The Pakistani multi-national bank Al Habib will wind up its operations in Seychelles by November 30, the Central Bank announced on Monday. Al Habib, which began operating in Seychelles in 2014, made an application to the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) in July to halt its services. "When they came to us this year asking [...]
Visitor arrivals to Seychelles in 2021 surpassed the 100,000 mark on Sunday, an important milestone showing that efforts made by the government and tourism partners are bearing fruit, a high tourism official said. To celebrate the moment, passengers arriving in the island nation from Tel Aviv, Israel on board El Al's flight LY055 were treated to [...]
Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was found guilty of terror charges on Monday after what his supporters labelled a politically motivated show trial. He was convicted by a high court in Kigali of forming a rebel group blamed for deadly gun, grenade and arson attacks in Rwanda [...]
The Seychelles' environment ministry started implementing two green initiatives with the aim of promoting recycling and efficient energy use practices in public sector offices as part of this year's Clean Up the World campaign. The senior public relations officer, Linne Dubignon, told SNA that the initiatives were expected to be launched at the National Assembly, where the [...]
Britain's Foreign Secretary on Sunday defended the country's new security relationship with Australia and the United States as showing "readiness to be hard-headed in defending our interests," despite more furious reaction from France. As part of the alliance, Australia tore up a deal for French submarines in favour of American nuclear-powered vessels, sparking outrage in [...]
Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional astronauts on board. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, whose heat shield allowed it to withstand descent, was slowed down by four large parachutes before splashing into the Atlantic Ocean off [...]
Seychelles was voted the top island destination in Africa and the Middle East and amongst the 25 World's Best Islands for 2021 in two lists published last week by Travel + Leisure. The island nation reclaimed its World's Best Award in Africa and the Middle East, which it had won in 2019, making it the [...]
A new 60-bed field hospital that will be used if Seychelles' current facilities become overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients was officially opened on Saturday. The hospital, which is located at the Seychelles Coast Guard base at Perseverance -- a man-made island -- was donated by the government of Qatar and assembled by a group of Qatari [...]
US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order allowing for sanctions against the warring parties in northern Ethiopia if they fail to commit to a negotiated settlement. In a statement, Biden called the 10-month-old war in the Tigray region a tragedy and said: "I am appalled by the reports of mass murder, rape, [...]
Seychelles kicked off the Clean Up the World campaign on Friday with a dive-clean held in the Ste Anne marine park. A team of four divers removed debris in the Providence area situated in the Ste Anne Marine park about 5km from the main island of Mahe. The Marine National Park, a favourite snorkelling spot, [...]
