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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner | Elias Neocleous |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Website | cyprus-mail |
TheCyprus Mail is the onlyEnglish-language daily newspaper published inCyprus. Established in 1945, it is published every day except Monday, and most of the local articles are available on its website.[1]
With the demise of theCyprus Times in 1960, theCyprus Mail remained the only English-language newspaper in Cyprus until the establishment of theCyprus Weekly in 1979. Despite claiming to take anindependent political position and to have no local political affiliations, it is widely regarded as a politicallyconservative andright-leaning publication.[2]
In its early years, theCyprus Mail was the main rival to theCyprus Times, another English-language newspaper founded in Cyprus during theperiod of British rule. At that time, theCyprus Mail was seen as more right-wing than theleft-leaningCyprus Times, especially in its tendency to opposethe unification of Cyprus with Greece.[3] Due to this, it was disliked by Greek-Cypriots and circulated mainly among the British colonial administrative andmilitary personnel. It later took a "pro-confederate" stance on theCyprus dispute and supported the controversial 2004Annan Plan, which led to allegations of anti-Greek bias and of "normalizing" theTurkish occupation in the northern part of the island.[4]
The newspaper was purchased in 2019 byAndreas Neocleous, a lawyer and formerEOKA member who was previously found guilty of bribing deputy attorney general Rikos Erotokritou.[5] Criticism came when articles referring to his conviction were removed from the website of the newspaper the day after ownership of the newspaper changed.[5]
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