Greens and independent MP propose to dissolve parliament after Syllouris scandal
The Green party and independent MP Anna Theologou said they would be submitting a proposal to dissolve parliament on Friday and have also called on...
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Our View: Government must be ultra cautious over passports
President Anastasiades must have had the wind knocked out of his sails by the international embarrassment suffered by Cyprus this week as he arrived in...
Police probe into Al Jazeera revelations progressing ‘at a fast pace’
Police said Thursday they were continuing their investigation into the revelations made by Al Jazeera concerning the island’s citizenship by investment scheme. Spokesman Christos Andreou...
Syllouris resigns under pressure but insists he broke no laws (Update 2)
House president Demetris Syllouris resigned on Thursday under immense public pressure following an undercover video showing him offering to help a Chinese businessman with a...
Anti-corruption demo for second night running (with video) (updated)
Hundreds of people on Wednesday assembled outside the Nicosia conference centre, currently hosting parliament, to protest and demand the resignation of House president Demetris Syllouris...
MPs ‘on strike’ in protest over Syllouris’ refusal to resign (Update 3)
The House ethics committee, scheduled to have a meeting on Wednesday morning to discuss the deputies’ code of conduct, said they would not convene as...
Growing chorus of calls for Syllouris to resign (Updated)
Embattled House president Demetris Syllouris said Wednesday he will not object to having his parliamentary immunity lifted as part of an investigation into potential malfeasance...
President under fire for ‘demon take you’ comment
The palace was forced to backtrack on Wednesday after President Nicos Anastasiades was caught on camera warning journalists not to ask him questions about the...
AG appoints Cysec’s Kalogirou to committee probing passports
Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday said he appointed head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Cysec) Demetra Kalogirou as member of the committee tasked with...
Demonstrators call for House president Syllouris to resign
Scores of people gathered early Tuesday evening outside parliament calling for the resignation of its president Demetris Syllouris after he was shown in a video...
Giovanis resigns after exposure in undercover Al Jazeera video (updated)
Akel MP Christakis Giovanis resigned his post on Tuesday after he appeared ready in an undercover video to help a Chinese businessman with a criminal...
House president denies wrongdoing in latest Al Jazeera revelations
House president Demetris Syllouris categorically denied any wrongdoing after he and Akel MP Christakis Giovanis appeared ready to help a Chinese businessman with a criminal...
Green party’s Perdikis denies he was behind Al Jazeera link
Green party MP Giorgos Perdikis on Friday denied he was the one who leaked confidential documents relating to the government citizenship by investment programme to...
Al Jazeera passport claims ‘a far cry from reality’ says expert
Independent study defends Cyprus’ investment programme More than half of the nearly 100 cases of so-called “criminals, fugitives and people considered to be at a...
Steps underway to strip seven people of citizenship (Update 2)
Cyprus will begin taking steps to remove citizenship from seven people who violated the terms of obtaining a passport under the citizenship by investment scheme,...
President to ask for citizenship programme probe, House seeks legal advice over leaked papers (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades intends to ask the attorney-general to appoint an investigating committee to probe the island’s citizenship by investment programme, it was announced on...
House seeks legal advice after police demand documents on passport scheme
Parliament will seek legal advice from three experts over a police demand for information relating to the citizenship by investment programme as part of a...
Police could expand probe into leaked classified documents
Police could be expanding an investigation into the leak of classified documents concerning the island’s citizenship for investment programme following recent developments, a force spokesman...
Al Jazeera Cyprus Papers web of lies revealed
The web of lies purveyed by the Al Jazeera network in its attempt to smear Cyprus has been disentangled. We saw yesterday the claims made...
Cyprus needs to rebrand so that smears won’t stick say analysts
A number of studies have noted recently that Cyprus needs to improve its reputation and its brand. That kind of improvement takes time, involves ongoing...
