Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he was "not ready" for talks with Russia unless its invading troops withdraw, as Kyiv investigated a deadly strike on its soldiers. The sprawling frontline between the warring sides has remained mostly static for almost a year despite a much-touted Ukrainian counter-offensive, with Russian forces entrenched in southern [...]
Seychellois artist Allen Comettant is marking his 30-year anniversary in the arts industry with the exhibition of some of his works at the Alliance Française in Seychelles' capital of Victoria. The exhibition is a mixture of pastel boards and canvas that opened on October 25, which is not only on the occasion of the International Artists Day [...]
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday that war between Israel and Hamas could turn into a regional conflict if attacks on Gaza continue, placing responsibility firmly on the United States. In his first speech since war broke out almost four weeks ago between Hamas militants and Israel, the head of the powerful Iran-backed movement warned [...]
The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA) is providing members of the public with coco de mer kernel whenever there is an excess of the product. The chief executive of the SPGA, Allain Cedras, told SNA recently that what is being sold is the kernel found in the nut collected from the ground and cleaned in order to sell [...]
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 [...]
