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18-458: The paper printed its last paper in September 2017. It is an online news only company now. The last news story to be added to its online site was on 25 September 2017. The Cyprus Weekly stated itself to be without any political affiliations. It was founded in 1979 by former Times of Cyprus journalist Georges der Parthogh (1920-2008) as an independent publication although it later became part of

36-591: A ghost, and the true suggestion that Cyprus should abandon its long-standing national cocktail, the brandy sour in favour of a new cocktail called the Ouzini . This Cypriot newspaper-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Times of Cyprus The Cyprus Times , also known as The Times of Cyprus , was an English-language newspaper published in Larnaca , in Cyprus from 1880, following

54-596: A moment in the island's history when a civil war was breaking out between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and the Greek Cypriot EOKA movement was starting an armed struggle against the British colonial government in Cyprus. He later published a number of books on Cyprus. He also published The Memoirs of General Grivas (London: Longmans, 1964), approved by the military leader of EOKA, Georgios Grivas . Between 1960 and 1977 he

72-690: The New York Herald , later known as the International Herald Tribune . From 1940 to 1955 he served as foreign editor on the British newspaper The Daily Express . In 1954 he interviewed Hitler's former commando chief, Otto Skorzeny – then living in Madrid. Foley subsequently wrote Commando Extraordinary, Otto Skorzeny (Longman Green, London, 1954), a well-crafted but laudatory account of Skorzeny's war-time exploits. In 1955 Foley moved to Cyprus and took over The Cyprus Times newspaper at

90-493: The British government for not taking full control of the island from the Ottoman Empire . At the same time, it was also criticised for being too interested in local racing news and gossip from colonial parties on Cyprus rather than social and political events on the island. Yet the newspaper was also a campaigning voice, generally liberal in its outlook, and a significant force in calling for Britain to formally annex Cyprus from

108-527: The Cypriots as a civilized people who have for generations been denied the ordinary rights of self-rule and freedom.' Foley's anti-colonial stance led to him being prosecuted in 1956 by the British colonial government in Cyprus for breaking the Emergency Powers Act (Cyprus). At a court hearing on 2 January 1957, Foley was fined £50 for publishing an article on the British treatment of Greek Cypriots, under

126-647: The Cyprus Emergency Regulations for publishing articles critical of the British governor in Cyprus. Under Foley, the circulation of the newspaper was reported by Time Magazine to be 5,400 copies. Foley also employed the Armenian journalist Georges der Parthogh from 1955 to 1959, who went on to found and edit another English language weekly newspaper, The Cyprus Weekly in 1979, in partnership with two other veteran journalists, Alex Efty and Andreas Hadjipapas.The Cypriot poet and novelist Costas Montis

144-557: The Greek liberation movement on the island EOKA . In 1974, he was made the puppet President of Cyprus following the military overthrow of the elected leader President Archbishop Makarios in July of that year. Earlier, during the anti-British struggle in Cyprus 1955-1959, Sampson was accused by the British colonial authorities of being a member of EOKA and, in 1957, he was charged with murder. Amongst those killed by EOKA, and possibly by Sampson himself,

162-530: The Ottomans, with the publication of numerous articles claiming that the midway house, whereby Britain administered the island but it remained legally the property of Turkey , was resulting in the impoverishment of the Cypriot people. Amongst the notable figures working for The Cyprus Times was Nikos Sampson . Despite working as a photographer for the newspaper, Sampson was also a fervent Greek nationalist, who joined

180-609: The Phileleftheros news group, which also publishes the politically liberal Greek language Cypriot daily newspaper, Phileleftheros . The Editor in Chief is Lefteris Adilinis. The Managing Editor is Charlie Charalambous while the sports editor is John Leonidou. The photographer is Stefanos Kouratzis. The Cyprus Weekly features news items from Cyprus and around the world from throughout the week and includes an arts and lifestyle section. It also has special pages dedicated to news from each of

198-418: The island becoming a British protectorate in 1878. It was founded by Edward Henry Vizetelly, who also acted as its first editor. Vizetelly had been a war correspondent for the British newspaper The Daily News , and The New York Times . In its early years, The Cyprus Times was accused by British-based reviewers of being too critical of British colonial rule in Cyprus, primarily because it would berate

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216-514: The local towns under the control of the Republic of Cyprus , pages dedicated to news from Greece, Turkey and the Middle East, and the week's local television listings. In 2013, The Cyprus Weekly launched a twin newspaper called The Cyprus Daily which was published from Monday and Friday, with the publication day of the weekly edition moved to Saturdays. However, publication of the daily edition ceased

234-568: The same year and the Cyprus Weekly returned to being published on Fridays. The newspaper's regular reporters included John Leonidou, Annie Charalambous, Athena Karsera, and George Philis. Unusual stories include the April Fool's Day hoax on 1 April 2014 suggesting that students studying in a class at the Cyprus College of Art were seen running screaming from the college building after seeing

252-568: The title 'Hatred, Despair and Anger' which was judged 'likely to be prejudicial to the maintenance of public order'. The newspaper itself, Times Publications Ltd, was fined £1. The newspaper was even accused of actively supporting Archbishop Makarios in the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the Conservative and Unionist MP, Major Patrick Wall. Foley himself was even charged under Section 43 of

270-474: Was a fellow journalist on The Cyprus Times Angus MacDonald. The trial of Sampson failed due to claims the police had obtained a confession from Sampson under torture, but Sampson later admitted the killings, and claimed this allowed him to be first on the scene to capture the news photographs. Sampson later went on to found the Greek language newspaper, Makhi ( Combat ). During the EOKA struggle, The Cyprus Times

288-529: Was editor of the literary section from 1956 until 1960 when the newspaper closed. According to Foley, the newspaper closed for financial reasons, but its demise was also reported as symbolising the end of British colonial rule in Cyprus. At the time of its closure, the only surviving English language newspaper was The Cyprus Mail . The title was briefly revived in 2004, by the Turkish Cypriot newspaper, Kibrisli , as an English language supplement, but this

306-660: Was only available in the Turkish areas and ceased publication in 2009. Charles Foley (journalist) Charles Foley (1908–1995) was an Indian-born British journalist. Charles Maurice Foley was born in India on 29 November 1908. His father, Maurice, a civll engineer, was based in Bengal at the time. Foley began working as a journalist in Paris on the Paris Herald , a European edition of

324-511: Was owned and edited by the liberal minded Charles Foley , who was born in India and arrived in Cyprus in search of 'a quiet life' having worked previously for the Daily Express . Instead, he landed in the middle of the Cypriot civil and anti-colonial war. Foley was widely regarded as a sympathetic character for Cypriots, although he was a firm believer in independence for Cyprus rather than union with Greece. In 1958, he stated, 'I have sympathy for

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