Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, a scientist of Cypriot origin has been awarded the 2024 Nobel peace price for chemistry.

Meanwhile, Cyprus was elected to a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time.

Elsewhere, more than 2,000 people from 20 different countries have arrived in Cyprus from Lebanon as part of facilitated departures amid the deteriorating political situation in the country.

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

In today's episode, the Republic of Cyprus was told on Tuesday to pay around €50,000 in damages to two asylum seekers for degrading treatment and pushback as they sought refuge in Cyprus from Lebanon, in a European Court of Human Rights ruling.

Meanwhile, the first West Nile virus case seen in Cyprus this year has been detected in an elderly man from Mammari village.

Elsewhere, a total of 1,550 people, primarily from third countries, had left Lebanon via Cyprus by Tuesday since the start of assisted departures on September 27.

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

In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides is in a “position of strength” ahead of his informal dinner with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday.

Meanwhile, ongoing and unacceptable dangers faced by their staff are a grave issue, nurses’ union Pasyno said, laying the blame with the ministries of labour and justice as well as the police and state health services.

Elsewhere, a school facility in Larnaca intended to be used as temporary accommodation for foreign nationals fleeing from Lebanon was hit by racist vandals.

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

In today’s episode, a European Court of Justice ruling has scuppered Cyprus' plans to declare parts of Syria as safe, with a view to returning migrants to those parts of Syria.

Meanwhile, Mehmet Tulek, whose daughter Asya was one of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed during last year's earthquakes, expressed fears over the ongoing court case regarding the hotel's collapse.

Elsewhere, Cyprus became a full member of the International Organisation of La Francophonie.

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

In today’s episode, a Lockheed C-130 aircraft provided by the Greek Defence Ministry arrived at Larnaca airport on Thursday, facilitating the evacuation of Cypriot citizens from Lebanon.

Elsewhere, the European Commission has sued Cyprus for failing to implement an EU directive mandating a global minimum corporate tax rate.

Also, two-thirds of swimming pools in Cyprus operate without proper licenses, according to MPs during a discussion at the House interior committee on Thursday.

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

In today's episode, the government on Wednesday was bracing for heightened security measures as an all-out war in Middle East loomed, prompting diplomats to flee Beirut in boats docking in Cyprus.

Meanwhile, Cyprus was the likely launchpad for the military support offered by the United Kingdom to defend Israel from a volley of Iranian missiles launched on Tuesday evening.

Elsewhere, after months of wrangling, three Osiou Avakoum monks were defrocked by the Holy Synod, a decision the clerics decried as unfair and said they would sue.

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

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides fired his police chief.

Meanwhile, hundreds of demonstrators lined up outside the Akrotiri base to protest the ongoing killing in Gaza.

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

In today's episode, the government on Wednesday said it was at its highest level of preparedness for evacuations from the region, as Britain announced 700 troops were being deployed to Cyprus to help UK nationals leave Lebanon.

Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides addressed the 79th United Nations General Assembly, focusing on Cyprus’ role in promoting peace in the Eastern Mediterranean, condemning ongoing conflicts, and highlighting the persistent division of Cyprus.

Elsewhere, members of the House ethics committee heard that four cases related to revenue from money laundering are currently before the criminal court.

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

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides appointed Andreas Papaconstantinou as the new auditor-general.

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the federal model for a solution to the Cyprus problem has "completely lost its validity".

Elsewhere, Christodoulides' favourability ratings are now lower than those of late President Demetris Christofias in the immediate aftermath of the Mari disaster, according to a new poll.

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

In today's episode, Diko MP Zacharias Koulias’ plan to appoint a new auditor-general as acting president was thwarted by House President Annita Demetriou, who cancelled her overseas trip to prevent his move.

Meanwhile, the number of migrants arriving in Cyprus through irregular means has significantly dropped in 2024, with just over 5,000 arrivals compared to nearly 11,000 last year.

Elsewhere, heavy rain caused traffic chaos in Nicosia on Monday afternoon, stranding cars in Strovolos and Engomi due to flash floods.

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