"It is essential that all constitutional fundamental rights and freedoms are immediately restored and that due process of law is respected. A genuine dialogue with all...
The court warrant authorising the raid on Sangu TV stated that the police are seeking evidence related to a "video message uploaded to YouTube threatening to...
Ahmed Adeeb's lawyer contends that the president does not have the power to reduce the constitutionally-mandated period for the vice president to respond to charges from...
Impeached Vice President Ahmed Adeeb is now facing prosecution on charges of bribing police officers into divulging state secrets and smuggling weapons, the police have said.
Hundreds were evacuated this morning from Malé’s southwest harbor in the third bomb scare of the day. Security forces said a third suspicious object had been...
The Maldives parliament impeached today Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in an abrupt vote scheduled a day after an unprecedented state of emergency was declared in the...
The parliament today approved President Abdulla Yameen's declaration of a 30-day state of emergency in the face of criticism from opposition MPs. The unprecedented nationwide state...
International human rights groups and the governments of the UK and the US have urged the Maldives to revoke a nationwide state of emergency and restore...
The Supreme Court has suspended detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer, Hussain Shameem, on a charge of contempt of court.
The declaration comes two days ahead of a mass protest planned by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Several constitutional rights and freedoms as well...
A bipartisan coalition of 13 top US lawmakers, in a resolution submitted to the Congress, have called on the Maldives to free former President Mohamed Nasheed,...
The opposition-aligned Raajje TV has alleged that three of the station's journalists arrested while covering last night's bomb scare were beaten by police. The criminal court...
In his address to the nation on the occasion of Victory Day - celebrated annually on November 3 to commemorate a failed coup attempt in 1988...
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives says it is confident of impeaching Vice President Ahmed Adeeb without the main opposition party's backing.
Bomb squad officers defused tonight a homemade bomb found on vehicle parked near the presidential palace in Malé. President Abdulla Yameen, who prefers to live at his...
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb remains in custody after losing an appeal of his detention over suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla...
Following delays in submitting the 2016 budget to the People’s Majlis, a parliamentary committee has changed the rules of procedure to expedite the process of approving...
