Libya's key political players including strongman Khalifa Haftar met with global leaders in Italy on Monday in the latest bid by major powers to kickstart a long-stalled political process and trigger elections. A summit in Paris in May had seen the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and eastern Libya strongman Haftar agree to hold [...]
Curious about what Seychelles has to offer in terms of cuisine? A website called TasteAtlas features a handful of Seychelles’ Creole dishes. TasteAtlas bills itself as the world's first atlas of food and drinks, and an encyclopedia of flavours. Launched in October, TasteAtlas provides quality and reliable information on what can be found in any [...]
Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end months of unrest as Israeli air strikes killed three Palestinians and destroyed a Hamas TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead on Tuesday. The flare-up came after a deadly Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip on [...]
A new police station with a forensic laboratory – a first in the island nation – and a new building for the Attorney General’s office are expected to be constructed in Seychelles through a grant from the Indian government. The grant of approximately $68 million will also be used to build a new government house [...]
The number of dead in a wildfire raging in California rose to 29 on Sunday, matching the deadliest in the state's history as recovery teams found six more bodies in the grim search through the wreckage. The "Camp Fire" -- in the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains -- is the largest and most [...]
A healthy ocean is central to improving the livelihoods of all nations, regardless of whether they are coastal, the Seychelles’ President, Danny Faure, said in an address at the Paris Peace Forum on Sunday. Faure was attending the inaugural Paris Peace Forum at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. According to State House, in [...]
Former Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina was leading after last week's presidential election aimed at ending a political crisis, ahead of rival Marc Ravalomanana, according to preliminary results released on Sunday. Rajoelina and Ravalomanana were frontrunners in the November 7 vote in the poor Indian Ocean island that has struggled with instability since independence from France [...]
The only shelter for women of gender-based violence has opened in Seychelles, a hidden refuge against dangerous situations. The EU-funded facility, which is run by Citizens Engagement Platform of Seychelles (CEPS), was opened by the Ambassador of the EU to the island nation, Marjaana Sall, the Minister for Family Affairs -- Mitcy Larue -- and the Chair [...]
World leaders gathered in Paris will lead global commemorations on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I at a time of growing nationalism and diplomatic tensions. Around 70 leaders including US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, is travelling to France to attend the Paris Peace Forum, said State House. Faure, who leaves the country on Saturday, will be attending the inaugural edition of the Paris Peace Forum at the invitation of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. The Forum will be inaugurated on November 11, [...]