In today’s episode, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos gave an overview of several solutions to the island’s chronic traffic issues in the coming years, aimed at significant improvements or even possibly a solution to the traffic problems in Cyprus. In other news, newly elected Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios said Cyprus was still waiting for its freedom and that people are expecting the Church to give solutions. And Turkey has accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island.

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