Cyprus Beat

In this episode, a heatwave is expected to start dissipating by Wednesday, with the met office saying that high temperatures will continue Monday.

Elsewhere, feverish preparations are underway for the start of the school year, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said, noting that works are ongoing at many buildings to upgrade them and make them safe for children.

Also, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas will be in the United States this week, to sign a political agreement for the Cyprus national guard to join the State Partnership Programme.

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

In this episode, after a fiery debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, the plenum voted down two bills which the government had warned could threaten the financial system as well as the country’s standing in international money markets.

Elsewhere, the fires services responded to 21 fires over 24 hours, the service announced on Thursday and issued an urgent warning to the public of extremely heightened fire risk due to the prevailing heatwave.

Also, an amendment to the Refugee law drafted by Elam, will mean that all asylum seekers who refuse to consent to medical examinations to determine their age will be presumed to be adults, has passed through parliament.

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

In today’s episode, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the attorney-general’s office in Nicosia on Wednesday night as they decried a “corrupt government [and] corrupt attorney general” over the lack of action in the Thanasis Nicolaou case.

Elsewhere, international news outlets were reporting on the decimation of cats in Cyprus from a feline coronavirus strain, saying that 300,000 cats had died - however, the source for that figure said he was misunderstood. 

There’s also the met office’s yellow warning of extreme high temperatures for Thursday with the “Cleon” heatwave set to hit Cyprus.

Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 43 degrees inland, while even the highest mountainous areas on the island could see temperatures as high as 36 degrees.

All these and more in your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, pop singer Michalis Hadjiyiannis submitted his resignation as Deputy Minister of Culture on Tuesday after a little over four months in the job. In other news, City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe’s first integrated casino resort, had its grand opening on Tuesday night, attended by President Christodoulides. And four advisors working for the government were unlawfully employed and procedures to end their employment should begin immediately, the Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides has ordered in report issued by his office.

All these stories and more in your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail. For more news updates, visit www.cyprus-mail.com

In this episode, buying petrol in the north will not be penalised provided it is not for commercial purposes, the customs department said yesterday as they attempted to clarify confusions which were largely brought about by its own officials.

Elsewhere, the three defendants in the case of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous – presumed dead – pleaded not guilty to all charges read out to them at Nicosia criminal court on Monday.

Also, a marathon session in parliament yesterday failed to avoid a showdown at the House plenum for later this week, where MPs will be voting on a contentious bill tabled by Akel allowing debtors to obtain a court injunction setting aside foreclosure proceedings.

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

In this episode, foreclosures and non-performing loans are set to feature heavily on Monday, as deputies and the government alike have a flurry of meetings planned over the crucial topics.

Elsewhere, a 66-year-old man and a woman aged 65 were remanded for another five days on Sunday at Famagusta district court, as they are believed to have

Also, Health Minister Popι Kanari assured on Sunday that measures to decongest A&E departments in government hospitals will be effective in bringing in the desired results.

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

In today’s episode, foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans, cabinet decided on Wednesday.

In other news, Cyprus must strengthen the independence and accountability of its prosecution service.

Elsewhere, Cyprus has bucked a Europe-wide trend of increased consumption of illicit cigarettes, according to the latest annual study into the matter by KPMG.

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

In today’s episode, foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans.

Elsewhere, Cyprus has bucked a Europe-wide trend of increased consumption of illicit cigarettes, according to the latest annual study into the matter by KPMG.

There’s also the concerns raised by the scientific and technical chamber regarding the tendering process of public works, saying that as it currently stands it is vulnerable to abuses of power.

All these and more in your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, the leaders of the two sides should promote more contact and cooperation as well as the opening of more crossing points, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in his two separate reports covering developments on the island over the past six months. In other news, a Turkish Cypriot with American citizenship has been awarded €345,000 in compensation for loss of use of his properties in Limassol and also had ownership of the property returned to him. And proper reforms are needed to ensure justice is properly served in Cyprus, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said on Tuesday, ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s Rule of Law report later this month.

All these stories and more in your Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail. For more news updates, visit www.cyprus-mail.com

In this episode, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Monday that the price of petrol will soon decrease by approximately 3 cents per litre, just days after an additional 8.3 cents per litre was added.

Elsewhere, data gathered by online platform expatistan.com found that the monthly cost of living for a four-member family in Limassol is €4,141, making the coastal city the most expensive in Cyprus and roughly 11 per cent more than Nicosia.

In other news, a 22-year-old British woman who was in a coma after a quad bike accident in Ayia Napa, appeared to be showing signs of improvement on Monday.

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