Two top Israeli ministers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government on Thursday rejected a proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon and called for continuing the fight against Hezbollah. The United States, European Union and other allies including several Arab states issued a joint call for a 21-day halt in fighting in Lebanon after Israeli [...]
A pet-loving part-time musician is fast becoming a global star by gently poking fun at Donald Trump for suggesting that Haitian immigrants are making a meal of America's cats and dogs. "Eating the cats", a parody song by The Kiffness which sets to music Trump's extraordinary claims during the US presidential debate that migrants in [...]
Authorities in Seychelles will embark on a series of discussions with stakeholders to draft climate legislation, said a government minister at a regional seminar on interparliamentary cooperation on climate change. The Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Flavien Joubert, announced this in his address at the closing ceremony of a two-day seminar held for [...]
Climate change remains the foremost challenge facing humanity, and failure to address its effects will devastate current and future generations, said Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan in his address on Wednesday at the 79th United Nations General Assembly Plenary Session in New York. Ramkalwan said that as a small island state, Seychelles understands what it means [...]
Nigeria on Tuesday demanded a permanent seat for African countries on the United Nations Security Council and called for the cancellation of its debt owed to international lenders. Currently, the Security Council has five permanent members: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China. All hold a veto on any Security Council resolution. [...]
World leaders lined up at the United Nations on Tuesday to call on Israel to refrain from a full-scale war in Lebanon, with the organization's chief warning the situation was on the "brink." The UN General Assembly, the high point of the international diplomatic calendar, comes after Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes had killed 558 [...]
Seychelles has established diplomatic ties with three countries in the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Seychelles formalised diplomatic relations with Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, and Uzbekistan as part of its commitment to proactively enhance its bilateral engagement across the globe. This [...]
Law enforcement officers from Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Comoros have been awarded certificates after completing a weeklong training programme on "Conspiracy and Complex Investigations." According to a press statement from the United States Embassy to Seychelles on Wednesday, the training, held at the Laila Resort in Anse Royale, was conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement [...]
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has announced that it is maintaining an accommodative monetary policy for the final quarter of 2024, although it remains vigilant about various factors that could affect the island nation's economy. The governor of the CBS, Caroline Abel, made the announcement on Tuesday in a press conference in which she [...]
Team Seychelles for the First Global Robotic Challenge received their sending-off on Friday and the vice-captain remains confident of getting a good outcome from the competition that will take place September 26 to 29 in Athens, Greece. Team Seychelles received their travel itinerary, travel insurance, and several promotional items with the Seychelles brand during the ceremony. The [...]
