India posted a record rise in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, in an alarming surge being blamed on a "double mutant" variant and super-spreader events, even as countries in Europe prepare to ease some of their restrictions and express tentative hopes that the peak may have passed. Indian health ministry data showed nearly 315,000 new [...]
Tropical Cyclone Jobo damaged buildings and vegetation on Cosmoledo island when the storm's 130-kilometre-per-hour winds buffeted some of Seychelles' outer islands, the chief executive of the Islands Development Company (IDC) said Thursday. Glenny Savy told a press conference that the islands were much better prepared for a cyclone compared to five years ago when the Fantala [...]
The Arab League, United Nations, European Union and the African Union on Tuesday demanded an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from Libya. In a statement after a videoconference by its leaders, the so-called "Libya Quartet" demanded "full compliance with the arms embargo and the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries [...]
Non-compliance and confusions about new fishing license conditions were discussed at a meeting between the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) and local semi industrial boat owners, skippers and first officers on Wednesday. Recently released license conditions by SFA to which all boat owners should abide come in six parts. These include the general provisions that establish [...]
Indonesia deployed warships Thursday in the hunt for a navy submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard off the coast of Bali, as other nations sent vessels to help with the search. An oil spill where the vessel was thought to have submerged early Wednesday during regular exercises could point to damage, the navy [...]
Club Med Seychelles, a luxury eco-resort that says it offers visitors a unique concept of a village experience with emphasis on values such as happiness and kindness, was inaugurated on Wednesday on Seychelles' St. Anne Island. The opening of the 5-star resort amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is being seen as a sign of resilience and [...]
Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has died in combat just a day after securing re-election, opening a period of uncertainty in a country that is a key strategic ally of the West in a troubled region. His son was immediately named transitional leader as head of a military council and both the government and parliament [...]
Seychelles issued new travel measures for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Brazil on Tuesday in view of the worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in those countries, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. With immediate effect, travellers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are not permitted to travel to and enter Seychelles without proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The proof [...]
Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States. The jury deliberated less than 11 hours before finding 45-year-old Chauvin guilty of all three charges against him: second-degree murder, third-degree murder [...]
Aeroflot will offer three direct flights linking Russia's capital of Moscow to Seychelles starting May 1, said the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB). The announcement of the additional flight was made on Friday. The airline will now be connecting Seychelles to Russia on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The news came two weeks after Aeroflot made its [...]
