In today’s episode, after weeks of intensive discussions and preparations, Israel has given the green light for a humanitarian aid corridor to open between Cyprus and Gaza.

Meanwhile, from the first day of the new year a new UN envoy for Cyprus is expected to be in place, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.

Elsewhere, so many people visited the Christmas village in Fikardou on Sunday afternoon that police announced they had to change traffic arrangements.

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