#golden passports

The government on Thursday said that it revoked the citizenship of two more individuals who had obtained the Cyprus passport through the citizenship-by-investment scheme. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said the ...

Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis denied the charges against him on Wednesday as the hearing of the other three key players allegedly involved in the now scrapped ‘golden passport’ scheme scandal got ...

The trial of the four key players allegedly involved in the now scrapped ‘golden passport’ scheme scandal, including two who were shown in Al Jazeera’s undercover report, has been ...

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 information. The audit office on ...

The legal services prosecuting the high profile ‘golden passport’ case suffered a setback after the supreme court overturned key search warrants, invalidating the evidence obtained during those checks. That warrant ...

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 house. Low remains a ...

The citizenship by investment scheme remained “fragile until the end”, resulting in the loss of millions in public revenue, the Audit Office said on Monday as it published its report ...

The four individuals charged in connection with the ‘golden passports’ affair will appear in court next month to enter a plea, the police said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday rubbished claims that the state granted citizenship to a Vietnamese investor while he was arrested in custody at his home country. “The person in question ...

By George Pirishis The EU sanctions against Russia do not exclude the “golden passport” and “golden visa” programmes since a legislative initiative report of the European Parliament calls on the ...

A preliminary report of the audit service’s probe into the controversial citizenship by investment scheme will be ready by the end of the year or early next year, Auditor-general ...

Infringements highlighted by the EU over sale of golden passports may not be solid in law By Alper Ali Riza The golden passports scandal is a misnomer. A passport is ...

The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (Intosai) has expressed concern over the government’s refusal to convey information relating to the island’s citizenship by investment programme to the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will testify on Tuesday before a panel investigating the island’s controversial citizenship by investment programme. The president is scheduled to appear before the four-member panel at 10...