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Investigations into football refereeing in Cyprus have revealed that as many as seven games may have been unduly manipulated over five years, it emerged on Tuesday. The Sports ethics committee ...

The newly appointed deputy director of the Central Prisons Haris Philippides said on Wednesday his three priorities were modernising the correctional system, reducing prison overcrowding and tackling corruption. Hosting MPs ...

Former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay claimed victory and indignation on Thursday night as a report he had requested from the north’s ‘auditor-general’ showed ...

According to the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International on Wednesday, Cyprus ranks 49 out of 180 countries, showing a concerning trend towards higher corruption levels. The index offers ...

Cyprus has satisfactorily dealt with nine of the 16 recommendations on tackling corruption, according to the latest Greco (Group of States against Corruption) report, published on Tuesday. The findings are detailed ...

The eagerly-awaited investigation into the allegations of corruption against Deputy Attorney-General Savvas Angelides found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing such as abuse of power on his part. A summary of ...

‘Deterioration in terms of corruption has been evident in our reports’ Multiple bribery allegations surfacing over the past week involving senior Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials have shaken the northern ...

Turkey’s former Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Thursday he has nothing to do with bribery allegations linking him to Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who was murdered in 2022. ...

The Pentakomo operation has lunged from one scandal to another. Now operators have been kicked out the question remains how the facility will continue to operate The continued operation of ...

Cyprus’ parliament marked International Anti-Corruption Day 2023 on Saturday, issuing a statement highlighting how corruption undermines trust towards institutions, and fosters conditions where transparency is absent. The statement was published by ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Iole Damaskinos Former president Nicos Anastasiades on Friday expressed his satisfaction with the announcement that the anti-corruption authority is looking into allegations made in the book ‘...

Lobby groups can register with the anti-corruption authority as of Monday, November 27, an announcement said on Tuesday. The goal is to update the list of groups active in Cyprus in ...

The cabinet on Wednesday decided that committee will be formed under the undersecretary of the president to monitor the implementation of the recommendations in the latest report of the Council ...

While Cyprus’ legislation says all the right things on paper, the fight against corruption is compromised by institutional flaws, the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (Greco) ...

Corruption weakens the economy although a lot is being done in Cyprus to work against it, the US state department’s global anti-corruption coordinator said on a recent trip to ...

The audit service plays a key role in fighting corruption even though this is not under its responsibilities, Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides told university students interning at the parliament on ...

Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on ...

Two British lawyers arrived in Cyprus on Monday to assist with ongoing investigations of the anti-corruption authority, one of the cases thought to relate to the ‘golden passports’ affair. The ...

The allegations of corruption in Cyprus football surface every once in a while, triggering a surge of critical articles in the media and indignant comments by politicians. Nothing is ever ...

The island’s independent anti-corruption authority on Wednesday decided to prioritise the investigation of audit office complaints that concern two very important institutions. Following an extraordinary meeting held in light ...

Failure of government to prosecute blatant cases of corruption and nepotism most striking example of crony capitalism on the island By Les Manison Capitalism, also called a free market economy, ...

By Gavin Jones Ever since I can remember, I’ve been addicted to films and have watched many hundreds – if not thousands. I’ve always been astonished at the way ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday rejected suggestions it had been well aware of rampant abuse at the online appointment system of the migration department for months, but wilfully chose to ...

North is 140th on the corruption index along with Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Cameroon A comprehensive study on corruption conducted in the northern part of Cyprus has revealed that it is ...