Daily News Briefing

In today’s episode, Russia could not have expected Cyprus to disagree with Europe’s collective decisions and ought to engage in a little self-criticism, President Nicos Anastasiades said.

His comments came as a response to statements made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who said that Moscow had noted the transformation of Cyprus’ leadership.

Meanwhile, Health Minster Michalis Hadjipantela said that over 300 children will be examined by orthopaedic doctors visiting Cyprus from the Shriners Hospital in the US.

Elsewhere, the price of holidays from Britain to Cyprus has risen by 15 per cent in the last year.

The average cost of a seven-day package holiday this summer in Cyprus is estimated to be £809 compared with £705 last year.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.