Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday spoke of “cautious optimism” regarding talks with energy giant Chevron over development of the Aphrodite offshore gas field.

Elsewhere, prison guards have been instructed to carry out thorough checks on inmates to find illicit mobile phones as the justice ministry is trying to clampdown on organised crime unfolding in the facility, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday.

In other news, apartments in new high-rise developments in Trikomo (Iskele) are selling for more than £200,000, newspaper Diyalog reported on Tuesday.

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In today’s episode, the ongoing back and forth between the government and Chevron continues, with the government expected to respond to Chevron's letter.

Meanwhile, a total of 181 employees of the City of Dreams Mediterranean lost their jobs, with the casino's operator Melco citing "the ongoing conflict in Israel".

Elsewhere, the European Union's One Stop Shop for Green Line trade has commenced its operations.

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In today's episode, the Palestinian ambassador to Cyprus Abdallah Attari said in an interview to the Sunday Mail that what is happening in Gaza 'is genocide'.

Attari stressed that Hamas hostages should return to their homes but also the 6,000 Palestinian prisoners currently detained in Israel should return to their own homes, as well as the Israeli army officers in Gaza.

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man is undergoing a three-day remand period imposed on him on Sunday, on suspicion of being involved in the violent clashes among football fans in Limassol last week.

Elsewhere, Isotita trade union voiced its support for the announced 24-hour strike and protest organised by the hourly paid guards of the game fund outside the presidential palace on Sunday.

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In today's episode, health authorities in the United Kingdom have approved a drug which aims to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.

The drug is called Casgevy and utilises a gene-editing tool as Crispr to manipulate the DNA of beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease sufferers.

Meanwhile, Parliament passed a new law on Thursday which sets out the rights and responsibilities of both employees who work remotely and their employers.

Elsewhere, the forestry department in a written report has blamed the electricity authority (EAC) for the near catastrophic fires in Paphos forest, as well as that in Palaichori, this past summer.

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In today's episode, the government said on Wednesday that police were already investigating most of the cases in the ‘Cyprus Confidential’ report released a day earlier by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which claimed Russian oligarchs and billionaires had been laundering money through Cyprus ahead of the Ukraine invasion.
Meanwhile, a 45-year-old prison guard, who was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the police in connection with a drug smuggling case at the central prisons, was apprehended on Wednesday morning.
Elsewhere, Hundreds of students took to the streets across Cyprus, as celebrations to mark 40 years since the north unilaterally declared the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ began on Tuesday.
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In today's episode, a global investigation on Tuesday claimed to show how Russian influence in Cyprus and on local service providers helped oligarchs and billionaires structure their wealth over the years preceding the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In other news, Cyprus has seen witnessed 26 fatal traffic accidents so far this year, resulting in 28 deaths, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said. Of these, nine were attributed to careless and distracted driving. And Britain is considering using “air and maritime options” from its bases in Cyprus to get more aid into Gaza, it was reported on Tuesday.
 
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In today's episode, Cyprus would be ready to discuss the issue of abolishing the need for unanimity in EU foreign policy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, a day before leaving for Berlin to take part in working dinner of EU leaders. In other news, a fatal strain of cat Covid which has killed thousands of animals on the island has reached the UK, reports said on Sunday. And the vine-growing mountain village of Vouni is set to become the proud location of Cyprus’ first ever recognised Wine Sommelier School.
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In today’s episode, a court decision awarding over €780,000 to a depositor who lost his Laiki Bank savings due to the 2013 'haircut' ignited a wave of reactions.

Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides outlined a proposal to open a maritime corridor to help to deliver more aid to Gaza at a humanitarian conference in Paris.

Elsewhere, the interior ministry said they agree on the recommendations for stricter checks made in an audit service report on the golden visa programme.

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In today's episode, the government is working towards safeguarding Cyprus’ name abroad where sanctions are concerned, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said after a high-level briefing at the presidential palace. To this end, technical support from the British government on creating a sanctions implementation unit is in its final stages and details are expected to be submitted within the month.

Meanwhile, more than two dozen remand and deportation orders were issued on Wednesday, following the arrests of migrants in a fight at Pournara reception centre two days prior.

Elsewhere, House president Annita Demetriou said parliament “is sending a resounding message of no tolerance for bullying”, as a bill to criminalise bullying at school, at work and in the army was put to the House legal committee.

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