The invasive Asian Tiger mosquito has arrived in Cyprus: it's a voracious biter; MPs discuss the role of assistance dogs and support for people with disabilities.

Will the election of a new Turkish Cypriot leader bring renewed impetus to negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem? The national health service is advising the over 60s to get a shingles vaccination.

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories calls out Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla which was trying to break through the illegal blockade of Palestine; the Audit office highlights systemic failings in the management of Cyprus' water infrastructure.

Well-known environmentalist Chris Packham joins the fight against illegal bird trapping - and says the Cypriot authorities aren't trying hard enough to stop it; there's outrage across Cyprus at the government meekly following Israeli orders to remove grafitti that condemns the Gaza genocide.

If proposed tax reforms go ahead as proposed, the wealthy will be laughing all the way to the bank; outside the presidential palace, protesters read out the names of children killed in Gaza.

The EU Parliament will vote in a month on legislation that will enable 'Big Brother' style snooping on every mobile phone - except for those of politicians - how can we protect our privacy? New research has discovered previously unseen marine life in Cyprus' coastal waters.

'Cyprus in the Grave New World' was the title of a presentation in the buffer zone this week: we discuss the ramifications of the new global reality, and how manufactured insecurity affects our thinking and actions.

Rolling power cuts in an August heatwave show just how fragile Cyprus' energy security is; we talk to the chairman of the house energy committee about what needs to be done - and he won't be drawn on whether the liberalisation of the market will take place in October, as promised.

Despite government assurances in the Spring that Cyprus was better prepared than ever before for the wildfire season, we clearly weren't: two people dead, hundreds of homes and hectares of protected forests destroyed. We discuss what should have been done - and what needs to be done the soonest to avoid another catastrophe.

The destruction of the Pentakomo coastline continues unabated pending another court hearing at the end of August; a symbolic demonstration took place at the Palestinian embassy in Nicosia this week; music fans head to Katydata this weekend for the Windcraft Festival