Category: News
Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's cabinet issued a series of reforms early Sunday after an "extraordinary" session overnight in response to swee [...]
Fresher, more flowery scent to be unveiled by Seychellois perfume maker
To celebrate 30 years of productions, a local perfumery in Seychelles -- North East Point Enterprises -- is getting ready to launch a new perfume unde [...]
African diaspora cheer on Doha athletics championships
Dozens of African running fans lined Doha's seafront to glimpse their countrymen vie for gold in the World Athletics Championships men's marathon, sin [...]
First in Seychelles: Female ship officer sets sights on making captain
Marie-Jeanne Pathon is the first Seychellois woman working as First Officer with the Inter-Island Boats Ltd, the mother company of ‘Cat Cocos’, one of [...]
Commonwealth targets climate change with regeneration projects
The Commonwealth on Friday launched an ideas-sharing network to tackle the effects of climate change through replicable regeneration projects.
The 53- [...]
High-speed patrol boats among items Seychelles will receive from $ 7 million grant from Japan
Projects aimed at improving maritime security and the capacity of the police force in Seychelles will be funded through a $7 million grant from the Ja [...]
Zimbabwe furious over US diamond ban
Zimbabwe on Friday slammed a US decision to ban its exports of uncut diamonds, saying claims of the gems being extracted by forced labour at a major m [...]
Seychelles hosting Indian Ocean mayors for annual general assembly
Mayors and local government representatives from the Association of Cities and Communities of the Indian Ocean (AVCOI) are meeting in Seychelles this [...]
Benin calls national ‘dialogue’ over political crisis
Benin's President Patrice Talon on Thursday announced a national "dialogue" with opposition parties to calm a political standoff sparked by their excl [...]
UN chief hopes to maintain ‘momentum’ in Western Sahara talks
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he hopes to maintain the political "momentum" to seek a solution to the Western Sahara conflict, despite ha [...]