Israeli ground troops fighting to destroy Hamas had surrounded Gaza City on Friday as top US diplomat Antony Blinken arrived in Israel for a trip focused on "concrete steps" to minimise Palestinian civilian casualties. Separately, Israel began expelling thousands of Palestinian workers back to Gaza, despite ongoing fighting and air strikes that have killed thousands [...]
Reclaiming five hectares of land for the industrial sector and building a rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts as well as a maximum-security prison are included in Seychelles’ 2024 budget presented by the Minister of Finance, Naadir Hassan, to the National Assembly on Friday. Hassan is seeking the approval of the National Assembly for [...]
Eight foreigners and two Seychellois citizens were arrested in Seychelles in the month of October for illicit drug importations, the police said in a recent statement. According to the police, among the foreigners was a Nigerian national who has a Gainful Occupation Permit (GOP). The other foreign nationals are from Malawi, Guinee, Kenya, the Netherlands, [...]
Seychelles has partnered with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to identify skills needs and shortages in the tourism industry in order to determine appropriate actions needed to close existing gaps. As part of the project, UNWTO is helping one of its member states to assess the situation in the industry and once completed an [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move strongly criticised by the United States. The 1996 treaty outlaws all nuclear explosions, including live tests of nuclear weapons, though it never came into force because some key countries -- including the United States [...]
Researchers working with the Vallee de Mai Special Reserve on Praslin, Seychelles' second most populated island, say they want to study the impact of tourism at the UNESCO World Heritage site in the coming years. The statement was made on Thursday by Annabelle Constance, Seychelles Islands Foundation's (SIF) projects and science coordinator, in a presentation [...]
Once again Seychelles celebrated the Creole Festival - an annual celebration of the island nation's culture and tradition. The 38th edition of the Festival took place in October and activities were organised on Seychelles' three most populated islands - Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. SNA looks at 8 events in the 2023 Creole Festival. Creole Song competition [...]
A replica of the Stone of Possession was unveiled at La Poudriere Lane, Mahe, on Tuesday, November 1 to commemorate 267 years since Captain Nicolas Morphey placed a boulder near the same area to declare Seychelles a French colony. The French were the first to settle on the islands, although they were discovered previously by [...]
Hundreds of injured residents and foreigners escaped Gaza to Egypt on Wednesday, the first evacuations from the war-torn Palestinian territory pounded by Israeli warplanes in retaliation for an unprecedented Hamas attack. The brief glimmer of hope sparked by the temporary opening of the Rafah border crossing was quickly snuffed out as a new strike pulverised [...]
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced detention and deportation on Wednesday, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. The government has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be forcibly removed. Thousands joined a snaking [...]
