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  • March 29 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, Cyprus will have to examine all citizenships and residency permits given to Russian or Belarusian nationals "significantly supporting the war in Ukraine" under orders from Brussels.

    Elsewhere, a new record of 6,494 Covid-19 infections were detected on Monday from 115,930 tests, a positivity rate of 5.6 per cent.
    In other news, legendary rock band Scorpions will be performing at Limassol's Tsirion Stadium on July 12, as part of their 50th anniversary tour and the release of their album 'Rock Believer'.
    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    5 min
  • March 28 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris will discuss the increased migration flow from Turkey with EU officials in Brussels on Monday.

    Elsewhere, ahead of visit her visit to Cyprus tomorrow, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she was optimistic Cyprus can weather the current economic storm brought about by the war in Ukraine.
    In other news, police are warning the public that there has been an increase in various kinds of cyberfraud and a rise in complaints, especially in Nicosia, related to electronic fraud.
    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    5 min
  • March 24 Daily News Briefing

    In today’s episode, Cyprus supermarkets are not expected to experience stock shortages due to the war in Ukraine, executive secretary of the Supermarkets Association (PASYPE) Andreas Hadjiadamou has said.  In other news, the highest number of first-time asylum applicants relative to the population in the EU in 2021 was recorded in Cyprus, with 14,799 first-time applicants per million residents, according to the latest Eurostat report, and the education ministry has unveiled a national fitness assessment programme for secondary school children as part of concerted efforts with the health ministry to combat child obesity.

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

    6 min
  • March 23 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, nine young Somali migrants camped outside the Hope for Children shelter in old Nicosia say they will not leave until their situation is resolved.

    The boys have been in the Pournara reception centre for between five and seven months.
    Elsewhere, the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the administration of a Covid booster jab to children aged 12 and over and the rollout of a fourth vaccine to those aged 70 and over and the immunocompromised.
    In other news, cannabis use in Cyprus in 2021 increased, whereas cocaine use decreased, the annual report presented by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority showed.
    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    5 min
  • March 22 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum - consortium partners in Block 10 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone - have found "high-quality natural gas" in the ‘Glaucus-2’ appraisal well, the energy ministry said yesterday, but there appear concerns over quantity. In other news, bus drivers in Nicosia and Larnaca yesterday decided to continue strike action launched on Saturday after they were sent redundancy letters, and the latest British Post Office annual holiday costs barometer has found Paphos to be the fifth best value holiday destination for British travellers.

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

    6 min
  • March 21 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, Disy leader Averof Neophytou was unanimously ratified as the party’s presidential candidate for the upcoming elections, during Disy’s Supreme Council session on Sunday. His candidacy was ratified unanimously by a show of hands.

    Elsewhere, The Test-to-Stay measure went into effect on Monday morning at kindergartens, pre-primary and special schools.
    The decision was taken by the council of ministers last week as part of a series of measures to curb the coronavirus.
    In other news, the World Happiness Report ranked Cyprus at 41 out 146 nations and territories, slipping slightly since the last report but ahead of its neighbours such as Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon.
    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    4 min
  • March 18 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, procedures have been set in motion to help some 8,000 Ukrainians who have come to Cyprus as refugees or are stranded here because of Russia’s invasion of their country. In other news, a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose has been deemed “inevitable” amongst the general population and not just for the elderly or vulnerable groups, while the current testing programme may be trimmed, and government services on the web are set to be centralised into a single portal within the next two months.

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

    6 min
  • March 17 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides has expressed caution over prospects for reviving EastMed pipeline as she said that, even if the pipeline project kicked off immediately, it would not provide a solution to the energy crisis that Europe is experiencing as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    Elsewhere, House president Annita Demetriou unveiled the monument for the four Egyptians who lost their lives in the devastating fire that destroyed lives, businesses and homes in the area of Odou last July.
    In other news, the journalists union on Wednesday said they had held a meeting with the government spokesman seeking more access to the palace and called for an end to a ban on questions following announcements by senior officials.
    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    4 min
  • March 16 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, the finance ministry has revised its forecast for inflation this year from an initial 1.5 per cent to 4 per cent, as petrol prices surge in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    Elsewhere, annual vaccinations against Covid-19 are on the cards for the elderly, vulnerable and immunosuppressed as part of a return to normality, state epidemiologist Michalis Voniatis said on Tuesday.  
    In other news, the Cypriot tourism industry is now operating with a worst-case scenario and will need to tap alternative markets and domestic custom to recover around one third of what will be lost this year, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios.
    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    5 min
  • March 15 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, we hear how the government has vowed to resolve the seemingly chronic challenge of overcrowding at the Pournara reception centre. 

    President Anastasiades visited Pournara yesterday after criticism from other officials. The government subsequently announced changes to the procedures at the centre.

    Elsewhere, the NGO Hope for Children announced that it has teamed up with volunteer network Cyprus For Ukraine (CY4UA) on several humanitarian initiatives offering support to Ukrainian families stranded in Cyprus. 

    And finally, fuel prices are rising again due to the increasing cost of importing fossil fuels as a result of the war in Ukraine, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said yesterday - offering advice as to how consumers can try to find a better deal. 

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

    5 min

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