Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday during the Ocean Conference in Nice. Elsewhere, Cyprus celebrated the Kataklysmos festival on Monday, a water-linked tradition marking 50 days after Easter. Also, Police launched an investigation on Monday after a quad bike was found burning in Ayia Napa at around 2.45am. All this and more in to...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Phase 2 of Cyprus’ airport expansion project, which is set to increase capacity to over 17 million passengers annually by 2027.  Elsewhere, the old state fairgrounds in Nicosia will be transformed into a 250,000-square-metre nature park, scrapping earlier plans for a tech hub and commercial development, M...

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In today’s episode, House president Annita Demetriou spent over €18,700 on hotel accommodation during a July 2023 trip to London, with €15,172 covering rooms for her entourage of eight—including officials, CyBC staff, and a security guard—and €3,621 for her own stay, according to a report by the audit office.  Elsewhere, Nicosia municipality is under fire over its decision to partly reopen Makario...

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In today’s episode, the government pledged that it would cover the state health services organisation (Okypy)’s financial deficits until the end of next year, with the deficits expected to reach around €70 million. Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he would be open to Turkish participation in the European Union’s €150 billion defence programme, “if Turkey means what it s...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides vowed that arrests of individuals accused of usurping Greek Cypriot-owned property in northern Cyprus “will certainly not stop, no matter what Tatar says.”  Elsewhere, a new audit report has revealed financial irregularities among all seven political parties represented in Cyprus’ parliament during the 2016–2021 term. Also, Government spokesman K...

In today’s episode, a peaceful protest was held on Sunday evening in Paphos over the suspension of Metropolitan Bishop Tychikos. It began at 6.30pm in Town Hall Square, organised by parishioners from the Holy Metropolis of Paphos.  Elsewhere, three men aged 30, 39 and 41 were remanded in custody for eight days on Sunday in connection with recent house burglaries in Paphos. Also, Parliament’s finan...

In today’s episode, parliament on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 17, with the change to take effect from July 1, 2027. The first election to include 17-year-old voters will be the 2028 presidential election. Elsewhere, Cyprus spent €500 million on migration management between 2021 and 2024, a third of which came from EU funds, Auditor-general Andreas Papaco...

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In today’s episode, the cabinet approved a general action plan on Tuesday which will be presented in London today to encourage Cypriot experts living there to return to the island by offering tax cuts and other benefits. Also, forty-six-year-old Costas Soteriou was on Tuesday sentenced to life with a minimum term of 28 years in prison at the court on the British base of Dhekelia for the murder of...

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In today’s episode, police in Paphos arrested a 39-year-old man under suspicion of attempted murder and robbery, while three other persons were arrested for the offence of providing asylum to a wanted person. Elsewhere, president Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday he will have a meeting with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus, María Angela Holguín Cuellar, next Saturday, M...

In today’s episode, a House audit committee session investigating how defunct company Blue Ocean left behind €14 million in unpaid taxes ended abruptly on Thursday, following heated clashes and accusations of obstruction by a state attorney. Elsewhere, medical students at the University of Cyprus have decried years-long delays in establishing university clinics, saying the lack of progress is push...

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In today’s episode, most authorities backed the creation of a national financial sanctions implementation unit, meeting Cyprus’ obligations to EU law, but lawyers bucked the trend and pointed to problems with the underlying legislation. Meanwhile, The Electricity Authority of Cyprus and the energy regulator will meet sometime this week in a bid to settle on a formula on how to bring down the price...

In today’s episode, Cyprus will join the Schengen zone in 2026, President Nikos Christodoulides said. Meanwhile, Greece’s independent transmission system operator Admie denied that it has plans to build an electricity interconnector to the country’s Dodecanese islands rather than to Cyprus. Also, President Nikos Christodoulides said he is to meet United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin before th...

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In today’s episode, the European Union “consistently defends the rights of Cyprus and Cypriot citizens”, MEP Nacho Sanchez Amor said on Wednesday. Elsewhere, President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas to Nicosia on Wednesday in a ceremonial event marking his first foreign visit since taking office. Also, a proposal aiming to resolve the issue of ‘trapped’ proper...

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In today’s episode, three of President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposals in talks on Monday on confidence building measures with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar were rejected, with the latter said to have taken up more than half the meeting complaining about the arrests made in the south for the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north. Elsewhere, A 52-year-old man has confessed to kill...

In today’s episode, Cyprus is one of Israel’s closest friends, Israeli President told his Cyprus counterpart Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday during the latter’s visit to the neighbouring state. Elsewhere, peace in Ukraine could see a quarter of the Ukrainians who have moved to Cyprus and their businesses return home, creating a potential threat to the island’s economy. Also, two people were arrest...