Battle on Lebanese border as Syria talks falter

2014-02-12

President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and fighters from Lebanese ally Hezbollah pounded Syria’s strategic border town of Yabroud on Wednesday, activists said, in apparent preparation for a new offensive to

The blanket lady

2014-02-12

By Bejay Browne A sprightly British expat octogenarian is a one woman blanket making machine, turning out hundreds of beautifully knitted blankets for charities and

Bar review: Wagon Bar, Limassol

2014-02-12

By Eleni Messiou What I like most about Wagon Bar is its overall ambience, the relaxed and chilled atmosphere, in a nostalgic setting that really

EAC workers strike, warn of more to come

2014-02-12

By Peter Stevenson Employees from the Electricity Authority (EAC) went on strike on Wednesday, while staff from the telecoms authority CyTA will strike on Thursday

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.