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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.

Rosie Charalambous


    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from The Cyprus News Digest in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail

    Cyprus News Digest 9th May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 20:21


    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. 

    Cyprus News Digest 2nd May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 30:35


    We have a water crisis because of political expediency and years of a lack of proper planning; the Akrotiri Festival takes place this weekend.

    Cyprus News Digest 18th April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 29:38


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 4th April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 29:51


    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?

    Cyprus News Digest 28th March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 30:51


    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.

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    Cyprus News Digest 21st March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 29:51


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 14th March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 30:40


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 28th February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 32:22


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 21st February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 30:22


    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? 

    Cyprus News Digest 14th February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 33:46


    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?

    Cyprus News Digest 31st January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 30:03


    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.    

    Cyprus News Digest 25th January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 29:45


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 17th January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 30:39


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 10th January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 31:16


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 20th December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 29:42


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 6th December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 30:07


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 29th November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 31:22


    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. 

    Cyprus News Digest 22nd November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 29:57


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 15th November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 30:59


    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

    Cyprus News Digest 8th November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 30:07


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 1st November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 29:57


    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

    Cyprus News Digest 25th October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 30:38


    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

    Cyprus News Digest 18th October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 32:33


    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.   --

    Cyprus News Digest 11th October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 30:19


    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

    Cyprus News Digest 4th October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 31:05


    The dismissal of Cyprus' Auditor General has raised some serious questions; join the Nicosia Dog Shelter next weekend for a Dog's Day Out.

    Cyprus News Digest 20th September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 29:56


    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 

    Cyprus News Digest 13th September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 30:34


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 6th September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 30:49


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 30th August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 30:42


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 9th August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 29:26


    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. 

    Cyprus News Digest 2nd August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 30:06


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 19th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 30:46


    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.

    Cyprus News Digest 12th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 30:48


    As the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of the island approaches, are there any hopes for a solution to the Cyprus problem?

    Cyprus News Digest 5th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 31:54


    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

    Cyprus News Digest 28th June 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 30:09


    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. 

    Cyprus News Digest 21st June 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 30:01


    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. 

    Cyprus News Digest 14th June 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 31:33


    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

    Cyprus News Digest 7th June 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 30:24


    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. 

    Cyprus News Digest 31st May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 29:43


    "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

    Cyprus News Digest 24th May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 30:33


    What impact will the ICC prosecutor's request for warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders have on events in the Middle East and elsewhere? The Cyprus Integrity Forum calls for more oversight of GESY; the Refugee Council prepares for its annual street Festival.

    Cyprus News Digest 17th May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 30:18


    Could arbitration be the solution to solving the Cyprus Problem? We talk to a renowned arbitration lawyer who is the keynote speaker at a conference tonight in Nicosia.

    Cyprus News Digest 10th May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 30:08


    We get the lowdown on the upcoming elections from the Chief Returning Officer; a new book lifts the lid on American involvement in Cyprus in the '60s and '70s

    Cyprus News Digest 26th April 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 29:44


    The Education Minister promises reforms and the introduction of critical thinking in our schools;  the Fire Service gears up for the wildfire season; the Interior Ministry is investigating fraudulent voter registrations.

    Cyprus News Digest 19th April 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 30:10


    A bee park opens outside Nicosia; Cypriot winemakers showcase their products; young people compete at the SCyence Fair; Systema Cyprus teams up with young french musicians for Melange Musical.

    Cyprus News Digest 12th April 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 33:37


    The government mulls charging for the park and ride scheme; large numbers of jellyfish are lurking off the south coast; demonstrators vent their anger at President Christodoulides' lacklustre response to Israel's continued atrocities in Gaza.

    Cyprus News Digest 5th April 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 30:27


    Israel denies deliberately targeting aid workers in Gaza, while reactions to the assassination elicit differing responses; 'All you need to know about photovoltaics': a public lecture at the University of Cyprus and there's more illegal building by the Church. 

    Cyprus News Digest 29th March 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 32:04


    With Easter approaching, the police warn about the dangers of firecrackers; the EAC is investigating illegal installations of photovoltaics; beware of processionary caterpillars - they can kill a dog.

    Cyprus News Digest 22nd March 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 30:22


    Can Cyprus achieve carbon neutrality by 2050? A huge 'toe-biter' water bug is found on the island for the first time; 'Women Walk and Talk' this weekend.

    Cyprus News Digest 15th March 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 30:41


    The much-touted aid ship finally left Larnaca for Gaza this week; the CEO and Chairman of Shriners Hospitals outline their work around the world; a new law will oblige EU countries to assess the health of all soils in their territory - and they will have to clean up those that are below par.

    Cyprus News Digest 8th March 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 30:45


    Shriners doctors are treating children with orthopaedic problems in Cyprus; chickens saved from slaughter are replenishing our degraded soil; British expats will see their pensions taxed at UK rates next year.

    Cyprus News Digest 1st March 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 29:54


    Medieval graffiti sheds light on our history; a bicommunal survey looks at how the news we consume shapes our opinions; the Goethe Institute is back with a series of special events.

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