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Lawyer tells probe inquiry he was only ‘playing along’ with Al Jazeera reporters

Nick TheodoulouMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

By Nick TheodoulouMay 7, 2021May 7, 202102134

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...

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Interim report on passports lists litany of irregularities

Elias HazouApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021

By Elias HazouApril 27, 2021April 27, 202102615

The interim findings of an investigation into the citizenship-by-investment scheme were released Tuesday, recording a litany of irregularities and outright unlawful practices in the granting...

Cyprus

CBC: we had no involvement in passports scheme

George PsyllidesFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 202101763

The central bank of Cyprus (CBC) had no involvement in the citizenship by investment programme, but it intended to fine the bank that handled the...

Cyprus

Mokas had around 270 requests to check passport applicants

George PsyllidesFebruary 18, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 18, 20210719

The anti-money laundering unit (Mokas) received around 270 requests to check individuals and transactions relating to the island’s citizenship by investment programme, the majority after...

Cyprus

Cypra probe opens, examines allegations of preferential treatment (Updated)

Staff ReporterFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021

By Staff ReporterFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 20210753

Akel MP Irene Charalambidou on Friday described abattoir Cypra’s payment schedule of late veterinary fees as an interest-free loan extended to the business by the...

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President’s law firm was investigated and cleared by bar association, probe hears

George PsyllidesJanuary 28, 2021

By George PsyllidesJanuary 28, 20210742

The president’s former law firm was among those probed by the Bar association in the past without finding anything improper, its chairman Christos Clerides told...

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Services providers were ‘main problem’ with passport scheme, official testifies

George PsyllidesJanuary 22, 2021

By George PsyllidesJanuary 22, 202101373

Service providers were the main problem of the citizenship by investment programme, a finance ministry official told an investigative committee on Friday. Financial director Kyriacos...

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Sarris says linking passport scheme with property sector was ‘big risk’ (updated)

George PsyllidesJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021

By George PsyllidesJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 202101319

Former finance minister Michalis Sarris Thursday said using the citizenship by investment programme to focus on growth in the construction sector, which had a substantial...

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Passports report will be made public on December 29, president says

Staff ReporterDecember 24, 2020December 23, 2020

By Staff ReporterDecember 24, 2020December 23, 202002393

The Kalogirou report on a number of passports granted under Cyprus’ now defunct citizenship by investment scheme will be made public on December 29, President...

Cyprus

Report into police handling of serial killer victims to be handed to AG by end of January

George PsyllidesDecember 23, 2019December 23, 2019

By George PsyllidesDecember 23, 2019December 23, 20190454

The independent police watchdog will convey to the attorney-general its recommendations regarding a probe into the force’s handling of several disappearances of women who later...

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Investigators to probe possible police shortcomings in serial killer case

George PsyllidesMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019

By George PsyllidesMay 9, 2019May 9, 20190275

The independent police watchdog has appointed three criminal investigators to probe possible shortcomings in the handling of the disappearances of women who turned out to...

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Co-op inquiry: Georgiades should have sacked ‘incompetent CEO’

George PsyllidesMarch 6, 2019March 6, 2019

By George PsyllidesMarch 6, 2019March 6, 20190292

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades was named as the main wrongdoer in the collapse of the Co-op bank, though the president, his cabinet and political parties...

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Co-op probe findings to be made public on Wednesday

George PsyllidesMarch 5, 2019

By George PsyllidesMarch 5, 20190122

The investigating committee that carried out a probe into the demise of the co-op bank announced it would make its findings public on Wednesday noon....

Business Cyprus

Co-op gave loan to 90-year-old, mortgaged cemeteries, probe hears (Update 2)

Stelios OrphanidesAugust 31, 2018August 31, 2018

By Stelios OrphanidesAugust 31, 2018August 31, 20180133

A member of the co-op bank’s board of directors told an inquiry looking into the causes of its failure that while initially the bank’s situation...

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Case closed on helicopter procurement

George PsyllidesAugust 22, 2018

By George PsyllidesAugust 22, 20180113

Investigators found no wrongdoing in the procurement of five helicopters a decade ago and have proposed closing the case, the attorney-general’s office said on Wednesday....

Middle East

Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe

Reuters News ServiceAugust 17, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 17, 2018075

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country’s largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption...

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Clerides puts foot down amid Co-op blame game (Update 2)

George PsyllidesJune 21, 2018June 21, 2018

By George PsyllidesJune 21, 2018June 21, 20186 88

By George Psyllides ATTORNEY-GENERAL Costas Clerides said on Thursday that it is his office which will appoint an independent panel to look into what went...

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Former Trump aide expected ‘to plead guilty in Russia probe’

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 23, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 23, 20182 104

Rick Gates, a former adviser to Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign, was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday in a federal investigation into Russia’s...

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Manafort indicted on conspiracy, laundering charges (Update 3)

Reuters News ServiceOctober 30, 2017October 30, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 30, 2017October 30, 201727 113

Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for US President Donald Trump, and an associate were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including...

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Plane in Colombia crash was running out of fuel

Reuters News ServiceNovember 30, 2016November 30, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 30, 2016November 30, 20161168

The pilot of a plane that crashed in Colombia virtually wiping out a Brazilian football team had radioed he was running out of fuel and...