Adhaalath


MDP and Adhaalath team up in six constituencies
The MDP candidate for the Mahibadhoo constituency dropped out.
18 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM


Nasheed denies backing alcohol sale at guesthouses
The former president was denounced for saying “alcohol sells.”
14 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM


Religion takes centre stage in Maldives election
Hardliners support the incumbent while the religious conservative party backs the opposition.
30 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM


Both sides certain of victory ahead of no-confidence vote
Both President Abdulla Yameen and the new alliance formed between ruling party lawmakers loyal to former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and opposition parties are confident of victory in the upcoming no-confidence vote against the parliament’s speaker.
23 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM


No-confidence motion filed to remove Speaker Maseeh
Opposition lawmakers have submitted a no-confidence motion to remove Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, posing the first credible challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s previously unassailable majority in parliament.
08 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM


Government tight-lipped amid growing clamour to reveal Saudi project for Faafu atoll
Speculation of the imminent sale of Faafu atoll to the Saudi royal family intensified this week when the media learned of the Saudi King’s upcoming official visit to the Maldives, prompting concerns over the scope for corruption, threats to sovereignty, and potential damage to the environment.
23 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM


Gayoom rebuffs government’s demand of council-endorsed representatives for talks
The government demanded that representatives for all-party talks must be endorsed by executive councils after Gayoom appointed his son to represent the PPM. A majority of the divided ruling party’s council is seen as loyal to President Abdulla Yameen in the ongoing fued between the Gayoom brothers.
05 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM


Has the Maldives United Opposition failed to ‘restore democracy’?
As rumours of Yameen’s imminent ouster fizzle out and detainees languish in jail, Omkar Khandekar asks if the opposition coalition has failed in its bid to remove the embattled president and “restore democracy.”
02 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM


After Commonwealth warning, government renews call for dialogue
On Sunday, the government asked the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and the Adhaalath Party to send details of its representatives for all-party talks “as they were the only parties who have not yet done so despite several previous requests.”
26 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM


Family requests Nazim’s transfer from jail to house arrest
The family of former defense minister Mohamed Nazim has requested his transfer from prison to house arrest with an appeal filed over the 11-year-jail term on weapons smuggling charges stalled indefinitely at the High Court.
07 Jul 2015, 7:16 PM


MDP proposes radical roadmap for political reconciliation
02 Jun 2015, 7:27 PM


Three arrested from opposition protest
28 May 2015, 4:40 PM


May Day protest pickup driver faces terrorism charges
21 May 2015, 5:18 PM


Opposition alliance opens meeting hall in Malé
19 May 2015, 6:12 PM


Jumhooree Party accepts president’s invitation for talks
18 May 2015, 6:25 PM


Opposition, police raise fears of violence on May Day
28 Apr 2015, 5:07 PM
“Maldivians against brutality” alliance to launch activities tonight
23 Mar 2015, 7:14 PM
Former bitter rivals unite against “brutality” of President Yameen’s government
20 Mar 2015, 12:56 AM
MDP to work with Adhaalath Party as Sheikh Imran calls for “national unity alliance” against government
17 Mar 2015, 11:07 PM
Adhaalath Party withdraws support for President Yameen
09 Mar 2015, 4:56 PM