Sri Lanka's police announced Sunday the arrests of nearly 15,000 people during a week-long military-backed anti-narcotics drive, a crackdown denounced by rights activists. Police said their operation, code-named "Yuktiya" or "Justice", led to the seizure of almost 440 kilograms (970 pounds) of narcotics, including 272 kg of cannabis, 35 kg of hashish and nine kilograms [...]
A Ukrainian maritime patrol boat sets off from Odesa on the Black Sea -- a historic and strategically vital port city that is regularly targeted by Russian strikes. Standing on its prow, a border guard scours the sky with a Stinger missile on his shoulder as the crew set off to inspect a cargo ship [...]
The Supreme Court of Seychelles on Tuesday remanded a Vietnamese national for 14 days, who is a suspect in a murder case in an incident that happened on a fishing vessel. In a communique on December 26, the police said that the fishing vessel, under the command of a Chinese national, was in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) [...]
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) introduced a licence for the fishing of the spanner crab species on December 20, said a top official recently. The introduction of a licence for the species is a result of several factors, and according to the assistant manager for licence at the SFA, Karyss Auguste, one of the reasons, [...]
Pope Francis on Monday deplored the desperate humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and the freeing of hostages in his Christmas message. "My heart grieves for the victims of the abominable attack of 7 October, and I reiterate my urgent appeal for the liberation of those still being held [...]
Christians in Seychelles join the rest of the world on Monday, December 25, for a Christmas celebration in their usual tradition starting with mass celebrated in their respective parishes. The celebrations are somewhat overcast after the country suffered two major disasters on the same day on December 7, after several days of torrential rains in [...]
Israel on Sunday pressed on with its war on Hamas in Gaza, shifting focus to the besieged territory's south as a spiralling death toll has thrown a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. US President Joe Biden stressed the "critical need" to protect civilians, in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who [...]
While the Seychelles' capital Victoria is ready to welcome Christmas on Monday, December 25, there are mixed feelings among believers in the aftermath of two disasters that happened on December 7. Since the beginning of December, the Christmas lights have been lit up and most shops are selling items linked to the festive season. Acting Mayor of [...]
A West African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana were in Sierra Leone on Saturday to lay the groundwork for a "security mission" in the wake of an alleged coup attempt in November. On November 26, armed attackers stormed a military armoury, two barracks, two prisons and two police stations, clashing with [...]
The Seychelles Sports Awards of the Year will return in February 2024 after a three-year hiatus, the chief executive of the National Sports Council (NSC), Marc Arrisol, said on Tuesday. The last time the event took place was in February 2020 when sailor Rodney Govinden and swimmer Felicity Passon won the Best Sportsman and Sportswoman [...]
