3 h. ago Cyprus records low education dropout rate among young people

Young in people in Cyprus were less likely than most of their European peers to drop out of formal education or training during 2024, according to Eurostat, highlighting the island’s relatively strong performance within the European Union. Across the EU, 14.2 per cent of people aged 15 to 34 reported that they had left formal […]

Politics

11 h. ago UAE, Cyprus strengthen trade, investment relations; agree to establish business council

UAE, Cyprus strengthen trade, investment relations; agree to establish business council  ZAWYA

Economics

34 h. ago Millions exit and enter EU job market despite steady headline data

Eurostat reported this week that millions of people across the EU moved between employment, unemployment and inactivity between the second and third quarters of 2025, offering a clearer picture of the scale and direction of labour market flows at a time of relative macroeconomic stability. Eurostat said that “3.1 million unemployed people in the EU […]

Economics

50 h. ago US is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, Trump envoy says

The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, President Donald Trump’s envoy John Coale said on Saturday after two days of talks in Minsk with President Alexander Lukashenko. Coale, who has been tasked by Trump with negotiating the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners, described it as a good move for Belarus but […]

Politics

50 h. ago Belarus frees Nobel winner Bialiatski, opposition figure Kalesnikava as US eases sanctions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for President Donald Trump, a U.S. statement said. In return, the United States agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Potash is a key component […]

Politics

3 d. ago Venezuela’s Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said on Friday that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro would leave power, whether there was a negotiated changeover or not, adding that she was focused on achieving a peaceful transition. The Venezuelan opposition leader arrived in Oslo early on Thursday, defying a decade-long travel ban imposed by authorities in […]

Politics

3 d. ago US sanctions six tankers, Maduro relatives in sharp escalation against Venezuela

The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro’s wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas. The action came as the U.S. executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean […]

Events

4 d. ago Cyprus and Malta warn: strengthening sanctions against Russia should not harm the legitimate EU maritime sector

Cyprus and Malta warn: strengthening sanctions against Russia should not harm the legitimate EU maritime sector  Українські Національні Новини

Events

4 d. ago EU ‘has the tools’ to progress efforts towards resumption of Cyprus talks

The European Union “has the tools which can function positively and catalytically” towards a resumption of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on Thursday. “First of all, the EU has the tools in relation to its relations with Turkey, but also because any solution to the Cyprus problem, […]

Events

5 d. ago Confronting corruption: the possibility of a mandatory donations registry

By Emilios Charalambous, Maria Aristidou and Anastasios Kostekoglou Cyprus is possibly heading towards comprehensive anti-corruption legislation aimed at establishing unprecedented transparency in public sector financing. The first version of the bill of ‘Law on Donations and Contributions to the State, Public Entities and Other Bodies and Related Matters of 2025’ proposed by the independent member […]

Politics

6 d. ago Trial over alleged murder of Thanasis Nicolaou to begin before Limassol district court

Five suspects will face trial before Limassol district court as part of the private prosecution of the family of Thanasis Nikolaos, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, is set to begin on Tuesday. The suspects include former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers facing charges in relation […]

Events

7 d. ago Keravnos to submit amendments to tax reform bills on Tuesday

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday said he will submit amendments to the government’s tax reform bills to parliament on Tuesday as he appeared in front of the House finance committee. “There remain some basic principles and elements which are related to the resilience of our economy and to the basic principle that a key […]

Economics

7 d. ago X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles

Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which will likely draw the U.S. government’s ire. Rival TikTok staved off a penalty with concessions. Europe’s crackdown on Big Tech to ensure smaller […]

Economics

8 d. ago Uganda opposition candidate says he was beaten by security forces

Uganda’s opposition candidate Bobi Wine said he was beaten alongside his aides and supporters by security forces while campaigning in the country’s north, in an escalation of violence ahead of the country’s presidential election on January 15. Wine, a pop star-turned-politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is challenging 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni for the […]

Events

9 d. ago Game of Wool: Fair Isle knitting row reveals why culture and tradition matter

By Lynn Abrams Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, was finally to take centre stage on primetime television. Hosted by former Olympic diver and knitting convert Tom Daley, the show draws on the creative […]

Sport

9 d. ago Global fleet under pressure as seafarers leave in rising numbers, a concern for Cyprus’ maritime sector

The global shipping industry is facing an escalating human-resources crisis as more seafarers leave life at sea for work ashore, according to reporting by Paul Bartlett, who noted during a COP30 side-event titled ‘The Global Seafarer Emergency’ that the trend now threatens the safe operation of the fleet carrying more than 80 per cent of […]

Events

9 d. ago Polish embassy denies intending to blame Turkish state for disinformation

The Polish embassy in Nicosia on Friday said it had no intention to “attribute responsibility for disinformation material distributed online to the Turkish state” after an employee of the embassy had earlier in the week made reference to Turkey and its relations with the island during a presentation on disinformation in Poland and Cyprus. It […]

Politics

1 week ago Britain fines porn website £1 million over age checks failure

Britain fined online porn company AVS Group £1 million on Thursday for not having robust age checks in place to protect children, the biggest penalty imposed to date under its new online safety regime. Media regulator Ofcom said it fined the operator of 18 adult websites for lapses relating to age checks plus an extra […]

Economics

1 week ago Progress on Ukraine’s Path to the European Union During Cyprus’s Presidency and Increased Sanctions Against Russia: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with Nikos Christodoulides in Kyiv

Progress on Ukraine’s Path to the European Union During Cyprus’s Presidency and Increased Sanctions Against Russia: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with Nikos Christodoulides in Kyiv  Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України

Sport

1 week ago Dubai Chamber of Commerce launches Cyprus Business Council to strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations

Dubai Chamber of Commerce launches Cyprus Business Council to strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations  ZAWYA

Economics