The Paris Judicial Tribunal is holding the first hearing on criminal charges of aggravated money laundering against Russian businessman Dmitry Klyuev, the alleged ringleader of a massive tax fraud.

The Cyprus Medical Council drafted alerts in 2019 about two doctors in a European Union warning system but did not share them with other countries until October 2025., shortly after the publication of a cross-border investigation on the subject, records viewed by CIReN show.

Abolfazl Shamkhani, the son of a political adviser to Iran’s slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, invested in an investment company in Cyprus with a Dominica passport obtained under an assumed name. Reporters also found millions in luxury Dubai real estate held by Abofazl and his older brother Hossein Shamkhani, a sanctioned oil magnate, under assumed names and Dominica passports.

Belarusian businessman Yury Chyzh claims that he was behind Cypriot companies while sanctioned by the European Union

Auditor General Andreas Papaconstantinou speaks to CIReN about the Videogate fallout.

Cyprus court clears ex-Parliament president, MP in a case linked to golden passports, citing missing witnesses and lack of evidence.

How can they not even open one crossing point?

In the wake of the videogate scandal, Cyprus’ score on the 2025 CPI decreased by one point, falling to 55. Since 2012, the country’s score has significantly declined by 11 points. 

CIReN fact-checked Erhürman’s claim by analysing flight routes to island nations as well as non-sovereign islands and found that the northern part of Cyprus stands out as a territory uniquely restricted in air connectivity.

Cypriot citizens continue to not have direct access to up-to-date information on who owns the media

A leaked recording that appears to show senior officials discussing ways to bypass campaign spending limits and trade charitable donations for political access has triggered high-level resignations and a criminal investigation in Cyprus.

Bassam and Raad survived more than 60 hours in freezing waters off Cape Greco in March, after a migrant boat from Lebanon sank – 19 others perished. Based on survivor accounts, interviews, official statements and tracking data, CIReN analysed the rescue response, and the aftermath.

Records obtained by reporters show many national authorities in the EU are not reading alerts sent via European Commission’s notification portal

The attacks are “one of the worst” recorded, according to Qurium, which hosts CIReN.cy

The decision to suspend Christos Christodoulides’ license to practice law comes after an investigation by CIReN and OCCRP, which detailed years of his legal issues including immigration fraud convictions in both Cyprus and the U.K.

In early November, some media outlets in Cyprus, Turkey and Greece reproduced the claim that the United Kingdom made a change in its policy towards Turkish Cypriots, and added the phrase “northern part of Cyprus” to the official visa application web page in addition to “Cyprus.”

President Christodoulides presented the recent agreement between the Employers Associations and the Trade Unions to restore 100% of COLA – Αutomatic Cost-Of-Living Adjustment as a reform, a fairer distribution of national income, and the strengthening of the middle and low income classes.

On October 16, 2025 Cypriot Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Fidias Panayiotou took to his social media accounts to make the “biggest announcement of his life”, the creation of a new political party in Cyprus to run in the 2026 Parliamentary elections.

Since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, there has been an ongoing debate over the impact of Western-imposed sanctions on the economies of both Russia and the […]