The Cyprus News Digest

A hard-hitting look at events making the news in Cyprus and around the world with one of Cyprus' leading English language broadcast journalists, Rosie Charalambous.

Cyprus News Digest 27th June 2025 06/27/2025

Cyprus News Digest 27th June 2025 Cypriot scientists make a breakthrough in identifying genetic markers that could lead to breast and ovarian cancers; despite the Middle East ceasefire we may still see an impact on oil prices, and in Cyprus that usually means an increase in our electricity bills. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/37159385

Cyprus News Digest 20th June 2025 06/20/2025

Cyprus News Digest 20th June 2025 We hear the inside story of the Madleen as she sailed to break the blockade of Gaza and was hijacked by Israeli forces; citizens in Nicosia protest against the Municipal Council's plans to reopen Makarios Avenue to traffic; the Zero Trace festival takes place this weekend in Limassol. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/37067875

Cyprus News Digest 13th June 2025 06/13/2025

Cyprus News Digest 13th June 2025 As attempts to solve the Cyprus problem falter again, the property issue is taking on new dimensions that could impact both sides; we hear from a doctor who was on the Madleen, sailing to break Israel's blockade of Gaza when it was boarded by Israeli forces in a clear act of piracy. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36970700

Cyprus News Digest 6th June 2025 06/05/2025

Cyprus News Digest 6th June 2025 The International Monetary Fund warns Cyprus over its inflated public sector wage bill; Becky's Button aims to keep women across the globe safe from attack /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36863920

Cyprus News Digest 30th May 2025 05/29/2025

Cyprus News Digest 30th May 2025 A huge demonstration in Nicosia condemns the Cyprus government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza; an Israeli doctor from Physicians for Human Rights - Israel, who has relocated to Cyprus, says Israel is silencing opposition from within. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36767695

Cyprus News Digest 23rd May 2025 05/22/2025

Cyprus News Digest 23rd May 2025 We are warned not to disturb turtles during the nesting season: umbrellas and sunbeds are forbidden close to nests; boats are banned from turtle beaches and swimming too close and feeding them are also against the law; Cyprus fails to join other nations calling for aid to be allowed unimpeded into Gaza; Systema Cyprus issues an appeal for unused musical instruments. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36669610

Cyprus News Digest 9th May 2025 05/09/2025

Cyprus News Digest 9th May 2025 We follow an activist who is on a 5-day hunger strike sitting in an olive tree in Nicosia to highlight the plight of starving Palestinians in Gaza. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36486980

Cyprus News Digest 2nd May 2025 05/02/2025

Cyprus News Digest 2nd May 2025 We have a water crisis because of political expediency and years of a lack of proper planning; the Akrotiri Festival takes place this weekend. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36372530

Cyprus News Digest 18th April 2025 04/18/2025

Cyprus News Digest 18th April 2025 In a landmark decision for environmental protection, the Administrative Court has issued an interim order halting the construction of a new port in Pentakomo close to a protected area. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/36203150

Cyprus News Digest 4th April 2025 04/04/2025

Cyprus News Digest 4th April 2025 The gender pay gap in Cyprus is going UP: why do some companies pay their female staff less than men for doing the same job? Processionary caterpillars defoliate our pine trees, but they don't kill them; will there be water rationing this summer? /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35972725

Cyprus News Digest 28th March 2025 03/28/2025

Cyprus News Digest 28th March 2025 The Hotel Association asks for more time to comply with safety regulations; a variety of guided tours of Nicosia start this weekend and run until December. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35884490

Cyprus News Digest 21st March 2025 03/21/2025

Cyprus News Digest 21st March 2025 Is Cyprus still doing pushbacks? Why do we not have a clear picture of what happened to migrant boats in our seas last week? 70 former state officials are receiving multiple pensions and 28 serving officials are taking a salary AND a pension from a previous post. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35793745

Cyprus News Digest 14th March 2025 03/14/2025

Cyprus News Digest 14th March 2025 The cost of the Vassiliko project goes up AGAIN, but while the government assures us it's doing everything to reduce sky-high electricity bills, how honest is it being? From April 2nd, you may need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35650950

Cyprus News Digest 28th February 2025 02/28/2025

Cyprus News Digest 28th February 2025 We talk - yet again - about multiple pensions for government employees when ordinary citizens are struggling to pay their bills; the flamingo population in the Akrotiri wetland has dropped dramatically since development was allowed in surrounding areas. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35457035

Cyprus News Digest 21st February 2025 02/21/2025

Cyprus News Digest 21st February 2025 An open discussion next week will examine growing police repression and the right to peaceful assembly and protest in Cyprus; carnival celebrations have a huge environmental impact: what can we do to make it more sustainable? /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35363250

Cyprus News Digest 14th February 2025 02/14/2025

Cyprus News Digest 14th February 2025 How do you find out if your car is on the recall list and shouldn't be driven? What needs to be done to save more of our heritage buildings from the bulldozer? /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35267925

Cyprus News Digest 31st January 2025 01/31/2025

Cyprus News Digest 31st January 2025 How is Cyprus dealing with the regional struggles in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon? There's an open discussion at the University of Cyprus next week; and we hear about a seminar on new tools to combat the trafficking of cultural property. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/35079430

Cyprus News Digest 25th January 2025 01/23/2025

Cyprus News Digest 25th January 2025 A spike in 'flu cases has seen dozens of children hospitalised - what symptoms should you look out for? Mavrokolympos dam breaks, leading to a major water loss; CSR Cyprus promotes sustainability and responsibility and its membership is growing - and even if your company is not a member you can enter their 'best practice' competition. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34968745

Cyprus News Digest 17th January 2025 01/16/2025

Cyprus News Digest 17th January 2025 There's been an increase in reports about abuse of the elderly; United Cyprus is calling for more crossing points to be opened and Friends of the Earth have two upcoming workshops on climate change and biodiversity. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34880505

Cyprus News Digest 10th January 2025 01/10/2025

Cyprus News Digest 10th January 2025 Invasive species are threatening Cyprus' citrus plantations, prickly pears and palm trees; the Environment department gives the go-ahead to a wind farm project that is subject to European Commission infringement proceedings. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34785995

Cyprus News Digest 20th December 2024 12/20/2024

Cyprus News Digest 20th December 2024 The issue of faulty and potentially dangerous airbags rumbles on; new rules issued by some government Ministers threaten transparency and press freedom; Sistema Cyprus teams up with its Greek counterpart for its last concert of the year. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34531930

Cyprus News Digest 6th December 2024 12/06/2024

Cyprus News Digest 6th December 2024 We quiz the Transport Minister about delayed and cancelled government contracts: he says the Paphos-Polis highway will be delivered in 3 years' time; experts from Sweden brief Cypriot hoteliers on sustainable practices in the tourism industry. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34299405

Cyprus News Digest 29th November 2024 11/29/2024

Cyprus News Digest 29th November 2024 We talk to the Deputy Commissioner General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) about the catastrophic situation in Gaza. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34192335

Cyprus News Digest 22nd November 2024 11/22/2024

Cyprus News Digest 22nd November 2024 Cyprus' Foreign Minister admits that nowhere near enough aid is getting into Gaza; the AgrOassis project aims to build climate change resilience in regions that are prone to desertification: it will also improve the life of Cypriot farmers. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/34085606

Cyprus News Digest 15th November 2024 11/15/2024

Cyprus News Digest 15th November 2024 Critically endangered griffon vultures are dying in Cyprus due to inaction by the authorities; a UCy project studies microplastics; the Mind Body Spirit festival takes place this weekend, and it's Italian Cuisine week /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/33932632

Cyprus News Digest 8th November 2024 11/08/2024

Cyprus News Digest 8th November 2024 The Deputy Minister of Innovation outlines progress towards digitisation: your e-wallet should be available by year's end; Rotary is collecting winter coats and jackets for vulnerable families; an upcoming lecture will look at attitudes to adultery in Cyprus - and across the world. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/33826842

Cyprus News Digest 1st November 2024 11/01/2024

Cyprus News Digest 1st November 2024 Two upcoming events: a film that highlights the scourge of tuberculosis in Cyprus in the 1930s, and a journey through Nicosia recounting the folk tales of marginalised people living in European cities /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/33704637

Cyprus News Digest 25th October 2024 10/24/2024

Cyprus News Digest 25th October 2024 Cyprus gets its first electric vessel that will survey our coastal waters; polyphenols in olive oil can have significant health benefits: volunteers are needed for a new study into the effects of a supplement on metabolic syndrome parameters; an upcoming festival celebrates Cyprus' longest river /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/33595437

Cyprus News Digest 18th October 2024 10/17/2024

Cyprus News Digest 18th October 2024 This week it's all about Human Rights: malfeasance in the north of Cyprus, the 2024 Global Frontline Defenders Award and we talk to the Cypriot winner of that award. -- /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/33497272

Cyprus News Digest 11th October 2024 10/10/2024

Cyprus News Digest 11th October 2024 Cyprus is elected to the UN Human Rights Council despite being found guilty by the European Court of Human Rights of infringing human rights; only 30% of Cypriots have access to bomb shelters - do you know where your nearest one is? An upcoming festival celebrates our ancient olive trees /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/33408247

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