Greek Press

ALITHIA: “Arriving through Romania to Cyprus in plastic bags.” The daily writes that billions of the Serbian public’s money was exported in bags and trucks through Cyprus during the Milosevic regime. This was revealed in an interview by the former Managing Director of the Serbian Central Bank in the Serbian media, which continues to publish details of the financial scandal.

MACHI: “AKEL is pushing for the return of the Annan Plan.” The opposition paper writes that in a speech in Limassol, DISY leader Nicos Anastassiades referred to the coalition parties’ attempts to blame his party of taking actions and expressing opinions that de-vilify Turkey. He added that under no circumstances will he be silenced.

POLITIS: “An invitation for New York.” The daily writes that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are examining specific ideas in order to avert a rift in relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. They are seriously examining the possibility of inviting the two community leaders’ advisers for discussions.

SIMERINI: “The nightmare began in Santorini.” The daily writes about Louis cruise-ship Sea Diamond, which hit a reef just outside Greek island Santorini and started filling with water. Surrounding ships and the coast guard managed to rescue all passengers on board, without there being any injuries.

PHILELEFTHEROS: “The Cyprus problem shelved.” The daily writes that Ankara has informed foreign governments that it will not condone any further proceedings in the Cyprus problem, before their so-called isolation is lifted. This follows the north’s plans to create Turkish Cypriot foreign offices abroad.

HARAVGHI: “Pertev is going to the US.” The left-wing daily writes that Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat’s spokesman, Rasit Pertev, is planning to turn to the United Nations’ headquarters to seek support for the Turkish Cypriot side’s “unacceptable stance but also backward path on which the Ibrahim Gambari procedure is being led, which the Turkish Cypriot side also signed”.

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.