390 passports approved after investment scheme ended
The government green-lit close to 400 passports for foreign nationals applying under the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme, after the scheme was terminated, MPs heard on...
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Supreme court cancels search warrant against MP who resigned
The supreme court has cancelled a search warrant issued in connection with a police probe into a former MP who was caught on camera offering...
Anastasiades: Tatar contradicting own rhetoric in passport response (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday the Greek Cypriot community was ready to return to the 1960 regime with Turkish Cypriots taking the positions granted...
Cyprus passports rescinded of Turkish Cypriots linked to Varosha reopening (Update 3)
The cabinet on Monday decided to rescind the passports of 14 Turkish Cypriots, including leader Ersin Tatar, seen as undermining the Republic of Cyprus. The...
Our View: Is government making further miscalculation over passports?
The government may have thought it could ride the storm caused by last year’s revelations about the citizenship scheme by announcing it would stop receiving...
Interior Minister Nouris: Invest for Passport Programme is secure and strong
Interior minister says Cypriot investment programme is secure and strong By Andrew Rosenbaum Across Europe, 10 EU member states, including Cyprus, offer either residency...
Woman arrested over sale of non-existent passports
Police on Thursday arrested a 38-year-old woman, a resident of Limassol, to facilitate investigations into a case of money laundering. Two third-country nationals who reported...
Ministry sticks to ‘no comment’ in Cambodia investment for passport scheme
THE government said on Thursday it does not comment on isolated cases concerning the investment-for-citizenship programme after it emerged that close relatives of Cambodia’s leader...
How relatives and allies of Cambodia’s ‘iron fist’ leader gained Cypriot citizenship
By Clare Baldwin and Andrew RC Marshall Cambodia’s long-ruling prime minister, Hun Sen, had gathered athletes at his imposing office for a televised pep talk....
Scramble for Cypriot passports as tighter rules loom
Foreign nationals are reportedly scrambling to acquire Cypriot passports via the citizenship-by-investment scheme, ahead of tighter criteria kicking in on May 15. According to daily...
