Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was among 141 people arrested from an opposition mass protest in the capital on March 16. He was accused of obstructing law enforcement after entering the restricted Republic...
More than MVR1.1 million (US$71,335) worth of oil was purchased for the Gaaf Dhaal Kaadedhdhoo airport last year in violation of public finance laws and regulations.
Of the 44,011 ballots cast, 43,922 voted for former president Mohamed Nasheed and 14 voted against.
The Elections Commission has already threatened to dissolve the MDP, saying that former president Mohamed Nasheed does not qualify as a candidate.
The revelation comes days after India’s navy chief said the Maldives’ pivot to China posed a challenge and follows months of regional tension.
Maldivians think it is unlikely that an election will be held at all and, even if it is held, they wonder if it will be free...
The MDP is part of an opposition alliance which has talked about putting forward a unity candidate in this September’s polls as its leaders are in...
The opposition has long criticised the cost of the current administration's flagship projects as wildly inflated, alleging graft and misuse of public funds.
The opposition spokesman was made to apologise for a request to change the judge presiding in his trial on a charge of false reporting to law enforcement.
The country's highest-ranking judges were found guilty earlier this month of influencing lower court judges and sentenced to one year, seven months and six days in prison.
China’s growing presence and a controversial state of emergency in the Maldives have been the two main sources of tension for India.
Sir Hugo Swire, a former Foreign Office minister, said that the “politically controlled” Elections Commission was attempting to freeze out the opposition ahead of September’s presidential...
Parliament amended the constitution in 2015, with opposition party backing, to authorise foreign ownership of land or freeholds despite calls for a public referendum.
The council of the Progressive Party of Maldives decided unanimously Tuesday night to give its ticket to President Abdulla Yameen.
The main opposition party was warned not to conduct its presidential primary as planned on May 30 with former president Mohamed Nasheed as the sole candidate.
Gayoom was charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly refusing to hand over his mobile phone for a police investigation.
With exiled former president Nasheed's campaign for the May 30 primary in full swing, the EC announced guidelines for conducting primaries and implicitly rejected the candidacies of convicted...
