Author: Seychelles News Agency
Members of the Seychelles Human Rights Commission are sworn in
The Seychelles Human Rights Commission is ready to investigate alleged violations of human rights, and to assist victims of such violations to seek re [...]
Air Seychelles to increase flights to Mumbai, stop service to Abu Dhabi
Air Seychelles will be suspending its Abu Dhabi services and increasing flights to Mumbai starting in May as part of the company’s business transforma [...]
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging [...]
Supreme Court of Seychelles sentences Tanzanian man to 15 years on drug charges
The Supreme Court of Seychelles has sentenced a Tanzanian male to 15 years in prison for the importation of heroin and cocaine.
Jakari Suki, 48, was s [...]
Sri Lanka police in Seychelles to investigate drug trafficking
Three senior officers from the Sri Lankan Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) are currently on the island nation to work with the Seychelles Anti-Narcotics [...]
YouTube to block comments on most videos showing minors
YouTube said Thursday it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart "predatory behavior" after revelations abo [...]
Ireland seeks Seychelles’ support for seat on UN Security Council
Ireland will seek the support of Seychelles for a seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2021-2022 as a non-permanent member, said an Irish s [...]
Botswana offers Zimbabwe $600-mn to ease crisis: report
Diamond-rich Botswana has offered to lend Zimbabwe nearly $600 million to help ease its economic crisis, Harare's state-owned daily The Herald reporte [...]
UN official wants Seychelles to reach into new areas for economic growth
Seychelles needs to look into new areas of the economy that are emerging for growth, said the undersecretary-general and the executive secretary of th [...]
Legal battle looms after Nigerian presidential election
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his re-election was "free and fair", after his beaten rival denounced the results as a "sham" a [...]