Adhaalath Party
Adhaalath Party urges respect for differing views on religious disputes
Clerics strongly opposed the nomination of two female judges to the Supreme Court.
26 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Adhaalath disapproves of female running mate
Religious scholars are opposed to a female vice presidential candidate for the coalition’s joint ticket.
07 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Adeeb’s admission of frame-up fuels calls for Nazim’s release
Adeeb told the Supreme Court that the pistol found in Nazim’s bedroom did not belong to the then-defence minister, assuring the chief justice “as someone who knows very well the reasons why the incident occurred the way it did, how the planning began, the people involved, and how it ended”.
02 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Government calls on parties to re-engage in talks
Fisheries Minister Dr Mohamed Shainee, chairman of the all-party talks and the government’s chief negotiator, told the press on Thursday that invitations have been sent out and urged opposition parties to revive the failed talks.
01 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Adhaalath to boycott local council elections
Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the religious conservative party said.
10 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Ban Ki-moon renews calls for dialogue in the Maldives
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has renewed calls for dialogue between the Maldivian government and political parties, urging the government and the opposition to prioritise national interest and democracy
04 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
MDP elects candidates for local council elections
The MDP is the only party to have conducted primaries so far ahead of the local council elections scheduled for January 14. The elections commission today extended the deadline for accepting candidacy papers from November 15 to December 1.
06 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Nearly half of MDP’s members removed from its registry
The elections commission has struck off nearly half of the MDP’s members from its registry after the parliament approved a law requiring all political party members to submit their fingerprint records
25 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition appeals to Gayoom to join alliance against Yameen
The Maldives United Opposition has invited former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to join it after he sought meetings with leaders of the Maldives’ minor parties amid a bitter row within the ruling party.
21 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition cleric’s licence to preach revoked
Sheikh Ilyas Hussain had his license to preach revoked after he blamed a hike in food prices on government corruption during a sermon on Friday
18 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
UK “disappointed” by Maldives withdrawal from Commonwealth
Adding to the chorus of concern, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that the UK “regrets that the Maldives has chosen to leave.”
15 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Government accused of undermining all-party talks with preconditions
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has accused the government of attempting to obstruct the upcoming all-party talks by demanding council-endorsed representatives and ruling out negotiating with jailed opposition leaders.
11 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Immigration officers sacked for refusing to trim beards
Several immigration officers have been sacked for refusing on religious grounds to trim their beards and lower the hem of their trousers below the ankles. Notices were handed on Thursday to officers who refused to comply with the uniform code before a deadline lapsed last week.
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives opposition shows united front, urges supporters to “set aside differences”
Five rival opposition groups announced today a united front to remove President Abdulla Yameen from office, urging supporters to bridge differences to restore democracy.
01 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Politics of radicalisation: how the Maldives is failing to stem violent extremism
Azim Zahir explores the array of factors that fuel radicalisation in the Maldives; “block thinking” that does not bother to understand complexities; government’s trivialising of the issue; instrumentalisation of religion by all political parties; and the “Islamisation” of gangs.
25 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Jailed opposition leaders invited to join talks
“The government must not expect to hold our leaders as hostages at the negotiating table! Negotiations must be sincere and should pave way for political reconciliation,” Shidhatha Shareef, chair of the Adhaalath Party’s foreign relations committee, told The Maldives Independent.
20 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Top UN official arrives in Malé to resuscitate all-party talks
Tamrat Samuel, a senior advisor to the UN’s department of political affairs, is seeking to lay the groundwork “for substantive political party dialogue in the interest of attaining long-term political stability and rule of law in the Maldives.”
17 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Majlis creates new Islamic affairs council
The parliament has amended the 1994 Religious Unity Act to set up a new Supreme Council for Islamic affairs with the authority to issue fatwas or legal opinions on religious disputes.
13 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Government still hopes MDP will join talks despite third snub
The government will continue to attempt to convince the Maldivian Democratic Party and Adhaalath Party to participate in all-party talks following a third snub by the allied opposition parties, Fisheries Minister Dr Mohamed Shainee said today.
14 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
PPM angered by former ally’s accusations of being anti- Islamic
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives has condemned accusations that it was anti-Islamic by scholars of the religious conservative Adhaalath Party in a well-attended rally on Friday night.
21 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
