All news on the topic: Cyprus

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Germany and Cyprus target $11m investment fraud ring in major crackdown
Authorities in Germany and Cyprus shut down fake platforms, seizing luxury items and arresting suspects in a multimillion-dollar scheme.
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Fraud convictions didn’t prevent this lawyer from establishing a thriving practice in Cyprus
Cypriot authorities stalled for 13 years on a European Arrest Warrant filed by the U.K., where Christos Christodoulides absconded from prison. They finally let him serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest in Cyprus.
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Financial manipulations of "Kronung": how Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda channel assets through offshore and shell companies
Under the guise of investing in real estate in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg construction company "Kronung" and its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage channel funds from private and state Russian banks abroad.
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People are being charged exorbitant fees to escape warzones on luxury yachts
People are shelling out up to £1,200 ($1,600) for a seat on one of the yachts travelling from Lebanon to Cyprus, as Israel renewed its bombardment of the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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Did UK politicians violate lobbying rules with their inquiries about Northern Cyprus?
Politicians are required to register their interest in a subject before asking questions about it in parliament. Records indicate that five politicians failed to do so after taking sponsored trips to northern Cyprus, a breakaway territory recognized only by Turkey.
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Pirate of the Baltic Sea: How a Latvian citizen helps Russia earn billions by circumventing oil sanctions
Despite international sanctions, petrodollars continue to flow into Russia’s budget — primarily thanks to a “shadow fleet” that ships Russian oil to buyers willing to pay prices above the $60 per barrel cap imposed by the G7+ Coalition.
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Maksym Krippa: How the “pound” of oligarch Malofeev manages real estate acquisition schemes in Kyiv through Cypriot offshore companies
Let’s analyze the situation with specific details, considering all the involved parties, schemes, and mechanisms used by Russian oligarchs to purchase real estate in central Kyiv through intermediaries like Maksym Krippa and his connection to the traitor, FSB agent Vladimir Sivkovich.
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Cyprus-registered secretive funds were employed to hide megayachts and luxury properties linked to a sanctioned Russian banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In one case, these funds were used to obscure the ownership of offshore companies that allegedly held luxury assets linked to powerful Russian banker Andrei Kostin, including two megayachts worth tens of millions.
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The trail leads to Sheiman. BIC uncovers schemes to evade sanctions on fertiliser and luxury car sales
Both schemes are connected by the Cypriot company Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD and are linked to the Presidential Affairs Department of Belarus.
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Research into transparency gaps in party donations traces back to Pegeia resort
Cyprus is fourth among EU states when it comes to private donations per capita to political parties. And more than half of these private donations come from companies.
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Nigerian authorities have intercepted and prevented international drug trafficking operations
Nigerian authorities announced Sunday that they had seized large quantities of cocaine, opioids, and other illicit drugs concealed in the soles of shoes destined for the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus.
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Cyprus underscores neutrality after Hezbollah’s threat regarding Israel war
Officials say Cyprus is ‘pillar of peace’ amid shock at warning it could become a target for Lebanese group
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A (not so) brief ‘criminal’ history of the ECB
From political witch-hunts and nobbling bank mergers to hacking Covid regulations, the ECB’s brushes with the law are varied and plentiful.
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Cyprus central to sanctioned Afghan politician’s global business empire
A lawsuit against the U.S. government by two former Afghan parliamentarians reveals they continue to hold Cyprus passports –– despite advice to authorities to review their citizenship.
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Cyprus’ former president sues corruption probe witness
Cypriot Former President Nicos Anastasiades has filed a defamation suit against an author who testified to an anti-corruption body about alleged misconduct while he was head of state.
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Ghost town with 'world's first 7-star hotel' left to rot in UK tourist hotspot
Varosha was once a tourist mecca loved by celebrities of its time - but all that remains of it is crumbling buildings and a 7-star hotel that was once one of the world's finest
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Millions of songbirds illegally trapped and served as food at tourist hot spot
Millions of birds - including many rare species on the brink of extinction - are being poached every year so that restaurants can charge diners high prices to feed on a local delicacy
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Brit swimming in Cyprus dies after being pulled out from the sea unconscious
The man was declared dead at Paphos General Hospital after swimming off the coast of Yeroskipou in western Cyprus, where he fell unwell and emergency services were called
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Family's tribute to 'beautiful little hurricane' who drowned on Cyprus holiday
Ruaridh Nairne, from Inverness, died a week after being found unresponsive in a hotel swimming pool on holiday in Cyprus as his heartbroken family pay tribute
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British boy, 6, drowns in hotel swimming pool on family holiday in Cyprus
A six-year-old boy from the UK has tragically died after drowning in the swimming pool of a hotel in Cyprus while on a family holiday. He was found unconscious in the water
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Stunned Brit couple arrive at resort to find building site and rep in hard hat
Helen Milner and her partner Anthony flew to Paphos, Cyprus, last week via Jet2 but on arrival at their resort found it was a building site and their rep greeted them in a hard hat
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Mob charges after Brit before he is 'beaten to death by bouncers'
Huseyin Mavideniz, 29, was in Cyprus while his father was undergoing medical treatment, but the visit turned to a nightmare when Huseyin was brutally attacked outside a nightclub in Iskele
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David Hunter shares terminally-ill wife's last four words before ending her life
David Hunter has regular nightmares about ending his wife’s life after six weeks of her begging him every day due to her terminal illness - and has revealed the heart-wrenching final four words she said to him
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Brit whose dad killed dying mum thought she'd lost him forever - now he's free
The daughter of 76-year-old David Hunter has said she thought she had 'lost him forever' after he was found guilty of the manslaughter of his terminally ill wife