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October 3 Daily News Briefing

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2025/10/03

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:05:20

October 2 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/10/02

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides marked the 65th anniversary of Cyprus’ independence on Wednesday with a speech highlighting resilience, reform and renewed hopes for peace. Elsewhere, Cyprus on Wednesday officially launched its competitive electricity market, a reform Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said will eventually lower costs.Also, the United Nations will formally scrap the post of special adviser on Cyprus as part of sweeping budget cuts.All this and more in today’s

00:04:04

September 30 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/30

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:05:12

September 29 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/29

In today’s episode, social welfare services staff are holding a 24‑hour strike on Monday over a dispute on disability programme coordination. Elsewhere, a traffic collision at around 12.30pm on Sunday in Linopetra, Limassol, left a man dead.Also, a 32-year-old man died early on Sunday after falling from the second floor of a building in Zakaki, Limassol.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:05:42

September 26 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/26

In today’s episode, attorney-general George Savvides announced that he will not prosecute former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides for contempt of court, despite finding “sufficient evidence” to do so.Elsewhere, the government is considering its options after the European Commission ordered Cyprus to repay €67.2 million in grants for the Vasiliko liquefied natural gas terminal, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said.Also, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis announced a series of measures to

00:02:33

September 25 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/25

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:02:45

September 24 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/24

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:04:02

September 23 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/23

In today’s episode, local governments do not need “external instructions” to function, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras said, responding to a circular sent by the interior ministry to every municipality and village demanding the removal of any anti-Israel graffiti.Elsewhere, MPs voiced astonishment at the red tape and procedural rigmarole in the civil service hampering the sharing of information regarding sexual harassment complaints made against a senior official at the education ministry, who got

00:02:43

September 22 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/22

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:02:29

September 19 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/19

Your daily briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail news team.

00:05:04

September 18 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/18

In today’s episode, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou accused Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis of attempting to introduce “big brother” into the audit office through the government’s planned reforms to the body.Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci told United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin that the idea of a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem is an “illusion” and “devoid of any legal or political basis”.Also, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said there

00:05:29

September 17 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/17

In today’s episode, talks between Cyprus trade unions and Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou ended without agreement on the future of the Automatic Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA).Elsewhere, Five Greek Cypriots remain detained by Turkish-controlled authorities after trying to visit their properties in northern Cyprus, Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kompos confirmed on Tuesday.Also, a fire which broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Limassol left a vehicle completely obliterated, police

00:02:59

September 16 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/16

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:05:00

September 15 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/15

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and said after the call that he had “stressed the importance to deescalate tensions”.Meanwhile, there will be no problems with the Paphos district’s water supply next year, “regardless of the weather conditions”, the agriculture ministry’s undersecretary Andreas Gregoriou said.Also, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told Turkish Cypriots to “not embarrass” influential late Turkish Cypriot

00:02:27

September 12 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/12

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:05:39

September 11 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/11

In today’s episode, Cyprus faces disruption on Thursday as a three-hour strike hits airports, schools, and public services over the Cost-of-Living Allowance (CoLA). Also, Cyprus will spend a €1.1 billion EU loan from the SAFE programme over five years to strengthen defence and support local defence industries, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas announced.Elsewhere, three of five Greek Cypriots arrested in northern Cyprus in July were released on bail on Wednesday.All this and more in today’s Daily

00:05:39

September 10 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/10

In today’s episode, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said there are “manifest interests” working to ensure that the Great Sea Interconnector will never be constructed.Meanwhile, Gerapetritis also denied that his father-in-law is the subject of the European public prosecutor’s office (EPPO) investigation into the Great Sea Interconnector project, which was announced last week.Also, Cypriot members of the European parliament on Tuesday addressed the chamber in Strasbourg for the first time

00:04:59

September 9 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/09

In today’s episode, despite yet another meeting earlier on Monday failing to yield any breakthrough on the contentious Cost‑of‑Living Allowance (CoLA), trade unions -SEK, PEO, PASYDY, and DEOK - confirmed that they would proceed with the general strike planned for Thursday, September 11.Elsewhere, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said Monday that the final cost of the Great Sea Interconnector remains uncertain, with estimates ranging between €2 billion and €3 billion.Also, authorities and economic

00:02:25

September 8 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/08

The Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

00:06:00

September 5 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat ·

2025/09/05

In today’s episode, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the Great Sea Interconnector, the planned electricity link between Cyprus, Greece and Israel. The government has intensified efforts to strip citizenships granted under Cyprus’ now-defunct investment scheme, with seven investors and 19 relatives losing their passports this week.Also, Cyprus faces an acute nursing shortage, with employers, hospital associations and doctors warning that the system is

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