and cyprus. well that depends we'll see how the situation is going to unfold in the coming weeks but also the january 2019 report to the european commission on investor citizenship skiing's mentions that will civility often cringe meant procedures especially in view of the n.t. and i'm one of the wandering directors swear by it since 2000 when he says that then to generate $0.20 the fact that that money laundering directly benefited the poorest countries are obliged to perform due diligence especially as regards investor residence and citizenship programs are but this war said essentially for the last 2 years i have a number of european institutions including the commission the european parliament had consensually highlighted the numerous problems with investor citizenship and residence programs to europe so i guess what we will see are significant developments in this regard and negotiations. between the countries and the european commission and what their institutions more i assume that the the

a huge gas field right off the coast of cyprus this field was part of the region's vast gas deposits estimated to be as big as 3 and a half trillion cubic meters that's enough potential energy to power the united states for nearly a decade tension is mounting in the eastern mediterranean over these discoveries as countries vie for control in an area rich with unclaimed resources. the potential for military action is rising as neighbors forge new alliances and old wounds flare up in the regional scramble to secure energy rights for the coming century and beyond it's no surprise the everyone in the region wants as big a piece of the pie as they can get for the most part they've all claimed their shares egypt has started to exploit its oil and gas reserves and is now a regional exporter europe has long been wanting to cut its reliance on russian gas and the energy hungry trading block would be an ideal market for eastern mediterranean natural gas so what's the sticking point the main cause of friction here is cyprus and the overlapping and competing claims different groups of made over

and al jazeera is investigative unit has obtained the cyprus papers of confidential documents listing thousands of people who bought citizenship in cyprus some are criminals and some are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments sampras's interior minister firmly denies the findings and calls it propaganda news hour for you in 25 minutes time next is inside story with a terrific. speaking to depths of the eastern mediterranean turkey and greece are up along the heads of a volatile area of both countries claimed rights to energy resources that could this dispute escalates and what will it take to diffuse it this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian for the concerns are growing that there could be a conflict between turkey and greece in the eastern mediterranean for weeks now the 2 countries have been disputing maritime boundaries and offshore energy rights on tuesday they sent warships to the waters at a show of force turkey's vessel the aura greece is conducting research and greece says that it's above its continental shelf anchor disputes athens exclusi

the government in cyprus responds to an al-jazeera investigation into a cash passport scheme for convicted criminals fugitives state officials. there give it out this is all just there are live from dot com also coming up protesters in the u.s. state of wisconsin defy curfew venting their anger over the police shooting of a black man. drumming up support that u.s. secretary of state is touring the middle east to push arab nations to normalize relations with israel. and flash floods in parts of afghanistan and pakistan kill more than $200.00 people dozens more are missing. others there as investigative unit has obtained this cyprus papers of confidential documents listing 2 and a half 1000 people who bought citizenship in cyprus some are criminals and some are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments names include 500 from china and 350 from the middle east who paid for the right to live and work and europe the cypriot government has just held a press conference this past hour and has refuted the findings of the investigation calling it propaganda every day these reports a meeti

in the region they've both announced military exercises within a broader area between crease and cyprus but they've also signaled readiness for dialogue as germany tries to b.d.a. between the nato allies al-jazeera. reports now from istanbul. turkey and greek warships on alert tensions are high as the 2 countries have been locked in a dispute for weeks over matter tembo andries and offshore writes. germany for its part is trying to mediate a dispute between the neighbors and nato a life that's foreign minister conducting shuttle diplomacy between athens and on. when to say most wonderful passable catus for a fender region or spirits of what we urgently need are visible steps towards the escalation and a genuine readiness for dialogue i have been hearing from all sides that there is a willingness for dialogue and so we believe holding talks is achievable in the end a binding and peaceful solution to the eastern mediterranean dispute will only be possible if there are direct talks between greece and turkey. turkey calls greece a spoilt child who has and conditional support from the e.u. t

passports in cyprus. india records more than $3000000.00 coronavirus cases in the world's highest daily increase included 19 infections plus. i'm malcolm webb in a tea plantation in kenya's highlands more than 60 years ago british colonialists forced the local people off this land to make space for it will be speaking to the few that still survive about their fight for justice. position in belarus has called for another round of mass process to push for president alexander lukashenko resignation 2 weeks after he claimed a victory in the disputed elections that crowd streaming into the center of the capital minsk a defiant look at schenker has ordered the army into full combat readiness despite a violent crackdown demonstrators have been coming out every day since the disputed vote on august the 9th. earlier my colleague. spoke to the opposition leader spent lunna took them off sky she's in exile across the border in neighboring the throughway nia she began by asking her if she plans to return to balloons.

an al-jazeera investigation has discovered cyprus sold e.u. passports to convicted criminals all those on the police investigation interior minister denies any citizenship rules were broken in. southern iraq his face in the prospect of more on rest that's after a deadline set by protesters for the resignation of the local governor expired demonstrators have been demanding justice over the killing of prominent activists. they go shooters from the west african regional bloc ecowas meeting crew leaders in mali the delegation is trying to find a way forward after a group of criminals seized power on tuesday and earlier negotiators met ousted president evil him before hater at the barracks where he's been detained. the u.s. house of representatives has voted to protect the postal service and reversed changes that could have delayed the delivery of mail in ballots for november's presidential election it's also approve $25000000000.00 in funding but the plan is unlikely to clear the republican controlled senate article hain reports. it's america's fa

a meeting of presidents to discuss greater links between cyprus and china. but away from the public glare hundreds of chinese have quietly paid for a personal connection aboard cypriot citizenship a few likely criminals he sanctioned by the us for laundering stolen cryptocurrency others like tanya are politically connected he's boss of a state owned energy company the chinese presence is increasingly visible in cyprus 2 and a half $1000000.00 for citizenship and a passport which can be invested in a luxury home is a modest price for china's super rich young husband both have cypriot passports through her family real estate company country garden she's worth an estimated $27000000000.00 and is often called asia's richest woman but paying for the passport and moving assets to the island isn't straightforward because china has strong currency controls strictly speaking it's all illegal very often they use hong kong as a way for getting their money out of china and there are many creative ways for doing so and they sometimes also used in macau as another way all

for which the republic of cyprus. from the pretty near the critics the only thing that will satisfy them is the phasing out of this is that we will see you will hear it's the best way of course he also wants the cypriot parliament to take its own measures a new law to strip passports from criminals has just been passed i wanted to be sure it was also them we thought the nationality well we have to we have evidence of a real problem of money laundering although. i have seen you know we all so you will have the reaction of. the rebel side well. it's a sort of justice. investigation. so far the government says they've identified about 30 individuals who can no longer be considered fit for citizenship the evidence of the cyprus papers suggests there are many more deborah davis al-jazeera london. or if you want to find out more about the cyprus papers investigation you can head to al-jazeera dot com forward slash site 1st papers revealed and explore in more detail exactly who has been buying european union passports from c

the government's in cyprus gets ready to respond to an al-jazeera investigation into a cash for passport scheme convicted criminals fugitives and state officials. drumming up support speed u.s. secretary of state is touring the middle east to push arab nations to normalize relations with israel. and storm season is well underway the u.s. gulf coast prepares for the impacts of horror. and unschooled the latest from barcelona following the n.l. messi telling the club he wants to leave plus a record breaking night for the l.a. clippers who are now just one win away from the western conference semifinals. at least 2 people have been killed and another injured during protests in the u.s. city of commotion demonstrators defines a curfew for a 3rd night demanding justice for jacob blake a black man black man shot in the back by police. well tear gas was far to keep demonstrators from entering a courthouse building several buildings were set on fire and a state of emergency is now in place with extra national guard troops to prune the process are continuing to spice a call for unity and come fro

criminals and al jazeera investigation identified some of the foreigners buying a new citizenship in cyprus. over 100000 protesters have taken to the streets of minsk to demand demand once again of the president alexander lukashenko steps down it marks over 2 weeks of anti-government demonstrations triggered by his declaration of victory in an election the opposition says was rigged the crowd defied warnings of the army being deployed against them and marched towards the presidential residence the vast square outside parliament was turned into a sea of red and white by protesters waving the traditional but a russian flag that's become a symbol of them movement so they gave up against our coverage. united in one pool as they gathered in the streets and in the squares of the belo recent capital minsk since the disputed presidential vote in locust 9th protesters have defied the authorities and have been gathering every day calling for an end to president look ashamed because 26 year old despite the continued threats of a violent crackdown opposition supporters say they won't give up. ahead of

have a hidden and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the government of cyprus responds to an al-jazeera investigation into a cash for passport scheme where convicted criminals and fugitives are among those who've bought citizenship. 2 people were killed in the u.s. state of wisconsin during the 3rd night of protests over the police shooting of a black man. we hear my dad's voice. my bauers voice. emotional statements from the family members of victims of last year's mosque shooting in new zealand's the gunman's sentencing hearing. but 1st we begin with breaking news from iran to run has agreed to give the u.n. nuclear watchdog the international atomic energy agency access to 2 suspected former atomic sites as according to a joint statement released by the i.a.e.a. and the iran's leaders let's cross live now to us a big who's in tehran for as assad's just explained says what this actually means and why is the significance. well these are 2 sites that the i.a.e.a. wanted access to for about 4 months and iran had blocked access to these then in june this year the i.a.e.a.

the al-jazeera news our live from doha coming up for you in the next 60 minutes the government of cyprus response to an al-jazeera investigation into a cash for passport scheme were convicted criminals and fugitives are among those who bought citizenship. to people are killed in the u.s. state of wisconsin injuring a 3rd night of process over the police shooting of a black man. only hear my dad's voice. my brother's voice emotional statements from the family members of victims of last year's most shooting in new zealand at the gunman's sentencing hearing. and flash floods in parts of afghanistan and pakistan kill more than $200.00 people dozens are still missing in. and around town how much with all the sporting clearing a record breaking night for the l.a. clippers who are now just one win away up of the n.b.a. western conference semifinals. all just serious investigative units is standing by its exclusive report which the government of saudi press is cohen propaganda the investigation focuses on a cache of confidence. documents listing 2 and a half 1000 people who've purchased citizens

convicted criminals and al jazeera investigation identify some of the foreigners by citizenship in cyprus. or welcome to the program our top story over $100000.00 protesters have taken to the streets of men sq in the biggest act of defiance to demand once again the president alexander lukashenko steps down it marks over 2 weeks of anti-government demonstrations now initially triggered by his declaration of victory in an election the opposition says was rigged the crowd defied warnings of the army being deployed against them and marched towards the presidential residence status and reports. after a week of threats coming from the shank out this is a reply from the people that live. tens of thousands took to the streets of minsk in defiance the a fear replaced by anger well armed soldiers and police were standing by families with small children shouted the president should step down mrs lowder not then yes some appraisal yes we have passed police several times and we're not afraid anymore and our children are not afraid to using look at shanker now will get the message i don't think she's i

so that was our story here is what cyprus is interior minister has to say about it . nobody hears they're going to win but obvious to me they have not or the interior ministry has investigated all the information al jazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up by the investigation have been looked into and when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and where there were living we investigated and there were no complaints against them from any other sources or interpol this is deliberate distortion and deception of the elements by al-jazeera. and on thursday we will add the 5th and final report on the cyprus papers after this week of revelations about the serious flaws in the sign priest investment scheme for passports we will also have an exclusive interview with the european union's commissioner for justice. who will react to our findings that report will play from the news hour on thursday at 10100 hours g.m.t. on al jazeera. still ahead for you this hour there are flash floods

how to prepare a loony cheese from cyprus in many different ways. can with a little imagination be compared to champaign as in both cases the name is protected only about 2 dozen people are allowed to call themselves or to design us the ana is awarded by the french federation of old could chew and fashion which also to sites who may participate as a guest designer at the party or 2 shows this year man aisa was invited he is a self-taught fashion designer was born in cameroon a because of the growing up and that make it like all designers he could only present his designs in digital form. this is the man i.e.c. is new collection. he's the 1st designer from cameroon to showcase his creations at the paris shows even if this time only on film. has been living in the fashion capital paris for more than 20 years. to me paris is like a museum there's always something new to discover. the fashion is everywhere culture is also very present so many people from all over the world come together here paris is a very international city and very important for fash

from cyprus and where they come from. now i'm on is the latest stop on the u.s. secretary of state's regional tour mike pump ale was welcomed by assault on haifa in tariq are expected to discuss how it's a lift these saudi legs 3 year blockade of qatar and the u.s. is encouraging more arab countries to follow the u.a.e. and normalize relations with israel. china has condemned new u.s. sanctions on $24.00 chinese companies accused of militarizing the south china sea government leaders in beijing say it's reasonable for the americans to target activities within china the u.s. says china is intimidating its neighbors by building military bases on artificial islands. the c.e.o. of social media ticked off has resigned kevin mayer is departure it comes as the company's facing a growing u.s. pressure to sell its american assets the short video platform is owned by by dance firm based in china over the past few days to talk has sued the trumpet ministration all over a ban washington had cited a national security threat. india has

the cyprus papers suggest they're among dozens he may have used the golden passports to evade justice deborah davis al jazeera london. well more findings from cyprus papers will be revealed throughout the week and on al-jazeera dot com in part 2 of our investigation will be looking at how cyprus sold system shipped to politicians and senior officials considered by the e.u. as high risk from money laundering and corruption that's on monday from 10 g.m.t. hair on al-jazeera. go without as there are these are all top stories a large gas pipeline explosion east of damascus has caused a major power blackout in syria the fire has now been pushed house and state media reports power is slowly being restored the cause of the bloss is unclear but the oil minister says it was an act of terror said a has more from beirut the syrian minister of oil suggesting that this was a terrorist attack in the initial hours following that explosion they suggest that it could have been a terrorist attack now he's saying after assessing the situation it was a terrorist attack but he's not providing any more det

that's the part of cyprus which is turkish not the republic of cyprus the cyprus the greek cypriot area and they've also sent that the ship that they have been having in their waters which is looking to 2 to survey the area for the petrochemical finds well that's going to stay longer so from the e.u. perspective progress of a kind but both in regard with belarus and with the turks neither of those governments is at this meeting so there's only so much progress the e.u. can really make in the absence of those governments ok dominic can that bring us all the very latest from berlin thank you very much indeed. well the president of belarus is accusing western countries of waging a diplomatic war to explore its instability there russia's xander looking asked for help to create a reserve police force for the repute in says russian police will only be sent to bellerose if the situation spins out of control protesters and a growing number of striking workers are demanding political change because she is accused of rigging his reelection earlier this month let's get more on this now from alexan

the sign reads limit so grad to have the 2nd largest city in cyprus has welcomed so many russians each paying more than $2000000.00 to become citizens on the island round the coast and powerful sea owners of these coral sea villas include a trio of russian bank is. all were approved to separate citizenship and passports on the same day the senior executives with v t b a state controlled russian bank that's on the sanctions from the e.u. and us after russia annexed crimea in 2014 but the cyprus papers show 3 of the top people was still sold passports with full access to the e.u. the russians don't just come for the cypriot sun they want to better climate for their money they do not trust their own russian state to leave all their assets alone and they are looking for a place with the rule of law that is absent in their own country and a country that will say will not scrutinize their application to place the former gazprom boss nikolai going off was already wanted in russia for abuse of power when he bought a so-called golden passport. was approved for citizenship despite being wanted f

one member of the lot in family holds a cyprus passport. family holds a cyprus passport. is a relative of one of the hundreds of wealthy saudi's detained in 2017 the ritz-carlton hotel in riyadh without charge until they paid for their release. there is also a broker for saudi foreign investment deals. although well-connected, the passport provides a potential refuge should the political tide turn. the government insists they carried out the necessary checks and did not break any rules. the interior ministry has investigated the information and all the names brought up have been looked into. when they applied for the visas, they were 100% entitled to it. no criminality reported in their countries. we investigated and there were no complaints from other sources or interpol. this is deliberate deception by al jazeera. in the fifth part of the cyprus papers, we have an exclusive interview with the eu commissioner of justice on the floors in the -- that is narrator: on this episode of "earth focus," climate change is forcing traditional dairy producers to look for more sustai

passports from cyprus. or a still ahead in sports basketball referees march in support of players taking a stand against racial injustice. i was promised with the sports. thank you so much for this table n.b.a. players look set to return to action and end their boycott of thursday's 3 playoff games will not be taking place the league has said it's hopeful games will resume on friday or saturday but on wednesday of course the milwaukee bucks were a no show for their game against hill on their magic the team making a protest against systemic racism in the police shooting of wisconsin resident jacob blake all of the days of the games were subsequently postponed as well a conference call involving players team owners in the league will be taking place in the coming hours and would be a referees have been showing their support for the players everyone involved in the league has been living in this bio secure environments in florida for the last couple of months in an effort to minimize the risk of carving 19 inf

passports in cyprus. india records more than $3000000.00 coronavirus cases the world's highest daily increase in covert 19 infections and an environmental disaster waiting to happen the un sun's they alone over a decaying oil tanker off the coast of western yemen. i'm joining with the sports as take on paris and your man for the european champions league title will be live in lisbon ahead of the big game. another major rallies expected to get underway shortly in the belorussian capital minsk is the opposition pushes for president aleksander on the question because resignation 2 weeks after he claimed victory in a disputed election a defiant lukashenko has ordered the army into full combat readiness and security forces have gathered in central minsk this fight violent crackdown demonstrators have been coming out every day. since the disputed vote on august the 9th full stop boston is live for us in minsk and this is really been the question all the way through these protests 1000 as to what is the military

cyprus has denied selling past balls to convicted criminals fugitives and fraudsters in exchange for millions in investments that comes after an al-jazeera investigation marial serious flaws in the island's lucrative golden passport scheme in the 1st of all exclusive reports on the cyprus papers here's deborah davis from london. to become a citizen of the mediterranean island nation of cyprus costs more than $2.00 and a half $1000000.00 among those who've paid that russian businessman allahabad glove he's already served a prison sentence for extortion and the chinese investment tycoon junk a changin who had been jailed for fraud the cyprus papers a large data leak obtained by al-jazeera revealed it to an all 1000 people from 74 countries who bought a cypriot passport cyprus says it checks applicants have a clean criminal record but we found multiple cases of applicants who wanted by police at the time they was sold cypriot citizenship. was already wanted in ukraine for large scale theft of public funds. in june prosecutors displayed the $6000000.00 they said was offered in bribes to

and investigation has revealed that cyprus has being given european past.

and more findings from the cyprus papers will be revealed through the way care and on of 0 doubt com and part 3 will be looking at how more than a 1000 russians have bought cypriot passports in the last 3 years and includes business leaders close to person and those wanted for corruption fraud and money laundering on tuesday from $10.00 g.m.t. heroine of 0 the russian doctors her 1st street opposition leader alexina valise a bear responsible for saving his life is being treated in germany after being flown from a siberian hospital and used car on saturday doctors there say they gave me the correct treatment and no poison was found in his system apparent poisonings have killed or severely sickened many kremlin critics. power is gradually being restored in syria after a major gas pipeline explosion left large parts of the country without electricity firefighters have now put the blaze on the arab gas gas line northeast of capital damascus this was the scene a few hours ago though no details yet on what may have caused the explosion the oil minister is suggesting it could be an act of t

an al-jazeera investigation identifies some of the foreigners buying european union citizenship in cyprus. welcome to the program they were warned not to gather and that the military were ready but one of the biggest protests crowds yet has packed the center of the bell or ruse capital the estimates were around 200000 people as they called for president alexander lukashenko to step down he was flying above in a helicopter clad in body armor and armed with a semi automatic rifle our correspondent son you're going to go house will. united in one cause they gathered in the streets and in a school. as of the below recent capital minsk since the disputed presidential vote on august 9th protesters have defied the authorities and have been gathering every day calling for an end to president ricocheting because 26 year old despite the continued threats of a violent crackdown opposition supporters say they won't give up ahead of sunday's rally the bell or a song rolled into the central city streets a warning to those marching any unrest monuments and statues would not be tolerated and they not the

and therefore is not in these meetings whereas greece and cyprus are as member states of the european union both those countries in broiled in this tension with the turkish government and although the turkish government has no representation at this meeting the comments the views from the turkish government from president out of one very much at that meeting interesting me the e.u. has no military role of substance in this area whereas nato does and of course turkey and greece are members of nato and so yes the general secretary of nato who was at this meeting in berlin on wednesday was calling upon both countries to step back to try to to ease the tensions between them the interesting thing is that there will be further such meetings but this time involving foreign ministers of e.u. countries in berlin on thursday where again this topic will certainly be to the forefront . still to come one out there. i'm uncertain they were going to be enough justice for what has happened at the hands of a terrorist survivors and relatives of victims from new zealand's worst mass shooting testify in

probably arab invaders brought home to me to cyprus in the 7th century. and you move to an integral part of this cuisine the. shannon cut chips. one of the all of this recorded it she says they were. the oldest a reference. for. me i was phoning of a nation document dated but 1550 for. the pan tele family farm is at the foot of the trudeau's mountains in western cyprus here they use only goats or sheep's milk for their homey the way it's traditionally been made in cyprus for centuries. in the opposing view of the viewer the use of milk is crucial to the loonies good taste yes it was here in the region around the city of powerful most of the livestock find the most nutritious plants on the island. and his small dairy pantelis cantelli only makes cheese when he's got enough milk this time he only has goat's milk. i take what i spoon folds of rennet a mixture of enzymes from the goat's stomachs it curdles the milk i have the rennet to the milk at around 35 degrees celsius where it works best then the warm mixture is left to stand in the vats for about an hou

criminals al-jazeera investigation identifies some of the foreigners buying the use citizenship in cyprus also this hour protesters in southern iraq demanding local governments resignation after the killing of a number of prominent activists and an environmental disaster waiting to happen the u.n. sounds the alarm over a decaying oil tanker off the coast of western yemen. about if you slip through the sports comparisons a man meets in the european champions league final we'll bring you the latest from lisbon. thank you very much for joining us tens of thousands of demonstrators in bella rose defying warnings to rally against president alexander lukashenko is the latest wave of protests against his disputed reelection earlier this month people gathered in independence square in the capital men's calling for location because resignation but his older in the military to use. is what he calls the most strained and measures to end attempts to overthrow his government the e.u. has rejected the results of the election and has threatened to sanction officials responsible for ballot fraud the poli

convicted criminals analogise their investigation identifies some of the foreigners buy citizenship in cyprus. and arpita stamps with the countdown to a football showdown between europe's elites was. a mixed reception for paris and german brian munich as the teams arrived a short time ago for the champions league final. thank you very much for joining us tens of thousands of demonstrators have defied warnings rallying against the russian president alexander look at shank oh it's the latest wave of protests against his disputed reelection protesters gathered in independence square in the capital minsk calling for look a resignation has refused to step down turning up to the presidential office wearing a bulletproof vest. and carrying a rifle meanwhile demonstrators have staged an act of solidarity with opposition candidates for atlanta taken off. to lithuania more than $35000.00 people including the lithuanian president formed a human chain linking the neighboring countries at the border tony gago begins our coverage with this report. united in one cause they gathered in the streets and in the

there are serious investigative unit is standing by its exclusive report which the government of cyprus is calling quote propaganda investigation focuses on a case of confidential documents listing 2 and a half 1000 people who have purchased citizenship in cyprus some of those obtained cypriot passports are criminals while others are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments or davey's as a report. a meeting of presidents to discuss greater links between cyprus and china but away from the public glare hundreds of chinese have quietly paid for a personal connection aboard cypriot citizenship a few likely are criminals he sanctioned by the us for laundering stolen cryptocurrency others like tang yong are politically connected he's boss of a state owned energy company the chinese presence is increasingly visible in cyprus 2 and a half $1000000.00 for citizenship and a passport which can be invested in a luxury home is a modest price for china's super rich young man and spend both have separate passports through her family real estate company country garden she's worth an estimat

and al jazeera investigation can reveal cyprus has been sending e.u. possible its to convicted criminals fugitives and fraudsters the large leak of possible war data to our investigative unit reveals serious flaws to the island's so-called golden pos board scheme which has generated more than $8000000000.00 for its government and the 1st of our exclusive reports on the cyprus papers here's deborah davies. to become a citizen of the mediterranean island nation of cyprus costs more than $2.00 and a half $1000000.00 among those who've paid that russian businessmen of he'd already served a prison sentence for extortion and the chinese investment tycoon junk a changin who had been jailed for fraud the cyprus paper has a large data leak obtained by al-jazeera revealed it to an all 1000 people from 74 countries who bought a cypriot passport. cyprus says it checks applicants have a clean criminal record but we found multiple cases of applicants who wanted by police at the time they was sold cypriot citizenship. was already wanted in ukraine for large scale the

world takes the suspicion very seriously odysseys investigative unit has found the government of cyprus sold possible its to senior officials and politicians were classified as high risk for money laundering and corruption by the european union the findings are in the cyprus papers a large scale leak of documents obtained by al-jazeera and a 2nd reporter deborah davies reveals the country made millions of dollars selling citizenship violating e.u. anti corruption roles. fighting in the afghan parliament that began after the narrow election victory of may rahman romani a speaker of the lower house he's a former general who became a businessman. what's not been public until now is that 2 years earlier romani paid 2 and a half $1000000.00 to buy himself and his family so-called golden passports from cyprus that among 2 enough 1000 names we've seen in confidential government papers many new cypriot citizens hold official positions in countries where the original citizenship makes it difficult for them and their money to move freely around the world mohammed jimmy ill c.e.o. of his family's