It was founded in 1979 by former Times of Cyprus journalist Georges der Parthogh (1920-2008)[1] as an independent publication[2] although it later became part of the Phileleftheros news group, which also publishes the politically liberal Greek language Cypriot daily newspaper, Phileleftheros.
It also has special pages dedicated to news from each of 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.
However, publication of the daily edition ceased 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.
[citation needed] 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 a ghost,[3] 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.