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Senior CPC official meets Seychelles leadersZhou Yongkang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China , has met leaders of the Seychelles on bilateral relations.
(Topix.net)War Against Somali Pirates Heats Up
China has sent a new navy flotilla to join an international fleet in the Gulf of Aden combating increasingly bold Somali pirates who are pushing deeper into the Indian Ocean as merchant vessels start to fight back against them.
(Topix.net)Somali Pirates Attack US-flag Ship Once Again
Pirates were unsuccessful in their second attempt to hijack the Maersk Alabama .
(Topix.net)Somali pirates free Spanish trawler
SOMALI pirates have released a Spanish tuna trawler and its 36 crew seized more than a month ago in the Indian Ocean, saying they had been paid a $US4 million ransom.
(Topix.net)Food security warning over climate change
Global warming is "inextricably linked" to food security, Seychelles President James Michel said, lamenting reports that no binding agreement is expected at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen next month.
(Topix.net)Chemical tanker hijacked near Seychelles
Somali pirates have seized a chemical tanker near the Seychelles, the latest in a spate of attacks spanning an ever-widening area between Tanzania and the Maldives, maritime sources told AFP on Tuesday.
(Topix.net)Seychelles struggles to adapt to climate change in a losing battle
This season Jacques Matombehad to burn 14,300 U.S. dollars worth of pumpkin that he spent months growing on his farm in Seychelles.
(Topix.net)Factbox: Ships held by Somali pirates
Somali pirates have hijacked two more ships, a Yemeni fishing boat and a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship in the latest attacks of a growing maritime crime wave, the gunmen and officials said on Wednesday.
(Topix.net)Somali Pirates: Anti-Piracy Combat Coordinated Between Seychelles and US
The African nation of Seychelles and the United States of America have stressed their commitment to the coordinated effort in combating Somali piracy in the western Indian Ocean.
(Topix.net)Mohammed bin Zayed receives President of Seychelles
H.H. Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomed today President of Seychelles James Alix Michel as part of his visit to the UAE to attend the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi grand prix.
(Topix.net)Press Release: IMF Announces Staff Level Agreement with Seychelles on a 3-year Successor Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
An IMF mission led by Mr. Paul Mathieu visited Victoria during October 19-November 2 to assess performance at end-September for the third review under the Stand-by Arrangement and discuss a new 3-year arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility.
(Topix.net)Johnson, Boyer honored with Ratledge Awards
Pictured at the Ratledge Family Awards ceremony are, from left, Gordon Johnson, recipient; Robin Morgan, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Debby Boyer, recipient; and Michael Gamel-McCormick, dean of the College of Education and Public Policy.
(Topix.net)SEYCHELLES: Police crack down on media freedom protesters (irinnews.org)
Masdar and Seychelles Government Assess Wind Power Project Mahe Island
Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted future energy initiative wholly owned by the Mubadala Development Company, and the Seychelles Government announced they will be carrying out a wind resource assessment study for the proposed wind power project on the island of Mahe.
(Topix.net)Is Seychelles turning a blind eye to pirates?
The overwhelming public impression of the Seychelles is of idyllic tropical islands, untouched by the troubles of a turbulent region, and highly popular with upmarket Western tourists.
(Topix.net)Somali pirates kidnap UK couple
Somali pirates say they have seized a yacht in the Indian Ocean with a British couple aboard and are taking the vessel to the Horn of Africa nation.
(Topix.net)Pirates Seize Panama-flag Vessel
Pirates seized a Panama-flag ship 180 nautical miles west of the Seychelles, Bloomberg reported.
(Topix.net)US To Battle Pirates With Drones
The Republic of Seychelles announced that the U.S. is providing drones to help fight against the ever vigilant Somali pirates , who have been very busy as of late .
(Topix.net)Seychelles Stand in Zebras' Way
The COSAFA Senior Challenge Group B winners will be decided today as second placed Zebras of Botswana seek to dispatch Seychelles and clinch a quarterfinal berth. Surprise leaders Comoros and Swaziland are still in with a chance to make it to the quarterfinals. (AllAfrica)
Comoros' Shock Victory Sends Seychelles Out of Tournament
A GOAL in each half by a determined Comoros outfit ensured the little Indian islanders are still in contention for a place in the quarter-finals of the Cosafa Senior Challenge following their stunning win over the Seychelles at Barbourfields yesterday. (AllAfrica)
Victoria: 100,00th Tree Planted on Seychelles Island Paradise
Sometimes, that old adage, "Can't see the forest for the trees in the way" can take on a positive connotation.
(Topix.net)Seychelles targets China as emerging tourism market
The Republic of Seychelles, a small island nation in the western Indian Ocean, has targeted China as the most promising source of its tourism market.
(Topix.net)Russian warships resume patrols off Somali coast
VLADIVOSTOK: A Russian Pacific Fleet task force has resumed anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden after a five-day visit to the Seychelles, a fleet spokesman said on Thursday.
(Topix.net)Dickinson Cruickshank and Appleby merger completed
OFFSHORE legal, fiduciary and administration service provider Appleby and the largest law firm in the Isle of Man Dickinson Cruickshank have formally completed a merger.
(Topix.net)French soldiers fire on pirates in Indian Ocean
Soldiers stationed aboard two French tuna trawlers tried to warn the pirates away with flares and warning shots, but once the pirates used their weapons the French soldiers returned fire, said French military spokesman Rear Adm.
(Topix.net)President of the Seychelles
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.
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(Topix.net)Pirate Bay founder accused of running Reservella
The Pirate Bay founders: Peter Sunde Kolmissoppi, Fredrik Neij, and Gottfrid Svartholm.
(Topix.net)Index of African Governance - World Peace Foundation Version
This introduction to the 2009 Index of African Governance was published by the World Peace Foundation. The full index published by the foundation can be found on AllAfrica's resource pages. (AllAfrica)
Berjaya Hotels wants to hive off some foreign assets
Hospitality group Berjaya Hotels & Resorts plans to sell off its properties in Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Singapore and London to concentrate on its more profitable markets in Asia-Pacific. Chief executive officer Joseph Won said the group wants to sell Berjaya Colombo Hotel and Berjaya Singapore Hotel, exiting entirely from Sri Lanka and Singapore, ...
(Topix.net)U.S. ambassador needed
No country is small if it is surrounded by the sea. If you need to ask someone why that statement is true, I suggest you ring up the director of national defense of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maj.
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