Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he would not engage in a public debate with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan over allegations Cyprus is an “operation centre” for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Elsewhere, three Cypriot newspapers, including the Cyprus Mail, featured on a list of EU media outlets that Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it was banning access to inside the Russian Federation.

Also, a 32-year-old illegal resident was remanded for

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

In today’s episode, police arrested a 32-year-old man for recording swimmers in Larnaca, it emerged on Monday.

Elsewhere, flights to Larnaca airport were delayed due to a power outage in Manchester, which affected several flights on Monday.

Also, an Israeli media outlet on Monday had listed four locations that Hezbollah could attack in Cyprus, should the country actively support Israeli military strikes in Gaza conflict.

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

In today’s episode, hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s threat to consider Cyprus as a “part of the war” should it continue to allow Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises garnered a generally muted reaction from leadership figures in the world and in Cyprus.

In other news, the fire brigade’s budget for 2024 is €12 million higher than it was last year, Public Order Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday.

Elsewhere, the fines for certain traffic violations, particularly for running a red light, have been substantially lowered under a bill passed by the House 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 head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Cyprus for the first time on Wednesday, saying Hezbollah could consider it “a part of the war” if it continued to allow Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises.

Meanwhile, the Cypriot government is in the “final stage” of its quest to secure visa-free travel for its citizens to the United States.

Elsewhere, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides officially assumed his role with President Nikos Christodoulides highlighting that Ioannides is taking on one of Europe’s biggest challenges.

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

In today’s episode, Archimandrite Nektarios, who has been embroiled in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal, was remanded in custody for eight days.

Meanwhile, Cyprus' final decision over whether to stump up the required €100m to partake in the Great Sea Interconnector project is still pending.

Elsewhere, doctors at public hospitals decided to call off a strike they had planned for Thursday, saying they were willing to give their employer one last chance.

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

In today's episode, Cyprus and the US signed a strategic dialogue agreement on Monday, during a visit of Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos to Washington DC, where he met the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Meanwhile, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou hit out against the UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) over the dozens of migrants stranded in the buffer zone for weeks.

Elsewhere, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) warned that the absence of adequate infrastructure for elderly care could compromise the effective functioning of the healthcare system in Cyprus.

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

In today's episode, the war in Ukraine “must end”, President Nikos Christodoulides said at the Ukraine peace summit at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland.

Meanwhile, the fire brigade and the electricity authority found themselves at odds with one another over the cause of a wildfire which broke out near the Nicosia district villages of Farmakas and Fikardou.

Elsewhere, the amount invested in Cyprus’ green transition is estimated to reach €3.1 billion by 2030, the finance ministry said on Sunday.

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

In today's episode, the cross examination of Attorney-General George Savvides became heated on Thursday before the Supreme Constitutional Court, as accusations of ineptitude and inappropriate conduct were flung about rampantly in raised tones.

Meanwhile, close to two dozen homes were affected by the two days of wildfires in the Paphos area, with the blazes destroying five homes completely.

Elsewhere, works are set to commence to replace potentially hazardous asbestos pipes in three sections of the critical Nicosia sewerage network known as ‘Trunk E’, the European Commission announced on Thursday.

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

In today’s episode, sixty Cypriot antiquities looted after

Elsewhere, Cyprus is ready to contribute to the ‘herculean effort’ required to reconstruct Gaza if a ceasefire goes ahead, President Nikos Christodoulides said.

President Nikos Christodoulides also met United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Jordan, as they both attended a conference over the dire humanitarian conditions unfolding in Gaza for months.

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