In today’s episode, the Cyprus Mail were granted access on Wednesday to the 37 asylum seekers (25 here, 12 more in Akaki) who’ve been stranded in the buffer zone for weeks – in some cases, since May 15.

Elsewhere, the international community is inching closer towards giving up on hopes of solving the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bizonal, bicommunal federation, Disy leader Annita Demetriou said in a letter penned to President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday.

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