Seized £63m Russian superyacht Axioma to be sold at Gibraltar auction

A £63m ($75m) Russian superyacht will go under the hammer after its owner was sanctioned. The Axioma was seized in Gibraltar in March after US bank JP Morgan claimed owner Dmitrievich Pumpyansky did not pay a £17m ($20m) loan. The…

Iran tanker row: US requests detention of Grace 1 in Gibraltar (BBC)

The US Department of Justice has made a last-minute request to the authorities in Gibraltar to halt the release of a seized Iranian supertanker. Grace 1, carrying Iranian oil, was stopped by Royal Marines on 4 July, triggering a standoff…

Belgium take outright top spot in new FIFA rankings (Vanguard)

Belgium have edged ahead of France to take outright top spot in FIFA’s world rankings released on Thursday. Tiny Gibraltar were the biggest risers, thanks to their first two competitive wins this month. Belgium and France had been tied at…

Gibraltar win first competitive match (BBC)

Gibraltar won a competitive game for the first time by beating Armenia in the Nations League – and received an apology from the hosts after the wrong national anthem was played beforehand. The anthem of Lichtenstein was mistakenly used instead…

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