Explainer: What are The Cyprus Papers?

4 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: What are The Cyprus Papers?

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera has obtained over 1,400 Cypriot passport applications, revealing they were sold to criminals and fugitives. The Cyprus Papers are a batch of leaked documents obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit, containing more than 1,400 approved applications for the Cyprus Investment Programme run by the Republic of Cyprus. The programme allows people to buy a Cypriot passport, and by extension become European Union citizens, by investing at least 2.15m euros in the country. In the coming days, Al Jazeera will reveal the identities of dozens of people who acquired Cypriot citizenship and who, according to the country’s present rules, should not have received the document. For many of the ultra-high net worth individuals in The Cyprus Papers, the $2.5m required to buy Cypriot passports is a small portion of their total wealth.

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Probe: Cyprus wrongly issued passports despite warnings

3 years, 6 months ago

Probe: Cyprus wrongly issued passports despite warnings

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Cyprus government continued for at least four years to unlawfully issue passports to relatives of wealthy investors under an investment-for-citizenship program, despite warnings by the Attorney-General that this could be in breach of the law, the head of an independent commission said on Monday. Former Supreme Court President Myron Nicolatos said that, of the 6,779 passports …

Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market

4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market

Al Jazeera

‘Investment programmes’ that tie the granting of citizenship to money can never be truly free of corruption. Al Jazeera’s investigation, The Cyprus Papers Undercover, showed how Cypriot authorities were willing to bypass regulations and even break the law to help criminals obtain European passports via the Cyprus Investment Programme. And when Al Jazeera released its investigation and demonstrated that Cyprus …

Cyprus: Anti-corruption protests after Al Jazeera passport expose

4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus: Anti-corruption protests after Al Jazeera passport expose

Al Jazeera

The protests followed repeated calls for Cyprus’s second in command Demetris Syllouris to step down. The investigation, The Cyprus Papers Undercover, showed Speaker of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris and Member of Parliament Christakis Giovanis being willing to help criminals obtain passports via Cyprus’s citizenship through investment programme. “They want a cleaner Cyprus, they want these people out.” Do …

Cyprus MP quits in wake of passports-for-sale scandal

4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus MP quits in wake of passports-for-sale scandal

Al Jazeera

A Cypriot MP who was implicated in selling passports to criminals has quit as the country races to stem the fallout following an undercover investigation by Al Jazeera. The moves follow Al Jazeera’s The Cyprus Papers Undercover investigation, which was broadcast on Monday and showed how Giovanis was willing to help a convicted money launderer obtain a passport, even though …

Cyprus abolishes citizenship through investment programme

4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus abolishes citizenship through investment programme

Al Jazeera

The move comes after an Al Jazeera investigation showed that politicians were willing to help criminals acquire passports. On Monday, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit released The Cyprus Papers Undercover, which showed the willingness of parliament speaker, Demetris Syllouris, and member of parliament, Christakis Giovanis, to aid and abet convicted criminals to obtain a passport through the Citizenship Investment Programme. Weeks …

Cyprus officials implicated in plan to sell passport to criminals

4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus officials implicated in plan to sell passport to criminals

Al Jazeera

Several high-ranking Cypriot officials, politicians, lawyers and real estate developers are implicated in a scheme that allows criminals to buy a European passport using the country’s citizenship through an investment programme, an Al Jazeera investigation has found. Convicted Chinese businessman Cyprus’s citizenship through investment programme grants a Cypriot passport to anyone who invests at least $2.5m in the country, often …

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to ‘politically exposed persons’

4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to ‘politically exposed persons’

Al Jazeera

A huge leak of confidential Cypriot government documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit called The Cyprus Papers reveals that dozens of high-level officials and their families bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus between late 2017 and late 2019. The revelation comes one day after Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit revealed that Cyprus sold passports to convicted criminals and fugitives from …

Exclusive: EU eyes legal action over Cyprus’s ‘golden passport’

4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: EU eyes legal action over Cyprus’s ‘golden passport’

Al Jazeera

EU commissioner for justice calls for changes to citizenship-through-investment scheme after Al Jazeera investigation. European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders has told Al Jazeera he is looking into the possibility of legal action against Cyprus over the country’s citizenship-through-investment scheme. His comments come after Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit published The Cyprus Papers, a collection of leaked documents that showed Cyprus …

How rich Russians turned Cyprus into ‘Moscow on the Med’

4 years, 3 months ago

How rich Russians turned Cyprus into ‘Moscow on the Med’

Al Jazeera

The Cyprus Papers reveal that in just two years, 1,000 wealthy Russians bought ‘golden passports’ from Cyprus. More than 1,000 Russians obtained a Cypriot passport through Cyprus’s citizenship-by-investment scheme, Al Jazeera can reveal after an investigation of more than 1,400 leaked documents. The reason these politically connected people look towards Cyprus, and by extension, the EU, is because they fear …

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives

4 years, 4 months ago

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives

Al Jazeera

A leak of government documents reveals Cyprus sold citizenship to dozens of foreigners linked to crime and corruption. Convicted fraudsters, money launderers and political figures accused of corruption are among dozens of people from more than 70 countries who have bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus, according to a large cache of official documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. …

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Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Al Jazeera

Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other mobile device forensics tools. In October, 2023, Amnesty International’s Security Lab revealed that two prominent journalists had been targeted via their iPhones with Pegasus spyware. It is not known who was responsible., Amnesty International’s Security …

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Britain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia’s sanctions evasion

1 week, 6 days ago

Britain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia’s sanctions evasion

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Britain will provide intelligence to a newly formed unit in Cyprus tasked with preventing Russia evade international sanctions, according to an agreement Tuesday following talks between visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Cypriot counterpart. A statement later said that Britain’s offices dealing with sanctions will share information with the Cypriot Ministry of Finance “to disrupt …

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Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

2 weeks ago

Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus and the U.S. said Monday that they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training of Cypriot law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate and prosecute financial crimes. An “ambitious” plan for the next year will involve 21 weeks of training for different Cypriot law enforcement agencies on financial investigative …

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Norway issues wanted notice for man connected to exploding pagers in Lebanon

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Norway issues wanted notice for man connected to exploding pagers in Lebanon

The Independent

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Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it

Associated Press

BEIRUT — European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to a global watchdog report published Wednesday. As part of a policy to contain migration, authorities in Cyprus have physically pushed Syrian refugees back to Lebanon, and Lebanese security agencies have deported them, the Human Rights Watch …

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Tommy Robinson moans luxury Cyprus holiday ruined after stoking riots from abroad

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tommy Robinson moans luxury Cyprus holiday ruined after stoking riots from abroad

The Independent

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Masked men who abused refugees likely worked ‘in concert’ with Greece

6 months, 1 week ago

Masked men who abused refugees likely worked ‘in concert’ with Greece

Al Jazeera

New documents from EU border agency Frontex cast doubt on a Greek mayor’s claim that the incident was ‘fake news’. Now, new documents obtained from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency confirm the incident and pin the responsibility on individuals it describes as “likely working in concert” with Greek authorities. The agency’s conclusions present an array of human rights …

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UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

8 months ago

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk. UNCHR spokesperson in Cyprus Emilia Strovolidou told The Associated Press that according to testimonies of passengers’ relatives, Cypriot authorities …

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Cyprus suspends asylum applications for Syrians as arrivals rise

8 months, 1 week ago

Cyprus suspends asylum applications for Syrians as arrivals rise

Al Jazeera

More than 1,000 people have arrived in Cyprus on boats from Lebanon this month amid deepening tensions in the Middle East. Cyprus has suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrians following a sharp increase in arrivals this month, authorities say. Lebanon, coping with a crippling economic crisis since 2019, hosts some 805,000 Syrian refugees registered with the United Nations, …

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Cyprus suspends processing of Syrian asylum applications as boatloads of refugees continue arriving

8 months, 1 week ago

Cyprus suspends processing of Syrian asylum applications as boatloads of refugees continue arriving

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Saturday it’s suspending processing all asylum applications by Syrian nationals because large numbers of refugees from the war-torn country continue to reach the island nation by boat, primarily from Lebanon. On Monday, Christodoulides and Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants …

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Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

Associated Press

BEIRUT — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching European shores. President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Beirut Monday, alongside his country’s interior and foreign ministers and army chief, came after he urged the EU last week to intercede with Lebanese …

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Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

The Independent

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US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions

8 months, 3 weeks ago

US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United States and Cyprus said Tuesday they’re formalizing their collaboration in fighting money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes with an agreement offering Cypriot law enforcement authorities U.S. expertise. The FBI and Cypriot police will sign an agreement in the coming days that includes the U.S. Department of Justice offering help to “proactively detect, investigate …

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Cyprus minister says a proposal to set up safe zones in Syria for refugees to return is advancing

9 months ago

Cyprus minister says a proposal to set up safe zones in Syria for refugees to return is advancing

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Cyprus government proposal to enable repatriations of Syrian refugees by designating specific areas within the country as safe zones is “gaining ground” among the island nation’s fellow European Union member states, the Cypriot interior minister said Friday. Minister Constantinos Ioannou said after talks with European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas that it’s the “conviction of several …

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Cyprus sees Russian bank deposits plunge as government seeks to clean up its financial image

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Cyprus sees Russian bank deposits plunge as government seeks to clean up its financial image

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has made headway in weaning itself off Russian cash and business as it tries to clean up its image, according to official figures, while a visiting team of U.S. officials is helping the government look at cases of alleged violations of sanctions against Russia. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, Russian deposits …

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Cyprus minister says his nation leads EU in repatriations and migrant arrivals are down sharply

1 year ago

Cyprus minister says his nation leads EU in repatriations and migrant arrivals are down sharply

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus is the first European Union member country to repatriate more migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected than have arrived in a single year, the east Mediterranean island nation’s interior minister said Thursday. But Ioannou said a deal EU leaders reached on Wednesday on new rules to control migration falls short of Cyprus’ demand for compulsory …

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Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis

1 year ago

Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has disrupted an alleged Iranian plot to target Israeli businessmen with the arrest of two Iranian asylum-seekers who were in contact with another Iranian associated with the Revolutionary Guard, a Cypriot official said Tuesday. Cypriot authorities said the suspects’ Iranian handler moved in and out of Cyprus through the ethnically divided island nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriot …

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US experts are in Cyprus to assist police investigating alleged sanctions evasion by Russians

1 year ago

US experts are in Cyprus to assist police investigating alleged sanctions evasion by Russians

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A group of experts from the United States is in Cyprus to assist law enforcement authorities with investigations into alleged sanctions evasion by Russian oligarchs, Cyprus’ government said Wednesday. Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an interview last month that he personally reached out to a “third country” he didn’t name for help with new and old …

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Cyprus president has invited foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations

1 year, 1 month ago

Cyprus president has invited foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The president of Cyprus said Monday he personally asked an unnamed “third country” to send an experienced team of financial crime experts to help the east Mediterranean island nation with investigations into old and new allegations that Cypriot financial service providers helped Russian oligarchs skirt international sanctions. President Nikos Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an interview …

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Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons

1 year, 2 months ago

Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus authorities said Friday they arrested a Russian journalist for “security reasons,” prompting the Russian Foreign Ministry to demand a formal apology from the Cypriot government over the “provocation.” Cyprus state broadcaster CyBC quoted diplomatic sources as saying that the Russian journalist would be deported after his residency permit is revoked. Cypriot authorities also dismissed Russian allegations …

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Cyprus dismantles human smuggling ring bringing Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey

1 year, 4 months ago

Cyprus dismantles human smuggling ring bringing Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Wednesday it dismantled a criminal human smuggling ring responsible for bringing boatloads of Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. Andreou said the police raid also found 44 Syrian migrants living in those homes, all of whom are asylum seekers or have been accorded international protection status. Cyprus’ Interior Ministry had noted an increase in …

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Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

1 year, 4 months ago

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday it was “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without being screened to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland. “Under these circumstances, we believe that they don’t face any danger and their …

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Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’

1 year, 6 months ago

Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — For Cypriots, it was a collective “here we go again” moment. The U.S. and U.K. were including Cypriot lawyers, businessmen and companies on a list targeting a “sanctions evasion network” supporting Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich in 20 countries. Keravnos said the government sees this as “an opportunity to clear Cyprus’ name once and for …

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Cyprus seeks more detail from US, UK on sanctioned Cypriots

1 year, 8 months ago

Cyprus seeks more detail from US, UK on sanctioned Cypriots

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus says it is seeking information from the United States and Britain on whether 13 Cypriot nationals included in a new round of sanctions targeting the financial networks of two Russian oligarchs have breached domestic and European Union laws. Letymbiotis said Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou informed the president that Cypriot banks have frozen the accounts of …

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Cyprus probes citizens named over Russian sanctions evasion

1 year, 8 months ago

Cyprus probes citizens named over Russian sanctions evasion

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ government said Thursday it’s looking into how a number of Cypriot nationals were included in a new round of U.S. and U.K. sanctions targeting the financial networks of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich who are close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides called an emergency meeting of top officials to …

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Pentagon documents leak: Here’s what you need to know

1 year, 8 months ago

Pentagon documents leak: Here’s what you need to know

Al Jazeera

Documents posted online appeared to reveal details of how US agencies spy on other nations, including allies. A series of documents, purporting to contain highly classified Pentagon intelligence related to the Ukraine war and information gathering on close US allies, have emerged online in recent weeks. As United States media has increasingly reported on the apparent leak, officials have walked …

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Cyprus arrests 5 after 2 boats sink, 37 migrants saved

2 years, 3 months ago

Cyprus arrests 5 after 2 boats sink, 37 migrants saved

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus police have arrested five Syrians on suspicion of people trafficking after a police patrol boat plucked them and 32 of their countrymen from the sea when their rickety boats sank close to the island’s southeastern tip. Police say the five men aged 46-53 face numerous charges including helping third-country citizens to illegally enter Cyprus for financial …

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2 cops booked for helping gangster Duneke obtain passport on forged documents

2 years, 5 months ago

2 cops booked for helping gangster Duneke obtain passport on forged documents

Hindustan Times

Moga Amid investigation by the anti-Gangster task force into the gangsters operating from abroad, the district police on Saturday booked two cops for allegedly helping gangster Sukhdul Singh alias Sukha Duneke to obtain a passport by tampering police verification process using forged documents. 2 cops booked for helping gangster Duneke obtain passport on forged documents The case was registered against …

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EU wants to end golden passport schemes, targets Russians

2 years, 8 months ago

EU wants to end golden passport schemes, targets Russians

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Commission recommended Monday that EU nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people to buy their way into the bloc’s citizenship, and urged them to assess whether Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin or who support the war in Ukraine should be stripped of citizenship rights previously granted. The European Commission launched infringement procedures against …

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Why Cyprus is a ‘Russian bank with dirty money posing as an EU state’

2 years, 9 months ago

Why Cyprus is a ‘Russian bank with dirty money posing as an EU state’

The Telegraph

“Londongrad” may have become the playground of Russia’s ultra-rich, but Cyprus has long played an integral role in helping oligarchs make moves to the West. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cyprus offered attractive benefits to Russian nationals: low taxes, low scrutiny and – perhaps most importantly – somewhere to keep money out of the Kremlin’s sight. As Jakub …

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Cyprus streamlines migrant returns with EU help

2 years, 10 months ago

Cyprus streamlines migrant returns with EU help

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The European Union and it’s border agency Frontex have helped Cyprus streamline procedures to return migrants who have had their asylum applications rejected amid soaring numbers of arrivals, the country’s interior minister said Tuesday. Minister Nicos Nouris told reporters after talks with Beate Gminder, who heads the European Commission’s Migration Management Task Force, that Cyprus saw 1,335 …

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US diplomat arrested in Turkey for allegedly selling fake passports

3 years ago

US diplomat arrested in Turkey for allegedly selling fake passports

Hindustan Times

Turkish authorities have arrested an American diplomat working for the U.S. Consulate in Lebanon for allegedly providing a fake passport to a Syrian national, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on Wednesday. The American was jailed while the Syrian was released pending possible proceedings for falsifying documents The Anadolu Agency said the suspect, identified by his initials D.J.K., was detained at …

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Cyprus wants EU support for migrant crackdown as flows rise

3 years, 1 month ago

Cyprus wants EU support for migrant crackdown as flows rise

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Wednesday it will seek European Union approval to stop processing asylum claims from migrants illegally entering the east Mediterranean island nation. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said a surge of new migrant arrivals is fueling serious crime, taxing state coffers and altering the country’s demographics. Pelekanos said authorities would also press the EU to relocate a …

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What are the Pandora Papers and who leaked them?

3 years, 2 months ago

What are the Pandora Papers and who leaked them?

The Independent

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World leaders deny wrongdoing after Pandora papers leak - latest

3 years, 2 months ago

World leaders deny wrongdoing after Pandora papers leak - latest

The Independent

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Leaders seek to limit ‘Pandora’ damage

3 years, 2 months ago

Leaders seek to limit ‘Pandora’ damage

The Hindu

Governments moved on Monday to limit the fallout from a release of millions of documents detailing how leaders have used offshore tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Some 35 current and former leaders are featured in roughly 11.9 million documents leaked from financial services companies across the world. “We didn't see anything on hidden wealth …

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Czech PM Babis could become first victim of Pandora Papers

3 years, 2 months ago

Czech PM Babis could become first victim of Pandora Papers

The Independent

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Pandora Papers: Pak PM Imran Khan says would probe all citizens mentioned in leaks

3 years, 2 months ago

Pandora Papers: Pak PM Imran Khan says would probe all citizens mentioned in leaks

Deccan Chronicle

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government would investigate all the citizens mentioned in the Pandora Papers, hours after over 700 Pakistanis, including some ministers and key members of his inner circle, were listed in the leaks following an investigation uncovering financial secrets held by high-profile individuals around the world. Khan said this in a statement …

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Pandora Papers: ICIJ spills the beans on dirtiest financial secrets of the rich and famous

3 years, 2 months ago

Pandora Papers: ICIJ spills the beans on dirtiest financial secrets of the rich and famous

Firstpost

The report released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists involved 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files …

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Explainer: What are the Pandora Papers?

3 years, 2 months ago

Explainer: What are the Pandora Papers?

Al Jazeera

Leaked files from 14 offshore service providers tie more than 330 public officials, including 35 world leaders, to offshore fortunes. Dozens of world leaders and hundreds of public officials used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, a massive investigation has found. The Pandora Papers, published on Sunday, are based on documents leaked to the …

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Secret offshore wealth of world leaders revealed in leak of 12 MILLION files dubbed Pandora Papers

3 years, 2 months ago

Secret offshore wealth of world leaders revealed in leak of 12 MILLION files dubbed Pandora Papers

Daily Mail

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Al Jazeera journalists targeted by ‘Saudi and UAE spyware attack’

4 years ago

Al Jazeera journalists targeted by ‘Saudi and UAE spyware attack’

The Independent

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Cyprus cancels maligned ‘golden passport’ scheme

4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus cancels maligned ‘golden passport’ scheme

The Hindu

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