WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's seven-year hideout in Ecuador's London embassy dramatically ended when British police dragged him out and arrested him on a US extradition request. Footage from the Russian video news agency Ruptly showed Assange -- his worn face framed by a bushy white beard and shock of silver hair -- being hustled out [...]
A report by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has found that Seychelles is not maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures at its port. The Seychelles Port Authority chair, Paul Hodoul, said the island nation wants to comply with the US standards but that “it is difficult for us to become ISPS compliant as there are many [...]
Building ties in the fields of tourism, energy and health are what Turkey is hoping to establish with Seychelles, said the head of the first Turkish delegation ever to the island nation on Thursday. The delegation met with the Seychelles' President Danny Faure at State House in Victoria, the capital. "Energy is a field that we know [...]
Sudan's army has ousted veteran president Omar al-Bashir, but protestors against his iron-fisted rule denounced a "coup" and thousands rallied outside army headquarters as a night-time curfew kicked in. In a sombre televised address on Thursday, Defence Minister Awad Ibnouf announced "the toppling of the regime" and said Bashir had been detained in "a secure [...]
The party of exiled former Maldives president Mohamad Nasheed has won the country's first outright majority in parliament in its democratic history, officials results showed Wednesday. The final count released by the Election Commission shows Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) won 65 of the 87 seats in parliament in elections held Saturday -- a more [...]
The people of Seychelles – a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean – are known as a melting pot of cultures with rich heritages from Asia, Africa and Europe. The Seychellois are descendants of the African slaves, the white settlers and the Asian traders – which made up the first inhabitants of [...]
Seychelles is ranked first in Africa for affordable internet packages for offices and household, a report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has found, though consumers in Seychelles still lodge many complaints against service providers. The ranking was determined by looking at the cheapest package that can be offered by the different internet service [...]
European leaders agreed with Britain on Thursday to delay Brexit by up to six months, saving the continent from what could have been a chaotic no-deal departure at the end of the week. The deal struck during late night talks in Brussels means that, if London remains in the EU after May 22, British voters [...]
India went on high security alert Wednesday ahead of the start of its marathon election, after a campaign dominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership that has focused on keeping the country safe from attack. A bomb blast Tuesday blamed on Maoist rebels killed five people, including a lawmaker campaigning for Modi, heightened fears of [...]
Nineteen Seychellois are either being detained or serving sentences in different prisons around the world, Vice President Vincent Meriton revealed on Tuesday. The Seychellois are being detained for offences from drug trafficking and rape to murder. Meriton – who holds the portfolio for foreign affairs - made this statement while answering two private notice questions in [...]
