A three-judge panel at the criminal court ruled Sunday morning that the police obtained evidence against the lawmaker in contravention of the parliamentary privileges law.
Shahudhy becomes the second lawmaker to leave the ruling party since the opposition alliance submitted the no-confidence motion against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed with 45 signatures...
The permanent mission to the UN in Geneva said the Maldives deferred its candidacy for a later term "in the spirit of regional solidarity and in...
Leaked screenshots of President Abdulla Yameen admonishing ruling party lawmakers on the messaging platform Viber went viral Wednesday night.
"Sadly some people think that we don't have guts because we appear to be staying calm and quiet. We have guts," Shainee told the president's youth...
"The opposition has mounted several such political challenges in the past, which the administration is confident of weathering once again," the president's spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab...
The police have claimed to have evidence of MP Faris Maumoon bribing lawmakers to vote in favour of a no-confidence motion to remove the speaker of...
The retired brigadier general was previously put on trial along with former President Mohamed Nasheed over the military's detention of the criminal court's chief judge but...
Adeeb's lawyer Mahfooz Saeed wrote to Police Commissioner Ahmed Areef on Sunday claiming to have learned of "a plot to assassinate my client former Vice President...
The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives has called on former Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Shaheed to repent over a tweet about Germany legalising same-sex marriage, accusing...
The Attorney General's office said the law was "much needed to place the Maldives justice system on the same footings as developed countries,” and advised the...
Of the 10 MPs from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives who were among the 45 signatories, MP Ahmed Rasheed has claimed that his signature was...
The meeting followed multiple leaks from an official PPM Viber group showing arguments among lawmakers after Yameen appealed against backing the opposition's bid to remove Speaker...
Adeeb told the Supreme Court that the pistol found in Nazim's bedroom did not belong to the then-defence minister, assuring the chief justice "as someone who...
In his first media interview since his arrest in May 2015, Imran told the opposition-aligned Raajje TV before his return to prison that the opposition alliance...
MEPs discussed "the continued lack of respect for the peaceful expression of the political opposition, worsening security trends including sharp radicalisation of parts of society and...
"Our goal is to bring an end to President Yameen's rule. I urge all party members to dedicate your time to the efforts to remove President...
