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?
Feb 14, 2025•34 min
The Cyprus News Digest
Rosie Charalambous
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.
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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.
Jan 31, 2025•30 min
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.
Jan 23, 2025•30 min
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.
Jan 16, 2025•31 min
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.
Jan 10, 2025•31 min
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.
Dec 20, 2024•30 min
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.
Dec 06, 2024•30 min
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.
Nov 29, 2024•31 min
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.
Nov 22, 2024•30 min
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
Nov 15, 2024•31 min
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.
Nov 08, 2024•30 min
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
Nov 01, 2024•30 min
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
Oct 24, 2024•31 min
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. --
Oct 17, 2024•33 min
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
Oct 10, 2024•30 min
Cyprus News Digest 4th October 2024
The dismissal of Cyprus' Auditor General has raised some serious questions; join the Nicosia Dog Shelter next weekend for a Dog's Day Out.
Oct 03, 2024•31 min
Cyprus News Digest 20th September 2024
The Ecological Movement is reporting Cyprus to the EU for mismanagement of waste disposal and possible misuse of European funds; 21st September is International Day of Peace, and there will be celebrations at the Home For Cooperation in the buffer zone
Sep 19, 2024•30 min
Cyprus News Digest 13th September 2024
We talk to two MPs who are preparing several bills to address the contentious issue of government employees receiving multiple pensions along with their salaries.
Sep 12, 2024•31 min
Cyprus News Digest 6th September 2024
Will the Aphrodite gas field ever be exploited? Will the Vassiliko project ever come to fruition? Who is responsible for giving the go-ahead (or not) to the Great Sea Interconnector? Cyprus faces several energy conundrums, and the government postpones decisions yet again.
Sep 06, 2024•31 min
Cyprus News Digest 30th August 2024
The rape of our environment continues: an illegal construction impinges on our waterways and there are plans to put sunbeds on one of our iconic beaches; the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra launches a competition to find talented young soloists; the interconnector saga rumbles on.
Aug 29, 2024•31 min
Cyprus News Digest 9th August 2024
The so-called 'fake news' bill will stifle criticism of public figures and freedom of speech: journalists could end up in jail. Cyprus' coasts may be irrevocably changed and biodiversity destroyed if proposed new breakwaters are allowed to be constructed.
Aug 08, 2024•29 min
Cyprus News Digest 2nd August 2024
As the government mulls penalising obstetricians and gynaecologists for carrying out an excessive number of caesarean sections, the doctors counter that women should be educated about the benefits of natural birth and the disadvantages of caesareans. The fake news law will gag free speech and independent journalism.
Aug 01, 2024•30 min
Cyprus News Digest 19th July 2024
The Health Minister discusses the shortage of nurses and midwives, disputes about doctors' pay and the shortcomings in the laws governing medical ethics and disciplining doctors found guilty of misconduct.
Jul 18, 2024•31 min
Cyprus News Digest 12th July 2024
As the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of the island approaches, are there any hopes for a solution to the Cyprus problem?
Jul 12, 2024•31 min
Cyprus News Digest 5th July 2024
Cyprus is flouting International Law, Human Rights and the Geneva Convention in its treatment of the 'buffer zone migrants'; cool off in Platres, as it hosts its annual Lavender Festival this weekend
Jul 05, 2024•32 min
Cyprus News Digest 28th June 2024
Will the new EU Parliament roll back plans to restore nature, and what impact would this have on farmers and our environment? The Cyprus Women's Bicommunal Coalition is mobilising support for a more inclusive approach to solving the Cyprus problem.
Jun 28, 2024•30 min
Cyprus News Digest 21st June 2024
We need to rethink our approach to energy efficient buildings; the 'Life With Vultures' project will continue until the griffon vulture population in Cyprus is sustainable; the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra & Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra team up for a final concert.
Jun 21, 2024•30 min
Cyprus News Digest 14th June 2024
What do the recent elections tell us about Cypriot politics? Cyprus is breaking International and EU law by pushing asylum seekers into the Buffer Zone; there have been some improvements to the plans for the Akamas National Park, but there's still a serious threat to protected areas
Jun 14, 2024•32 min
Cyprus News Digest 7th June 2024
Wild donkeys in northern Cyprus are multiplying so fast that a Turkish newspaper has suggested they be euthanised; the Stelios Foundation issues a call for applications from Youth Entrepreneurs with 100,000 euros in prizes.
Jun 07, 2024•30 min
Cyprus News Digest 31st May 2024
"Immigration: Five questions" is the title of a discussion organised by the OPEK Association for Social Reform that will be live streamed tonight and the discussants will take questions from the audience; 'Birds in the Air' is a family event on Sunday in the Athalassa National Forest Park
May 31, 2024•30 min
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