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Ukrainian ‘oligarch’ hands over media empire to state

Owner says the “involuntary” decision was forced under President Zelensky’s “oligarch law” The largest private equity fund in Ukraine announced on Monday it was handing over its media holdings to the government in response to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decree mandating the registration of “oligarchs.” The law mandated all individuals so designated to divest from all…

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Kiev uses US-supplied rockets to attack Ukrainian city

The strike on Novaya Kakhovka was carried out with American- supplied weapons, according to the local administration Huge explosions were reported on Monday evening in Novaya Kakhovka, a city in Ukraine’s Kherson Region controlled by Russian forces. Local sources claimed that substantial damage has been caused to civilian buildings, as a top local official branded Ukrainian President…

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Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens favorite Middle Eastern dip

Hummus prices are expected to surge as the conflict between the world’s biggest exporters of chickpeas drags on World prices for hummus are expected to increase by up to 20%, the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC) has warned. The GPC cites the drastic decline in supplies from Russia and Ukraine of chickpeas, the essential ingredient for…

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