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 meeting of president s 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 hes boss of a state ow
From the e. U. From Anti Corruption groups that these schemes they say are a way for criminals and the corrupt to hide where they are it increases the risk of Money Laundering and its a back door to europe because what theyre not doing is buying citizenship to become cypriots theyre buying a way into europe. Well cypresses interior minister has hit back at the investigation firmly denying the findings coing it propaganda nobody hears that are going on within the borders of the media or the interior ministry has investigated all the information aljazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up on the investigation have been looked into when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and where they 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 biol dizzier. At least 2 people have been kille
Voice emotional statements from the family members of victims of last years most shooting in new zealand at the gunmans 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 whove purchased citizenship in cyprus some of those whove obtained cypriot passports or criminals or others are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments Deborah Davis has this report. A meeting of president s to discuss greater links between cyprus and china but away from the public glare hundreds of chinese have quietly paid
From moscow to the world this is international my names you know neal hello and welcome. To our breaking news a devastating explosion has hit lebanons capital beirut government officials are saying at least 30 people are dead and more than 2500 injured the blast went off in the citys poor area destroying buildings within a large radius the coals is so far clear it is believed to have set off fuel tanks causing a 2nd reply to a huge fire as well. Or freelance journalist own holo way in beirut on the scribe to us what he saw. In the pump last year starting to break down from a large hole to be. Seen from the right like. The upper right thats a good amount injured. Down suited me she happened to our building the infrastructure over there. Staging. Trucks around you you see behind me. That in terms of the importance of. The structure of. It was very much strain. On going and. Endemic to this country every day im. Taking. A look at right its been. Very very. Positive very very. Lets say try
Live from moscow this is R T International just after 11 pm here the same time where we start our breaking news this hour from im not beirut where a devastating explosion hit the capital of lebanon government officials are saying least 50 people are dead more than 2700. 00 more injured the blast went off in the citys port area destroying buildings within a large radius the coals is so far clear its believed to have set off fuel tanks causing a 2nd reply and a huge fire. Ive got. One more one more. Well we can go live now to beirut and speak to journalist commands in the capital levanon we spoke a little bit earlier ill tell if you broke done for us some of the main reasons what was happening there the aftermath as well just remind us on the Current Situation on tickets through walkup in there. Well right now we are standing at the symbolic Martyrs Square in the heart of the lebanese capital beirut we are just a couple blocks away from the Lebanese Parliament this here. Place or venue h