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Cyprus Daily News Briefing

    March 15 Daily News Briefing

    March 15 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, the government has a ‘Plan B’ for the stalled Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, though it has not yet worked out the timetable for that alternative, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday.

    Elsewhere, scandal continued to rock the church, with a new video surfacing of a woman being beaten with a belt by a monk at the now notorious Osiou Avakoum monastery.

    Meanwhile, preparations were being made on Thursday for a second humanitarian aid ship to set off from Larnaca, with the first 200-tonne batch of items, including food and water, expected to arrive in Gaza by Friday morning.

    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    • 4 min
    March 14 Daily News Briefing

    March 14 Daily News Briefing

    In today’s episode, MPs raised the alarm over whether Cyprus is carrying out its duties on money laundering compliance.

    Meanwhile, a second shipment of aid will be sent from Larnaca to Gaza within the coming days, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said.

    Elsewhere, the European Commission referred Cyprus to the European Court of Justice due to its failure to fulfil obligations under the Habitats Directive.



    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    • 3 min
    March 13 Daily News Briefing

    March 13 Daily News Briefing

    In today’s episode, the humanitarian aid ship Open arms finally set sail from Larnaca for Gaza.

    Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the UN Secretary-general's personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Saturday.

    Elsewhere, a teenager has contracted measles and is in hospital.

    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    • 3 min
    March 12 Daily News Briefing

    March 12 Daily News Briefing

    In today’s episode, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Holguin said “a lot of ideas” had been raised at her meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides.

    Elsewhere, the ecclesiastical court will convene within the week over the two monks involved in an alleged sex and cash scandal.

    Also, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will be travelling to Lebanon on Tuesday to meet with his counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib.

    All this and much more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    • 5 min
    March 11 Daily News Briefing

    March 11 Daily News Briefing

    In today's episode, Cyprus was gearing to send around 150 tonnes of aid to Gaza on Sunday afternoon, after it received the final seal of approval from Israel. The vessel will set off on Monday morning.

    Elsewhere, over 2,000 people living in Cyprus illegally were deported or repatriated this year, police said.

    Meanwhile, the story surrounding the monks embroilled in an alleged sex and cash scandal, took a bizarre twist after their lawyers claimed this is a case of corruption between the police and church.

    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    • 4 min
    March 8 Daily News Briefing

    March 8 Daily News Briefing

    In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides warned of large increases in the price of motor fuel.

    Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she is "so proud" of Christodoulides.

    Elsewhere, parliament said the state health services organisation (Okypy) needs to rein in its expenses.

    All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

    • 3 min

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