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Qatar’s ruler looking to invest in energy, ports and high-tech in Cyprus, official says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Qatar’s ruler looking to invest in energy, ports and high-tech in Cyprus, official says

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The emir of Qatar is looking to invest in energy and high-tech in Cyprus — projects seen as having a strong economic potential, a Cypriot official said Tuesday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who visited the east Mediterranean island nation on Tuesday for the first time, is also interested in investing in Cypriot ports and banking …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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 …

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