Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, the government remained silent over whether it plans to attend French President Emmanuel Macron's pan-European "emergency summit" on security and defence.

Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP 'MP' Dogus Derya said Cypriot women should be invited to the Cyprus problem negotiating table, not to the army.

Elsewhere, residents of the Larnaca district protested against the continued operation of the Dhekelia power station.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, Cyprus has reinforced its maritime security by adding ten new patrol vessels to the marine and port police.

Meanwhile, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said it is "not fair" to blame Turkey for the failure of talks to solve the Cyprus problem at Crans Montana in 2017.

Elsewhere, Pakistan "fully supports the cause of northern Cyprus".

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, cabinet approved women the right to voluntarily enlist in the National Guard.

Meanwhile, the police seized over 600 kilograms of cannabis in 2024.

Elsewhere, Donald Trump and his supporters continued to ramp up their criticism of judges who they say have stymied his second-term agenda.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, bomb threats were on Tuesday sent to more than 300 state and private schools, the police confirmed.

Elsewhere, Cyprus has made significant progress in the 2024 Corruption Perception Index, climbing both in score and global position, the Cyprus Integrity Forum said.

Also, police believe that a fire which was started in a three-generation home in Paphos’ Universal area may have been started maliciously.

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, electricity prices are unlikely to drop until at least 2027.

Meanwhile, the number of complaints made by patients was 17 per cent higher in January than in the first month of last year.

Elsewhere, high-profile figures within the Turkish Cypriot community issued statements remembering the life of businessman Asil Nadir, who died on Sunday night at the age of 83.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, United Nations Under Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, is in Cyprus for meetings with Cypriot leaders. 

Elsewhere, the digital platform e-kalathi (e-basket) will operate on Monday for a 10-day pilot phase with real prices for 478 essential products to begin with, the energy ministry said on Sunday.

Also, a 15-year-old was arrested at Limassol’s marina area on Saturday night after he was spotted boasting a gun to his friends, police said on Sunday.

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced that the first compensation payments for depositors and bondholders affected by the 2013 bank bail-in will be issued by June. 

Elsewhere, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo will visit Cyprus on February 10 for separate meetings with the island’s leaders, President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed.

Also, Cypriot scientists are engaging children in recycling used cooking oil into biofuel through the award-winning “Tiganokinisi” initiative.

This and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the recall of vehicles fitted with deadly Takata airbags is proving a nightmare for Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, and not least because the grieving father of a young man killed in one airbag-linked accident is an old classmate of the minister.

Elsewhere, Toyota’s dealership in Cyprus is set to make a whopping €4.8 million by charging “administrative costs” for free airbag replacements in 30,000 of the over 80,000 recalled cars.

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, more than 1,500 cancer-related deaths and 4,000 new cases of the disease are reported in Cyprus every year, associations linked to the disease said on Tuesday, World Cancer Day. 

Elsewhere, the threats made to President Nikos Christodoulides over social media may have originated from somewhere in the north, reports said on Tuesday.

Also, officials on Tuesday sought to provide assurances that they have a ‘Plan B’ to deal with water scarcity this coming summer, although parliamentarians were not convinced.

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the transport ministry issued two decrees on Monday regulating the recall of over 80,000 automobiles, with the priority being a total of 276 vehicles which are set to be immobilised immediately.

Meanwhile, two men were on Monday handed prison sentences of 45,376 and a half years each in Turkey for operating a ponzi scheme which funnelled part of its earnings through northern Cyprus.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.