In today’s episode, opposition Akel hit out at Archbishop Georgios and the state broadcaster on Tuesday, after CyBC broadcast the prelate’s speech on Christmas instead of the president’s message.

Elsewhere, the road from Arsos to Pyla has 550 metres left to complete the works, the Turkish Cypriot ‘mayor’ or Pergamos said on Tuesday.

Also, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is embroiled in a bribery scandal affecting former Turkish vice-president and Cyprus problem adviser in Turkey Fuat Oktay that link Oktay to Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali.

All this and much more in today’s Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.