Audit office claims obstruction in investment programme probe
The audit office has accused the government of obstructing its efforts to investigate the Cyprus investment programme, stating that the interior ministry is withholding vital...
Citizenship by investment programme
Malaysian fugitive battles passport revocation
Wanted Malaysian fugitive Jho Low is one of many battling the government’s efforts to rescind their Cypriot naturalisation as the cabinet aims to clean up...
Three Russians on latest sanctions list have Cyprus passports
A senior government official said Tuesday that three individuals subject to EU sanctions in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hold a Cyprus passport, adding...
AG’s review of police Al Jazeera file in final phase
An “important development” has been made in the investigation centered on the Al Jazeera expose, which implicated top Cypriot politicians in corruption within the controversial...
The governing trio and our lost credibility
From Crans-Montana to the citizenship-by-investment programme to the deceptions over our gas deposits By Achilleas Demetriades Efforts to solve the Cyprus problem have not been...
Syllouris passport probe goes to AG
Police have completed an investigation into former House president Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis who had been implicated in a scandal last...
President apologises over passport scheme failings (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades apologised Friday for the administration’s mistakes in managing the island’s citizenship by investment programme, which led to a political crisis that he...
AG files first criminal case in passport scandal
The state Legal Service said on Friday it has filed the first case relating to Cyprus’ controversial citizenship by investment programme to at Larnaca district...
Report highlights building violations by ex-MP linked to passport scheme
The audit service said Thursday state and local authorities had violated national and EU laws in allowing the construction of a huge project linked to...
CySEC to check businesses with links to passports
The anti-money laundering unit of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) will carry out checks among companies it supervises that have business links with...
