Supreme Court throws out Al Jazeera case
The supreme court has rejected a request by international broadcaster Al Jazeera to file for prerogative writs cancelling three injunctions secured by former House president...
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Lawyer tells probe inquiry he was only ‘playing along’ with Al Jazeera reporters
Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis on Friday called on Al Jazeera to release the unedited videos of their undercover documentary that exposed the island’s citizenship by investment...
Al Jazeera’s documentary on Cyprus passport scheme up for Bafta
The al Jazeera undercover documentary The Cyprus Papers that exposed some of the players involved in the island’s citizenship by investment scheme has been...
Pittadjis doubles down on attack against Al Jazeera
Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis, who was exposed in Al Jazeera’s ‘The Cyprus Papers’ documentary on Thursday called out the international news network to state its stance...
The long saga behind curbing corruption
Cyprus established an anti-corruption body back in 2003. It has never functioned Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras This article focuses on the state’s role in creating...
Our View: Indifference to corruption will not force real change
After the Al Jazeera video, there was a public outcry about corruption, social media was flooded with thousands of angry messages against the political establishment,...
There will be no cover-up in passport probe, government pledges
Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Monday nothing would be covered up during an investigation into the island’s citizenship by investment programme, as he sought...
Police defend why it took so long to search homes of those on Al Jazeera video
Police on Friday defended the fact that it took them more than two weeks to search the homes of former state officials and others who...
Police search residences and offices of three Cypriots in Al Jazeera video
Police on Thursday reportedly searched the residences and offices of at least three persons linked to recent reveals by the Al Jazeera network concerning the...
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...
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...