![]() | Maldives president Solih to run again after winning primarySolih defeated Mohamed Nasheed, the parliament speaker and a former president, in the Maldivian Democratic Party primary held Saturday night. |
![]() | Maldives relapsing back to a dictatorshipKnown as a tourist destination, Maldives suffered huge economic loss as India and China instructed their citizens to avoid the island and defer non-essential travel. |
![]() | We do not want any trouble between India and China: Former Maldives President NasheedExiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed today said his country, which is in a state of emergency, does not want any trouble between India and China. |
![]() | To ease global pressure, Maldives honouring supreme court order seeking to reinstate defectorsHowever, President Yameen chose to ignore part of the ruling which called for the release of the political prisoners, including (former President) Nasheed. |
![]() | China opposes Indian military intervention in MaldivesChina responded a day after former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed sought India's help to resolve the political crisis in the island nation. |
![]() | Maldives' exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed urges swift Indian actionMaldives was plunged into chaos on Thursday when the Supreme Court called for the release of nine imprisoned opposition politicians, ruling that their trials were politically motivated and flawed. |
![]() | Maldives police ‘uses pepper spray’ against Chief Justice supportersThe Maldives police has allegedly used force and pepper spray on a group of people gathered outside Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed's residence in Male to stop his arrest. |
![]() | Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom not attempting to flee country: SpokespersonThis comes amid the turmoil after the top court's landmark order to free former President Mohamed Nasheed along with other high-profile prisoners. |
![]() | Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed vows to run for presidentNasheed was barred from contesting any election in the Maldives after the controversial 2015 conviction on a terrorism charge widely criticised as politically motivated. |
![]() | Maldives may press Sri Lanka to deport ex-prez NasheedThe Maldives may seek Sri Lanka's help to deport former president Mohamed Nasheed, the country's envoy said today, a day after the exiled leader's lawyer raised fears for his safety. |
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