Iqbal Ahmed Khan

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Chateau Val Ory has gone from a burden on the Iranian state budget into a symbol of Mauritius-Iran relations as Tehran looks to craft trade and economic deals in Africa.
Société
Diplomacy: what lies behind the Iran-Mauritius thaw?
20 mar 2023   22:00

Five people were stopped at the airport with Rs 4.5 million in foreign currency supposedly to pay off a ransom for a 17-year-old held in Iran. The ep…

Francisco François has long been favoured by the OPR’s long-time leader Serge Clair.
Régions
Rodrigues: The rise of Francisco François as new leader of OPR
14 mar 2023   22:00

Francisco François has been confirmed as new leader of the Organisation du peuple de Rodrigues (OPR). His ascension over the grand old party brings t…

Publicité
Bruneau Laurette posted bail after the DPP did not object to the district court granting it.
Société
Why has the case of Bruneau Laurette become so controversial?
6 mar 2023   21:02

A pro-government social media has accused the new Director of Public Prosecutions Rashid Ahmine of being involved in a politico-legal plot with the L…

Économie
Fisheries: Princes Group slams IOTC decision on tuna FAD closure period
21 fév 2023   16:38

The Princes Group/ Princes Tuna Mauritius (PTM) has slammed the recent decision of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on limiting the use of fis…

Publicité
Mauritius has just taken delivery of the latest version of HAL’s ‘Dhruv’ helicopter.
Société
With a new helicopter, what does Mauritius really need to do to secure its seas
20 fév 2023   21:00

Mauritius has just got delivery of a second “Dhruv” helicopter from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, which the government has said will boost its marit…

Purse seiners, run primarily in EU and East Asian fishing fleets, are blamed for tuna overfishing in the Indian Ocean.
Société
As coastal states chalk up win at IOTC, where does Mauritius stand?
13 fév 2023   22:00

Coastal states in the Indian Ocean have managed to push through restrictions on the use of fish aggregating devices by European fishing fleets at the…

Publicité
In recent years the Indian relationship with Mauritius has been marked by an increasing strategic footprint, such as in Agalega, and increased infrastructure on offer within Mauritius.
Société
India-Mauritius relations: has it always been “willing subordination”?
6 fév 2023   22:30

Diplomats and academics have termed the relationship between India and Mauritius as one of “willing subordination”. Has this always been so? The evol…

Some islets of St.-Brandon have been used for fishing and fall under Raphael Fishing Co. Ltd.
International
Is the fight over St.-Brandon really about sovereignty?
30 jan 2023   22:00

Attorney General Maneesh Gobin has opened a war of words over St.-Brandon, brandishing the threat of the Mauritian government pushing for exercising …

Publicité
Arvin Boolell and Shakeel Mohamed have challenged their previous suspensions from the National Assembly on constitutional grounds.
Politique
How the cases of Boolell and Mohamed vs. Phokeer are raising all-new questions...
23 jan 2023   22:00

Labour party MPs Arvin Boolell and Shakeel Mohamed have legally challenged the speaker Sooroojdev Phokeer at the Supreme Court over their previous su…

Unlike the Falklands, Mauritius has wide international legal support for its claim on the Chagos islands.
Société
Chagos: are we seeing an attempt at using the ‘falklands option’?
16 jan 2023   22:00

Chagossian groups in the UK are attempting to throw a spanner in ongoing talks between London and Port-Louis over the future of the Chagos. The lates…

Publicité
The MSM has become less, not more, dependent on its smaller coalition allies between 2014 and 2019.
Politique
Politics: Why do the ex-MMM allies of the MSM now want to merge into a single party?
9 jan 2023   22:00

In mid-December, three of the government’s allies from the MMM – Ivan Collendavelloo, Steven Obeegadoo and Alan Ganoo – announced their plan to unify…

Mauritian prisons have long struggled with drug-fuelled corruption.
Société
The corruption problem in Mauritian prisons
8 jan 2023   22:00

This week kicked off with news that some prison officers at Beau-Bassin prison are under investigation for allegedly working with a drug trafficker i…

Publicité
The IBA is also a regulator of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation.
Société
Democracy: are the new guidelines by the IBA really unconstitutional?
26 déc 2022   22:00

The new regulations by the Independent Broadcasting Authority have been decried as unconstitutional by the opposition as well as attracted the ire of…

The leader of the Labour Party Navin Ramgoolam withdrew his own election petition when Suren Dayal announced he was going to the Privy Council.
Politique
Election petitions: why Navin Ramgoolam and Suren Dayal were fighting two different issues?
12 déc 2022   22:00

The December 13 deadline for Labour Party candidate to send his case to the Privy Council is nearing. As the latter has announced his intention to ap…