In today’s episode, bill has been submitted to the United States’ House of Representative which foresees the permanent lifting of the US arms embargo in place against Cyprus since 1987.

Elsewhere, data published on Monday captured the scale of traffic congestion on the main roads of the island, with the Limassol bypass shown to be the busiest.

Also, a 49-year-old man from Sweden was on Monday sentenced to 18 months in prison after having escaped from police custody at a private clinic in Larnaca in December.

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