French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Monday kicked off a final fortnight of bruising campaigning for the French presidency in a run-off that polls predict risks being tight. With 97 percent votes counted, Macron came in first in Sunday's first round of voting with 27.6 percent of the vote. [...]
Ukraine is preparing for "important battles" against Moscow's forces in the east of the country, the president said, as Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce to end the war. Evacuations continued from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile strike on Friday killed 52 people at a railway station, while a strategic [...]
Russia is set to resume flight connectivity with 52 countries, including Seychelles, as the country lifts restrictions put in place to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Russia remains the top tourism market for Seychelles for the first quarter of 2022. According to TASS, the Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, announced on Monday that starting from April 9, [...]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv Saturday in a "show of solidarity" with Ukraine a day after a missile strike killed dozens at a railway station in the country's east. Six weeks into Russia's invasion, Moscow has shifted its focus to eastern and southern Ukraine after stiff resistance ended plans [...]
Providing support and resources for the planning and implementation of high-level sports in Seychelles is one of the priorities in the national strategic plan for 2021-2025, said a top official on Thursday. Five priority areas for development were identified at the presentation of the national sports strategic plan to all local partners in a forum [...]
Providing support and resources for the planning and implementation of high-level sports in Seychelles is one of the priorities in the national strategic plan for 2021-2025, said a top official on Thursday. Five priority areas for development were identified at the presentation of the national sports strategic plan to all local partners in a forum [...]
Along a riverbank scarred by logging, Joseph Mwandenge Mangi points out a solitary mangrove tree, a species once abundant in the forest where the mighty Sabaki River meets the sea. "This is the last one. There are no more left," said the 42-year-old Kenyan, who grew up on the estuary and possesses a seemingly encyclopedic [...]
The Seychelles Petroleum Company (SEYPEC) has increased fuel prices in response to what its suppliers are charging, said a top official on Thursday. As of this week, motorists in Seychelles are paying SCR 23.48 ($1.63) per litre, which is SCR1.36 more than last week. The interim chief executive of SEYPEC, Sarah Romain, told SNA that several [...]
World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia's invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a UN agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears of a global [...]
Air Seychelles will operate round trips between Seychelles and Tel Aviv during the Passover holiday in April, the airline said on Thursday. The airline has scheduled 19 round trips between Seychelles and Tel Aviv during Passover, which is a major Jewish holiday, between April 15-23. Air Seychelles also expects to operate a series of weekly charters from Tel [...]