The first rally by the Maldives United Opposition is underway. A podium has been set up at the MDP's meeting hall, located on the outer ring...
The Maldives United Opposition's shadow cabinet on also discussed setting up "a special 'Whatsapp' phone hotline to impart relevant information to police personnel seeking to refuse...
The Maldives United Opposition is gearing up for its rally tonight despite the government's refusal to grant permission to use a public venue in Malé.
Gayoom, the leader of the PPM, said the members who walked out objected to the presence of his son Faris Maumoon and Aminath Nadira, who they...
MDP MPs clamoured for the immediate release of their jailed colleague and called for President Yameen's resignation. Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed adjourned proceedings shortly after the...
Warning that the changes would compromise the civil service's impartiality and meritocracy, PPM MP Faris Maumoon breached the ruling party's whip line again and voted against...
"There's no room now to believe that what Britain is doing now isn't keeping a few Maldivians there and training them for a terrorist attack here,"...
Tamrat Samuel is due to begin talks with the government and opposition parties Tuesday, but the imprisonment of opposition leaders, including former President Nasheed and Adhaalath...
The ruling party MPs told local media that the lawsuit had been withdrawn. "But we’ve realised Maumoon is still not allowing for council or committee meetings,...
The opposition coalition's spokesman was accused of trying to "flee" from the police after a remand hearing in April last year. Despite the conviction, Mahloof remains...
A failed coup attempt by a faction within the Turkish military Friday night has reignited fierce debates among Maldivians on social media about the controversial transfer...
MP Ahmed Mahloof and three others were briefly detained Saturday evening. Standing atop a pickup, Mahloof was using a megaphone to invite the public to the...
The Maldives United Opposition, launched in London last month by opposition leaders in exile, had planned to hold the rally Thursday night despite the last-minute withdrawal...
Amid mounting foreign pressure and the threat of targeted sanctions, Akin Gump has been employed for six months to assist the government with "outreach and communications...
"It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the...
Despite the withdrawal of the permit, the MDP has said the first rally of the new opposition coalition will go ahead as planned tonight. Maldives United...
Contrary to reports in local media, the UN Human Rights Committee has not "ordered" the government to halt the imminent execution of a 22-year-old convict, newly-appointed...
