Bananiot wrote: ... the Cyprus Mail, perhaps the only beacon of light that is left.

Bananiot, your standards are seriously low. Be it choice of friends ... or ... reading material!
I can't believe you kept a straight face whilst typing the above.
How is it a beacon?
If they worked on their English (rather essential for a paper, don't you think?) they would be halfway acceptable. But, their shoddiness towards accuracy of expression is only matched by their disregard for proper sourcing and unbiased analysis.