Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, the search for the body of a six-year-old child reportedly thrown into the sea from a boat carrying irregular migrants to Cyprus was called off on Monday lunchtime.

Elsewhere, the significant role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) in efforts to “restore peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus,” was hailed by President Nikos Christodoulides.

Also, organised crime has grown to a 'worrying' scale, and all elements of society must come together to contain it, speakers said at a workshop.

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

In today's episode, Monday marks exactly 60 years since the passage of United Nations Security Council resolution 186, which, among other things, created the UN’s Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp).

Elsewhere, a poll showed Nikos Christodoulides’ popularity to have been greatly diminished since his election as President a year ago.

Meanwhile, one in three Cypriots is overweight, the Cyprus Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists said.

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

In today’s episode, an investigator will face criminal charges for deliberately failing to properly investigate the road death of Andreas Loizou in 2012.

Meanwhile, the Attorney-general ordered the trial of Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat be suspended since the key witness in the case is dead.

Elsewhere, parliament gave the nod to the establishment of a deputy ministry for migration and asylum.

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

In today’s episode, Cyprus' entry for this year's Eurovision song contest was revealed to be Liar, which will be sung by Silia Kapsis.

Meanwhile, MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek was slammed for campaigning in the north for re-election by Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar and the north's 'foreign minister' Tahsin Ertugruloglu.

Elsewhere, Cyprus received one asylum application per 78 inhabitants last year.

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

In today's episode, the investigation into Thanasis Nicolaou’s death was negligent and irresponsible, the Limassol district court heard on Tuesday.

“The omissions are so many, so great, that it crosses the boundaries of gross negligence and borders on a cover-up,” former investigator into the case Savvas Matsas told the court.

Elsewhere, cabinet greenlighted the creation of an oversight body for service-sector companies, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said.

Meanwhile, tThe price of olive oil has skyrocketed in Cyprus, as across the rest of Europe, in the past year, data published by Eurostat showed.

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

In today’s episode, the inquest into the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, found dead in 2005, continued, with state prosecutor Xenia Xenophontos questioning forensic pathologist Dimitra Karayianni regarding her examination of Nicolaou’s hyoid bone.

In other news, the solution to the Cyprus problem is of fundamental importance for the balance in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said before meeting President Nikos Christodoulides.

Elsewhere, Cyprus is the second-worst country in the European Union regarding workplace gender equality, a study showed.

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

In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said he hoped UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Holguin would soon be able to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Cyprus problem.

Elsewhere, cabinet will shortly approve the new National Sanctions Implementation Unit, Christodoulides said, stressing that there can be no discussion when it comes to sanctions violation and the country’s image abroad.

Meanwhile, police arrested a 28-year-old man in Nicosia, who is suspected of injuring a man and a woman with a knife in a break-in.

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In today’s episode, legislators dubbed the commercial development done in a protected area in Ayia Napa "a classic crime".

Meanwhile, the auditor-general will report the Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) to the anti-corruption authority on suspicion of "abuse of power".

Elsewhere, Morphou Bishop Neofytos said he "honours" Russian President Vladimir Putin "at every liturgy" and called Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a "jew".

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

In today’s episode, government subsidies on electricity and fuel tax will be extended into the spring.

Meanwhile, a large fire that broke out in Limassol severely damaged an abandoned listed mansion.

Elsewhere, a top court in the European Union rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi.

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In today's episode, two people were hospitalised following an explosion in the Nicosia suburb of Engomi.

The explosion had occurred in a three-storey building, which suffered extensive damage.

Elsewhere, although it made front page news in the north, police said they received no information that a group of eight young Turkish Cypriots said on Monday they had been attacked by Greek Cypriots during an excursion in the Troodos mountain range.

Meanwhile, a children’s book in school sparked controversy and homophobic comments, which eventually led to the withdrawal of the book.

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