Cyprus Beat

In today's episode, a man accused of consistently supplying four girls with crystal meth and heroin was remanded for seven days by the Limassol court yesterday.

In today's episode, as of Monday a raft of relaxations from Covid-19 restrictions come into force following a Cabinet decision last Thursday.

In today’s episode, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Cyprus to close its ports to all Russian ships and to deny “privileges” to Russian nationals, as part of an effort to turn the squeeze on Moscow over its invasion of his country. In other news, the health ministry has announced a slew of changes to the Covid-19 restrictions, and prospects for the EastMed pipeline suffered what seems like a final blow on Thursday as a senior US State Department official labelled it expensive and unviable.

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

In today's episode, we take an in-depth look to the visit of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to Cyprus.

In today’s episode, traffic cameras appear to be stuck in the ‘pilot’ phase with 50,000 violations recorded since the start of the year but only 2,000 fines handed out. In other news, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Tuesday that Cyprus will not provide weapons to Ukraine as doing so would create gaps in the Republic’s deterrence capabilities; and five cases of suspicious matches out of a total of 12 investigated by a special branch of the police have been sent for prosecution.

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

In today’s episode, we hear that the Ukrainian president will address Cyprus’ parliament while a request has been made by the US for the National Guard to hand over its Russian-made weapons systems to Ukraine.

There’s also new speed cameras which have been fitted in police patrol cars, a further rise in electricity bills and confirmation that March’s unseasonable deep freeze broke a slew of records.

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

In today's episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has called on the public to be patient until Thursday when announcements are expected to be made over the relaxation of coronavirus measures.

In today’s episode, Cyprus faces a serious problem coping with the number of migrants arriving here daily, while the current Ukraine refugee crisis means less attention and resources diverted to people coming in from other countries, the interior minister has said.

In today's episode, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, said that while Cyprus would inevitably be affected by rising inflation and deteriorating growth, its economy was better equipped to handle the crisis than it was previously. In other news, the cabinet has approved a bill giving trade and energy minister, Natasa Pilides, the power to set a maximum gross profit margin for traders in an attempt to stem price gouging as the cost of basic items continue to soar; and Nicosia police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with a case of obtaining €24,000 from a couple under false pretences.

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

In today's episode, a senior government official said that three individuals subject to the EU sanctions in relation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine hold a Cyprus passport, adding that checks are ongoing.