Join us on “Cyprus - Short and Sweet” as we explore the heartwarming stories and significant developments shaping the vibrant life across Cyprus. Tune in for your small dose of local news and let’s keep celebrating the heart of Cyprus together. New episodes are published every Friday.
Latest episodes
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14 min
Larnaca marina, pesticide checks and 3+1 talks
In one episode, Cyprus faced four linked tests: a Rome parliamentary clash over 1960, 1963 and 1974; efforts to reinforce the Cyprus-Greece-Israel-United States 3+1 framework; a st…
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14 min
State care fires, Deloitte assets, Stavrovouni landslide and Pyla festival
Police reported arson, robberies and other serious offences involving children in state care as parliament heard that overcrowding, staff shortages and weak specialist services rem…
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12 min
Shipwreck bodies, Erdogan claims, passport trial and Korfi vultures
In Cyprus, the recovery of two identified shipwreck victims off Girne, a corruption trial over the naturalisation of nineteen Asian investors, a political clash over Turkey’s Cypru…
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12 min
Cyprus Flashpoints: Ferry Tragedy, Legal Reform, Vote Rules
In Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a week of political and legal turmoil centered on the Filo Jet ferry disaster, a proposed overhaul of the attorney-general’s…
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12 min
Cyprus Caught Between Bases, Bribery, Pipelines, Diplomacy
Cyprus faced a packed week of strategic tension as Britain’s Akrotiri base supported a Saudi Arabia-related air mission, four defendants including former transport minister Marios…
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12 min
Cyprus Tensions, Trust, and Trouble: Security, Health, Housing
The latest Cyprus episode spans Washington, Nicosia, and the island’s divided communities: the United States extended its arms-embargo waiver to September 30, 2027, Turkey warned o…