Wine in our lives

2014-11-10

By Alix Norman Sun, sand and the clear Mediterranean sea. Halloumi, lounza and mouth-watering olives. Aphrodite, the Crusaders, Venetians and Phoenicians… all the things for

Putin blames Ukraine for obstructing MH17 inquiry

2014-11-10

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine’s government of interfering with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in July that killed 298 people. Independent investigators have

Our daily bread

2014-11-10

By Alix Norman If there’s one thing that’s absolutely integral to every culture around the world, it’s bread. As a metaphor for life, it looms

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.