Despite a year-long buildup, government promotion, and a unanimous vote in the Parliament, only two women applied for voluntary military service. CIReN finds the President’s claim unfounded when weighed against the actual outcome.

The Cypriot member of European Parliament (MEP) Fidias Panayiotou recently claimed that the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas had made comments about World War II that were “insulting to history.” The Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) examined the comments of Kallas and the claims by MEP Panayiotou, as well as how he framed these comments, conducted a fact-check, and issued its verdict.

Turkish officials, including Vice President Yılmaz, former AKP ministers, and government officials made repeated visits to north Cyprus in recent weeks to back incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s re-election bid. During the visits just before the ballots, Turkish officials fully endorsed Tatar’s hardline election promises.

The first hearing was held today in Limassol involving a company that is accused of failing to pay 26 million euros in taxes and interest for superyachts once used by Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire sanctioned for his ties to the Kremlin.

An unprecedented international investigation exposes how doctors who have lost their medical licenses due to serious wrongdoing, including patient harm, can easily relocate and practice in different countries. In Cyprus, a doctor whose medical licenses were revoked in Sweden and Norway, is practicing at a Larnaca clinic. But reporters could only obtain limited data, including in Cyprus, identifying big gaps in information-sharing mechanisms.

The Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) examined recent claims by Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos that the island of Cyprus is currently populated by 60% Christians and 40% Muslims, and that in 2037 this will be 49% Christians and 51% Muslims. CIReN used the latest available census data and population projections, as well as its own calculations based on these figures to conduct a fact-check and issued its verdict.

Despite Tatar’s claim, the northern part of Cyprus does not have any significant trade relations with the rest of the world and Turkey is by far its main trading partner.

Despite Deputy Attorney General Angelides’ claim, ECtHR ruling constituted a substantive criticism of how the rape case was handled by the Cyprus authorities as a whole, and himself personally.

The investigation dates back to payments Abramovich made in the 1990s to maintain control of a Russian oil company.

Despite declarations by Cypriot authorities regarding civil protection, Cyprus lacks a Public Warning System and Caller Location technology via the European Emergency Number 112 in case of emergencies.

Former directors of a company linked to Roman Abramovich’s superyachts are due in court in October for enabling tax evasion, Cyprus’ tax commissioner confirms.

Despite Ersin Tatar’s claims, the ECtHR ruling on a Greek Cypriot property case found serious flaws in the Immovable Property Commission’s performance and reasserted Turkey’s responsibility for rights violations.

In the aftermath of Cyprus’ recent wildfires that swept through the mountainous areas in Limassol, Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou claimed Greece failed to assist while only Israel provided aerial support.

The Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) examined the Republic of Cyprus’ declared plan to join the Schengen Area in 2026. Is the process simply a matter of meeting technical goals, or does Cyprus’ “special situation” carry political dimensions that remain unaddressed? CIREN conducted a fact-check and issued its verdict.

CIReN delves into one of the most pressing issues concerning environmental protection and public health.It fact-checks the government narrative around the recent European Commission’s decision to refer Cyprus to the Court of Justice of the EU over the improper closure and waste management at the Vati and Kotsiatis illegal landfills. 

An investigation into leaked data exposes scam call centers whose employees convinced thousands of people to make “investments” on fake trading platforms. A call center in Cyprus was part of an operation based in Israel that appears to have targeted 26,810 individuals around the world.

A history of immigration fraud didn’t catch up with the lawyer for over a decade

Two companies that Russian state banker Andrei Kostin allegedly used to control a pair of megayachts were transferred to secretive Cyprus investment funds on the eve of the Ukraine invasion, making it impossible to see who owned them, financial records show.

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. […]