During a meeting with officers from the Special Protection Group, Shareef praised the restraint of soldiers in the face of protesting MPs, saying he would have...
Saud is the fourth lawmaker to face criminal prosecution since the four-party opposition coalition secured a majority in the parliament to impeach Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
Opposition MP Ahmed Mahloof alleged that the toilet was deliberately set on fire for a pretext to cancel the sitting.
A week after the unprecedented expulsion of lawmakers by the police and military, the People's Majlis resumed Monday with opposition MPs protesting in the chamber and...
Three MPs have been arrested and several others summoned for questioning since the unprecedented expulsion of opposition lawmakers from the parliament building by the police and...
The journalists were accused of obstructing police duty while Specialist Operations officers attempted to disperse the "unlawful gathering".
"The forcible closure of the nation’s Majlis to its members; security forces surrounding and entering Parliament; and the harassment, intimidation and arrests of elected members of...
The Maldivian Constitutional and legal system are "designed for a deadlock" and requires the president to rule with one hand tied behind his back, Yameen said.
The police have arrested two lawmakers and blocked gatherings in Malé in a crackdown on the opposition after Monday's protests and lockdown of parliament.
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim's trial on charges of attempting to bribe lawmakers restarted Tuesday, a day after he was released from a nine-day stay at...
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived in the Maldives on a three-day official visit to participate in Independence Day ceremonies as the chief guest.
The broadcasting regulator has slapped a fine of MVR200,000 (US$12,970) on the state-owned Public Service Media over defamatory remarks made by a ruling party lawmaker at...
The military acted upon request to forcibly remove opposition lawmakers from the Majlis building, the parliament secretariat has said, insisting that the unprecedented action Monday afternoon...
Police officers and soldiers in riot gear forcibly dragged out opposition lawmakers from the parliament building and arrested two in dramatic scenes Monday afternoon as protests...
The police have warned that the opposition alliance will not be allowed to stage an anti-government demonstration in Malé as planned on Monday.
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom attended Sunday morning his son MP Faris Maumoon's identity fraud trial as opposition lawmakers gathered outside the criminal court in solidarity...
President Abdulla Yameen has formed a five-member commission by executive decree to oversee the recovery of state assets flagged as lost or stolen by the Auditor...
