''Alithia'' ( el, Η Αλήθεια, meaning "The Truth") is one of the largest newspapers by circulation in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

, with about 11,000 copies daily. It is headquartered in

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

and connected with the leadership of the conservative Democratic Rally party. According to the advertisement published in the '' Phileleftheros'' newspaper on 24 August 2014, citing as a source the company RAI Consultants, the ''Alithia'' Sunday issue's circulation in May 2014 was 6,722, and therefore it came sixth. ''Alithia'' published its first issue as a weekly on 5 December 1880 in

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

. �όμος 1, ''Μεγάλη Κυπριακή Εγκυκλοπαίδεια'', Πρώτη Έκδοση (1990), page 366/ref> Therefore, it is the oldest still-circulating Greek paper on the island. In 1982, it became a daily publication.

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