Arab leaders are to welcome Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold Friday at a summit in Saudi Arabia that is also expected to confront conflicts in Sudan and Yemen. Assad arrived in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Thursday for the Arab League gathering, his first since the bloc suspended Syria [...]
The Seychelles’ government has expressed its deep concern with the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the resulting humanitarian crisis and calls on the international community to support the northeastern African country in its efforts to find a just and lasting solution to the conflict. In a press communique on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “We strongly [...]
The death toll from floods that have devastated northeastern Italy rose to 13 on Thursday, according to media reports, driving thousands from their homes and destroying crops in an area known as the country's orchard. Rescue workers have been searching for anyone trapped by floodwaters in the Emilia Romagna region. Authorities have not confirmed the [...]
The Seychelles' government has identified green power production, eco-tourism development, and agricultural export, along with four other venture possibilities, as investment priorities open to local and foreign investors. These areas of investment were outlined in the Seychelles Investor Map, a document approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday. The Investor Map developed by the Ministry of [...]
An investigation is ongoing by Seychelles' authorities into what appears to be a fraudulent case involving cryptocurrency between several parties based internationally and locally, in which Nouvobanq, was the targeted bank. According to a press communique on Wednesday from Nouvobanq, the ongoing investigation is being conducted by the bank, the Financial Crime Investigation unit within [...]
Seychelles is hosting the 13th Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in the Commonwealth of Africa. The three-day event opened officially on Monday by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland. Scotland also met with Seychelles' President, Wavel Ramkalawan later on Monday at State House. SNA met with the Secretary-General to learn more [...]
A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling. The court ruled he should serve one year in detention at home with an electronic bracelet and banned him from public office for three years over his attempts to [...]
The United Nations on Wednesday said $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid in conflict-ravaged Sudan and for over one million expected to flee into neighbouring countries this year. Needs have soared since a bloody conflict erupted in Sudan last month, the UN said, dramatically revising up its response plan. "Today, 25 million [...]
The Cable & Wireless Seychelles (CWS) telecommunication company launched a month-long exhibition on Wednesday as part of activities to mark its 130th anniversary in the island nation. A group gathered at Kenwyn House in the capital Victoria for an exhibition to view artefacts that document the company's presence in Seychelles and the evolution of telecommunication [...]
A two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) mapping project being undertaken on four coastal sites on Seychelles' main island, Mahe, seeks to provide up-to-date data that will help in the integration of ecological processes into the development and planning of coastal areas. The high-resolution 2D/3D coastal mapping and monitoring of the island is being [...]
