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Seychelles: President Ramkalawan Inaugurates New Baie Lazare Health Centre
(MENAFN- APO Group) President Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by First Lady Linda Ramkalawan and Vice-President Ahmed Afif, officially inaugurated the newly constructed Baie Lazare Health Centre on Monday afternoon, marking a significant milestone...

How To Curate A High Fashion Travel Wardrobe For High Summer
It’s mid-August, and the height of summer, and you may be heading off to catch the last of the sun’s rays before Fall gets here. There’s an art to packing for any trip, but one essential key is to include a selection of stylish accessories and...

UK food industry grinds on amid sustainability challenges
“We have a broken food system. That really now is a statement of the obvious.” As an opening gambit, it grabbed the attention – but, in many ways, it was hard to disagree with Natalie Bennett, the former leader of the Green Party in England, as...

Scots midge traps in Seychelles mission after island issues SOS
By MIKE MERRITT FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 16:25 EDT, 2 August 2025 | Updated: 16:25 EDT, 2 August 2025 With its sun-drenched beaches and swaying palm trees, a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean isn’t somewhere you’d expect the Scottish...

Small-cap stock under ₹25 Integrated Industries up 8% despite stock market sell-off
Shares of small-cap player Integrated Industries surged as much as 7.8 percent in intra-day trade on Friday, hitting a high of ₹20.85, even as broader markets witnessed a sell-off. The rally was supported by a sharp uptick in volumes, which were...

Strengthening vanilla production in Seychelles: CIRAD consultant concludes productive mission
Strengthening vanilla production in Seychelles: CIRAD consultant concludes productive mission Efforts to boost vanilla production in Seychelles took a step forward last week with a technical mission led by Carine Charron, a consultant from the...

Seychelles And Bangladesh Reaffirm Commitment To Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
(MENAFN- APO Group) On Monday 21st July 2025, the High Commissioner-designate of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Zokey Ahad, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr....

Egypt now Mena's third-largest construction market with $565.5bn pipeline
Egypt’s construction market has grown into one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, with future projects valued at $565.5 billion, a report has found. A report by global property consultancy Knight Frank identifies Egypt as the...

Off to Africa, outgoing climate change envoy aims to spread gospel of Israel’s green tech
Few figures in Israel’s environment and climate scene are as energetic, ubiquitous, diplomatic and positive as Gideon Behar, who is wrapping up more than five years as the country’s special envoy for climate change and sustainability under the...

Can the Vulnerable Seychelles Sustain Another Resort?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Environmentalists protest a resort project in the Seychelles, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces name a rival government, and Nigeria wins the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations soccer...

M&B Engineering IPO opens today at ₹366-385
M&B Engineering Ltd is entering capital market today with an IPO of ₹650 crore. The issue, with a price band of ₹366-385, will conclude on August 1. The ₹650-crore IPO is a mix of fresh issue worth ₹275 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of ₹375...

Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
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2025 Seychelles Challenge celebrates successes at awards evening
And just like that, a week of sun, sea, and sails has drawn to a magnificent close. The 2025 Seychelles Challenge has concluded and leaves behind a wake of memories on the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. After one final exhilarating day of...

Moshito signs cultural exchange agreement with Seychelles
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Mahé, Seychelles, on 25 July, marking the beginning of reciprocal cultural and professional exchanges between South Africa and Seychelles. The agreement aims to enhance collaboration between...

Unseen hands, shadow fleets and undersea cable sabotage
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. As the mysteries behind high-profile undersea cable ruptures in the Baltic Sea and Taiwan Strait remain unsolved, scrutiny over Russian and Chinese “shadow...

Indigo strengths its presence at Abu Dhabi with new routes from India’s Tier – 2 cities
Abu Dhabi Airports is continuing to cement its position as a key enabler of economic growth and global connectivity, reporting double-digit passenger traffic growth for a 17th consecutive quarter as well as strong flight movement and cargo growth...

Forex brokers choosing Malta over SVG, Vanuatu, Seychelles
In the evolving landscape of forex regulation, brokers face a clear dilemma in 2025: adhere to strict licensing regimes in Tier-1 jurisdictions like the UK or Australia, or opt for lenient offshore regulators such as Seychelles, St. Vincent and...

Tempest at sea: Nayara’s sanctioned cargo quietly slips into new hands
One of the first cargoes shipped by Nayara Energy Ltd. after it was hit by EU sanctions has been transferred to another tanker at sea, evidence the Indian refiner is trying to keep exporting fuel. The Tempest Dream completed a ship-to-ship...

Axonall Redefines Luxury Travel with AI
Axonall is the first AI-powered luxury travel platform to design personalised journeys based on how travellers want to feel, not just where they want to go. The launch of Axonall marks a major shift in the world of luxury travel. Rather than...

Lamu Port roars to life as nine mega ships scheduled to call
A cargo ship off loads containers at Lamu Port. [File, Standard] At least nine ships are scheduled to dock at the Lamu Port in August, signifying its growing importance in East Africa's seaborne trade as the region's small ports struggle with...