In today's episode, the EU has offered Lebanon a financial package of €1 billion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, which includes efforts to tackle border control and smuggling. Meanwhile, a group of United States congressmen tabled a bill which would extend the waiver renewal period for the country’s arms embargo on Cyprus from one year to five years.Elsewhere, Cyprus welcomed a Moneyval report that said the country had improved measures in tackling money...

In today’s episode, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe will always stand by the side of the Republic of Cyprus to solve the Cyprus problem. Meanwhile, 15 migrants arrived in the Limnitis area. Elsewhere, a 26-year-old motorcyclist is in a critical condition. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the continuation of the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza through the Amalthea plan is dependent on "favourable circumstances". Meanwhile, the price of olive oil has gone up a whopping 105.9 per cent since last Easter. Elsewhere, the 82-year-old who was jailed for shooting a cable thief in March was handed a presidential pardon and is a free man. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, seven people were remanded for eight days in the attempted murder of a 34-year-old, while another three were released it emerged on Sunday. Elsewhere, hundreds of tonnes of aid for Gaza have reached the port of Ashdod in Israel after departing Larnaca two days ago, the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Also, police scuffled with a group of protesters outside the Limassol station, it emerged on Sunday, after ten individuals were arrested and one...

In today’s episode, over 3,000 people submitted their candidacies for the various roles which will be up for election when Cyprus goes to the polls for its local elections on June 9. Meanwhile, the trial of 11 people who are held responsible for the deaths of 24 Cypriot children and 11 of their teachers and coaches when the hotel in which they were staying collapsed is to resume on Friday. Elsewhere, a 50-year-old track and field coach was sentenced to eight years in jail for sexually...

In today's episode, a total of 63 candidacies were submitted at the Filoxenia conference centre in Nicosia on Wednesday for June’s European parliament elections. Meanwhile, the ‘war’ between the legal service and audit office is creating a climate of intimidation, the latter charged, as steps to remove auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides from his post are expected to be filed ‘imminently’. Elsewhere, the levels of dust in Cyprus’ atmosphere are not expected to reach the levels seen in...

In today’s episode, the audit office said it is ready to deal with any steps from the legal service aimed at removing auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides from his post. Meanwhile, a 34-year-old man was shot in the neck while riding a motorbike in broad daylight. Elsewhere, forensic doctors were working to determine the gender and age of a body discovered in an advanced stage of decomposition. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, the Audit Office moved to report the Legal Service to the European Commission and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions amid allegations of threats, revenge, and efforts to remove the auditor-general from his post. Meanwhile, an earlier introduction of sex education in Cyprus’ schools “would have saved many children” from abuse, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides said. Elsewhere, the family of an eight-year-old girl who died at Makarios hospital have...

In this episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said that Cyprus “cannot accept any more Syrian refugees”. Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides’ stance on the Cyprus problem has “not yielded any substantial results”, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said. Elsewhere, concerns were raised over the weekend over Cyprus’ burgeoning porn industry, with an investigation set to be launched by parliament. All this and much more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the European Council reaffirmed its commitment to a bizonal bicommunal federal solution to the Cyprus problem. Meanwhile, the House interior committee called on the government to "urgently effectively manage the migration issue". Elsewhere, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said "it's a joke" to say the government is replacing multiple pensions for government officials with "tips". All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, two boats with migrants have been sent to Lebanon after they were in distress at sea on Wednesday trying to reach Cyprus. Amnesty sounded the alarm over reports of coastguard pushbacks while children were sick on board. Meanwhile, over 400 secondary school students were referred for drug treatment programmes over the past three years, MPs heard during a House education committee. Elsewhere, immigration and the economy are the biggest worries for around 40 per cent of...

In today’s episode, experts sounded the alarm over the government’s decision to suspend asylum applications for Syrian nationals. Meanwhile, two port police boats have been sent from Cyprus to patrol off the coast of Lebanon for migrant boats after the arrival of two boats a day prior. Elsewhere, Cyprus participated in an international police operation that led to the arrest of nine people involved in the Juicyfields Ponzi scheme. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to...

In today’s episode, Syrian migrants arriving in Cyprus will from now on be taken to the Kofinou reception centre to live, following a decision to cut all stipends given to them and delay examining their asylum applications. Elsewhere, the government is taking all necessary measures for security following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. Meanwhile, the government has categorically denied any involvement in a reported Israeli air...

In today's episode, the situation in Israel is “very difficult”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday following a snap meeting of the National Security Council but stressed the island is not involved in any attacks. Meanwhile, in light of developments in the region, the foreign ministry on Sunday said that the Estia plan has been activated in case there was a need for evacuations but so far no formal request has been received. Elsewhere, due to the recent mass arrival of Syrian...

In today’s episode, the redesign of the European Union's migration system is a "step in the right direction", Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said. Meanwhile, authorities collected over €700 million more in taxes last year than the year before. Elsewhere, two men have been injured after a fight broke out in Paphos over a "like" on social media. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, a man fell to his death after jumping out of a fifth-floor apartment window to escape a police immigration raid. Meanwhile, state prosecutors said they cannot keep fighting organised crime only to get attacked in retaliation and left with no protection from the state. Elsewhere, the Cyprus-based web browser Aloha Browser saw a 250 per cent jump in users in March. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, the appeals court on Tuesday reserved its decision over an 82-year-old grandfather jailed for shooting a man who was attempting to steal electricity cables. Elsewhere, the Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, is to continue despite Israel’s “reprehensible attack” on aid workers, President Nikos Christodoulides said. Meanwhile, if the ongoing traffic issues in Limassol are not properly addressed, people’s quality of life “will deteriorate very...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides and Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati discussed ways to improve the effective management of migratory flows from Lebanon to Cyprus. Elsewhere, Larnaca port’s over one-billion-euro investment project is cloaked in mystery, it emerged on Monday, as MPs called for transparency amid rising concerns over the grand scheme. Also, charges are to be introduced for people using park and ride services, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said. ...

In today’s episode, efforts are underway to develop the National Cancer Institute, as well as a legal framework to offer palliative care through Gesy, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Sunday. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides is departing for Beirut on Monday morning, where he will be received by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati upon his arrival. Elsewhere, Chirstodoulides discusses migration with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during...

In today’s episode, €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state. Meanwhile, Cyprus is looking for "immediate solutions" to deal with the migration crisis, House President Annita Demetriou told Lebanese Ambassador Claude El Hajal. Elsewhere, a warehouse where medicines were being stored and which was recently flooded was unfit for purpose, and the authorities knew since at least 2019. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, three boats carrying a total of 285 irregular migrants have arrived in Cyprus since Tuesday. Meanwhile, the three ships which had carried humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza but then were forced to turn back as Israel bombed aid workers' vehicles arrived back in Cyprus. Elsewhere, MPs reiterated concerns about the influx of cash into Cyprus. All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, Tuesday turned out “to be a very sad day,” President Nikos Christodoulides said after seven members of the World Central Kitchen NGO were killed in an Israeli attack but he pledged the humanitarian aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza would continue. Elsewhere, Cyprus is at a “breaking point” with the influx of migrants, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said after a snap National Security Council meeting was convened to address the issue. Meanwhile, police are...

In today’s episode, a total of 137 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus by sea on Monday, bringing the number of arrivals up to 408 in the space of 24 hours. Elsewhere, European Parliament president Roberta Metsola arrived in Cyprus on Monday evening, being received at the Presidential palace by President Nikos Christodoulides. Also, the two monks embroiled in a sex and cash scandal at Osiou Avakoum monastery may be called to testify before the church’s investigative committee, it was...

In today’s episode, the electricity subsidy is to be extended until the end of June as part of the government’s latest package of measures aimed at alleviating the cost-of-living crisis. Elsewhere, Out-of-court fines for traffic violations will largely remain the same but offenders will have more time to pay them, according to tweaks to the legislation discussed in parliament on Thursday. Also, the results of a death inquiry into the 2005 death of national guardsmen Thanasis Nicolaou will...