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In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BASRA (IRAQ) - Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, bearing witness to the false glories of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
Superyachts on sanctions radar
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» Luxurious superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs reportedly close to the Kremlin have proved difficult to seize under Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
'Rich also cry': Russia's sanctioned oligarchs lose luxuries
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» LONDON: From superyachts and mansions to private jets and works of art, mega-rich Russians are being deprived of their expensive playthings, under swingeing sanctions that implicate them in Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
Germany seizes world's largest yacht owned by Russian oligarch
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» BERLIN - Germany has officially confiscated the world's largest superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, as part of sanctions against Moscow following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, police sources said Thursday.
Rotterdam says no decision on dismantling bridge for Bezos superyacht
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» THE HAGUE - The Dutch port city of Rotterdam has not received a request for a permit to temporarily dismantle an historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass, local media reported Thursday.
Yachts, wine cellars, private jets: isolating with the super-rich
AFP, Published on 01/05/2020
» LONDON: Stranded on superyachts or confined to their sprawling mansions worrying about their wine cellars, the world's super rich have invited ridicule throughout the coronavirus pandemic with their apparent insensitivity to the plight of ordinary people.