Economic Development Minister Saeed said the Maldives is hoping to secure duty-free status for fish and processed seafood exports. The Maldives’ first bilateral free trade deal...
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...
Citing under-representation of small states in the UN's main bodies, Foreign Minister Dr Mohamed Asim announced Saturday the Maldives' candidature to the UN Security Council for...
As Fuvahmulah is uniquely both an island and its own atoll, it currently has an atoll council as well as island councils for each of its...
The supreme court has introduced new rules requiring the family court to seek its approval before registering marriages involving minors. In accordance with Islamic sharia, the...
The civil court ordered the defence ministry on Monday to reinstate a senior military officer who was unfairly dismissed in the wake of President Abdulla Yameen's...
Abdul Aleem Adam, the PPM's deputy secretary-general, accused the exiled opposition leader of "lying to bring to President Maumoon into disrepute and to create discord among...
A group of men with their faces covered reportedly handed out a two-page letter to prayer-goers urging Maldivians to wage jihad. According to the letter, its...
The New York-based press freedom organisation also called on the government to "immediately stop all attempts to intimidate the press, and send a clear message to...
Anti-corruption NGO Transparency Maldives has called for a broad and independent investigation into allegations raised in an Al Jazeera exposé about systemic corruption, abuse of power...
The government has dismissed an explosive Al Jazeera corruption exposé aired on Wednesday as defamatory and biased, accusing the Qatari broadcaster of advancing the opposition's agenda...
Maldivian citizens who are instructed to return to the country either in connection with a court judgment or an ongoing investigation do not have the right...
Reserves at the Maldives Monetary Authority readily available for use in the foreign currency exchange market declined by US$1.5 million in July as the central bank...
The Maldives was assigned a local and foreign currency issuer rating of B2, which is considered "speculative and subject to high credit risk." According to Moody's,...
In an article published on its website last night, PSM said the 'Stealing Paradise' documentary was made in collaboration with the opposition by "a foreigner and...
The criminal court has issued warrants for the arrest of opposition leaders. Nasheed is wanted over an investigation of "a case involving more than MVR1.8 million...
The leaders of the Maldives United Opposition have travelled to Sri Lanka after several months of exile in the United Kingdom, fuelling growing speculation of President...
