All news on the topic: Cyprus

The murder of a businessman, a money laundering operation under the roof of power, real estate in Dubai worth millions of dollars — this investigation contains numerous elements of a complex detective story.

The is very little information about the Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship, Roman Spiridonov. His name is increasingly mentioned in the context of the work of Russia’s shadow fleet and connections with Putin’s entourage.

To maintain its oil exports, Russia has been relying on a fleet of old tankers acquired from private sellers worldwide.

The funds linked to the notorious businessman Igor Yusufov, who has reportedly retired, are now being withdrawn by his sons, Vitaliy and Maxim.

Philippine authorities have charged Huang Zhiyang with human trafficking, sued him for alleged money laundering, and frozen his accounts. But they were unaware of funds he holds in Cyprus.

A new investigation by our editorial team has revealed an offshore network involving former basketball player Nadezhda Grishaeva, who appropriated the assets of the late LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

The wanted Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who is suspected of laundering billions from contracts for the «Russian Railways», is actively developing a business in the trade of elite real estate in Cyprus and Spain.

The Cyprus Confidential project has, for the first time, uncovered financial transactions conducted in Cyprus by Salim Sfeir, the Head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon and Chairman of Bank of Beirut (BoB).

Russian millionaires in Europe are a common sight. Unfortunately, even sanctions and partial asset freezes after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine have not significantly changed the situation.

The fugitive founder of the "1520" Group, Boris Usherovich, has built an offshore empire in Cyprus, through which he aids RZD and high-ranking Russian officials in evading sanctions and laundering money.

Authorities in Germany and Cyprus shut down fake platforms, seizing luxury items and arresting suspects in a multimillion-dollar scheme.

Cypriot authorities stalled for 13 years on a European Arrest Warrant filed by the U.K., where Christos Christodoulides absconded from prison.

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.

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.

Despite international sanctions, Russia continues to receive petrodollars, mainly due to a "shadow fleet" that transports Russian oil to buyers who are willing to pay above the $60 per barrel cap set by the G7+ Coalition.

Let’s examine the situation with detailed specifics, taking into account all the parties involved, the schemes, and the methods utilized by Russian oligarchs to acquire real estate in central Kyiv through intermediaries like Maksym Krippa, along with his ties to the traitor and FSB agent Volodymyr Sivkovich.

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.

Both schemes are connected by the Cypriot company Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD and are linked to the Presidential Affairs Department of Belarus.

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.

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.