July 17 Daily News Briefing

In today’s episode, the second enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be held this year drew to a close on Thursday evening, with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres swiftly announcing that further such meetings will take place in the coming months.Elsewhere, over 900 cases of child abuse have been reported in Cyprus over the past three years, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday, as the national strategy and action plan for 2025–2028 was unveiled. Also, people using pay-as-you-go SIM and e-SIM cards in Cyprus must now register their identity with their service provider by November 10, the communications commissioner’s office announced on Thursday.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, Thursday 2am Cyprus time marked the start of the second enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem this year, held at the UN’s headquarters in New York. Elsewhere, the rape complaint, for which Cyprus was chastised by the European Court of Human Rights for violating key human rights, is set to be reopened - though Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides will not take part in the proceedings. Also, Police on Wednesday issued another warning after a 32-year-old woman lost €14,085 to scammers.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, motorists are facing possible delays on Wednesday as crews work on the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway. Elsewhere, Cyprus marked 51 years since the Greek junta-backed coup which ousted Archbishop Makarios III in 1974.Also, Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday urged President Nikos Christodoulides to show true commitment to solving the Cyprus problem.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail. 

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In today’s episode, the week ahead will be “critical” for the Cyprus problem, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday.Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar doubled down on his opposition to the appointment of Johannes Hahn as the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem.Elsewhere, it’s “too early to judge” whether or not last year’s sweeping government reforms were a success, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

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In today’s episode, the European Commission’s 2025 rule of law report, released Wednesday, praised Cyprus for its reforms in the legal service, particularly efforts to separate the attorney-general’s advisory and prosecutorial roles. Elsewhere, President Nikos Christodoulides hailed Cyprus’ “excellent relations” with Lebanon during Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Nicosia on Wednesday.Also, an 80-year-old man was murdered at his Limassol home early Wednesday, with his 47-year-old son admitting to the stabbing.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought you by the Cyprus Mail.

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In today’s episode, drilling at the Pegasus-1 well has detected a 350-metre column of natural gas, the government announced on Monday, giving no more clues about the significance of the find – but separately sources told the Cyprus Mail that the “news from Pegasus is good”.Elsewhere, the United Nations is “working hard to get results” on confidence-building measures regarding the Cyprus problem ahead of next week’s enlarged meeting in New York, UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin said.Also, Cyprus was touted as a potential location for a planned camp to be built to house Palestinian people who are to be “temporarily” relocated out of Gaza, according to reports.All this and more in todays’ Daily News Briefing brought you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the results of the latest drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ, at the Pegasus site in Blok 10 are set to be announced today by Energy Minister George Papanastasiou.Elsewhere, a disagreement over land boundaries is behind an attempted murder in Paphos on Saturday night, assistant Paphos police chief Michalis Nicolaou said on Sunday.Also, conditions for the resumption of negotiations must be created at the upcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Sunday.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.