#Citizenship by investment (CBI)

The European Commission informed the government on Wednesday that it has terminated the infringement procedure linked to the island’s controversial citizenship-by-investment scheme, closing its legal dispute with Brussels over ...

The state legal service must explain itself in light of the acquittal of former House president Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis in the case regarding the alleged ...

The legal service announced on Wednesday it will file an appeal against the acquittal of former House speaker Demetris Syllouris and Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, insisting that judicial discrepancies were ...

September 2020: A new investigative commission was set up to look into the citizenship-by-investment scheme. October 2020: Al Jazeera broadcast an undercover video, incriminating three high profile individuals – former House President Demetris ...

Malaysia’s influential former premier Najib Razak was jailed on Friday for a further 15 years and fined $2.8 billion for power abuse and money laundering in the biggest trial of the ...

The House interior affairs committee on Thursday discussed a government bill to repeal the legislation which allows for Cypriot passports to be granted to foreign investors, thus removing the provisions ...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial argued in court on Monday that one of the charges should be dropped, as it constitutes “abuse of ...

Former House president Demetris Syllouris will not take the stand in the ongoing golden passports trial against him, his lawyer Chris Triantafyllides told the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday. Instead, ...

Investigations into the heavily criticised and now defunct citizenship-by-investment programme, also known as the golden passport scheme, remain difficult, as authorities struggle with complicated case files and limited cooperation from ...

The cabinet has rescinded the Cypriot passports of two Chinese nationals after their conviction in Singapore in a major money laundering case, media reported on Monday. Daily Politis said the ...

The French police were unable to confirm or deny on Tuesday whether they had requested assistance from the Cypriot authorities as part of their investigation into alleged large-scale money laundering ...

Between 2008 and 2017, a total of 7,500 individuals obtained Cypriot citizenship through the investment programme, with the cabinet first becoming involved in 2021, a senior officer told the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday. ...

A total of 304 individuals have been stripped of their citizenships, following a sweeping review of the now-defunct “golden passport” scheme, the government has confirmed. All those affected had received Cypriot ...

The ‘golden passports’ trial linked to the Al Jazeera documentary will begin on January 13, Nicosia criminal court said on Monday after a request for another delay was rejected. Prosecution requested ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by a Syrian businessman against the revocation of his Cypriot citizenship after his name had appeared on a European Union ...

Former transport minister in the Anastasiades government, Marios Demetriades, has been charged in the golden passports scandal, for offences related to corruption, bribery and money laundering. A case was filed ...

Cyprus and the FBI are to work together on clearing Cyprus’ name regarding the naturalisation through the citizenship by investment programme, it was announced on Tuesday after President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Cabinet on Wednesday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, an internationally wanted fugitive. Though the decision was taken last year, Low filed an appeal prompting an ...

The attorney-general on Tuesday suggested the public should manage their expectations regarding new prosecutions in relation to the ‘golden passports’ affair, where to date just one case has been brought ...

Former Edek MP George Varnava has urged the attorney-general George Savvides to reopen the case concerning the findings of the Nicolatos committee on the now disbanded golden passport scheme. The ...

The four defendants in the ‘golden passports’ case were on Tuesday referred to criminal trial on charges that include conspiracy to defraud the Republic and influencing a public official in ...

The indictments in the ‘golden passports’ case have been re-filed as promised, attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday. “We said we would, and we did,” Savvides told reporters. Taking questions ...

The ‘golden passports’ case is due to be refiled at Nicosia court at the beginning of next week, reports said on Friday. Earlier this week Nicosia criminal court threw out ...

Nicosia criminal court threw out the ‘golden passports’ case on Wednesday, citing a change in the court composition. As a result, the case will have to be refiled, but in ...