In today’s episode, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou sought to ease concerns of a multi-million euro arbitration cost the government may be forced to pay out amid a halt in construction works at the liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko.

Meanwhile, a study found Cyprus to be in the top ten most xenophobic countries.

Elsewhere, socioeconomic inequalities in Cyprus risk "further estrangement" between the two sides, the United Nations Security Council cautioned.

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