, which destroyed 25 used cars at an industrial estate in Latsia.
PHILELEFTHEROS: “Turkish Cypriot VIPS at Athens Olympics”. In its lead story, the daily reported that Turkish-Cypriot politicians and VIPs have been invited to attend the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Athens on Friday. Sources say that arrangements have already been made for Mustafa Akinci, leader of the Peace and Democracy Movement.
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.
