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Abdulla Yameen

Culture

Maldives slipping into ‘autocratic rule’

The Maldives government is cracking down on the media, civil society and the opposition.

15 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Gayoom and son deny fresh coup accusations

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom started planning to overthrow the government in 2015, police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told the media in a surprise press conference.

16 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Machiavellian Prince: Abdulla Yameen

President Abdulla Yameen is difficult to love, yet he has managed to stay in power.

03 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Dunya rejoins Yameen’s government

Gayoom has denounced his daughter’s shock return, saying he does not support her decision

05 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Money laundering checks are a burden on small countries, says Yameen

President Abdulla Yameen has described international money-laundering checks as “red tape” that inflicts disproportionate burdens on small economies.

06 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Concern over investor confidence after appeals court approves seizure of Villa properties

The high court has ruled the government’s seizure of two lagoons leased to Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group lawful in a verdict that critics claim was politically motivated and would affect investor confidence in the Maldives.

01 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Gayoom and Yameen continue war of words

Gayoom continued to denounce Yameen’s authoritarianism as the president urged supporters to choose a young deer instead of a sick and old bear.

17 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

‘I will not support Yameen for re-election,’ insists Gayoom

Gayoom spoke to newspaper Mihaaru about the acrimonious split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives and his decision to withdraw support for his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s embattled administration.

15 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

More MPs abandon Gayoom, return to Yameen’s fold

Two MPs have abandoned the Gayoom faction and returned to Yameen’s fold, just a day after condemning the president for cracking down on his opponents’ businesses.

10 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Yameen praises Trump’s non-intervention foreign policy

“If [Trump] acts in accordance with this policy, the world will become much more peaceful than at present,” Yameen said. “Otherwise what we have seen so far is that some powerful imperialist has some kind of interest in anything that happens anywhere in the world.”

10 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Gayoom launches fresh legal bid to retake ruling party

Gayoom is petitioning the civil court asking it to invalidate Yameen’s usurpation of the authority of the party’s elected leader.

10 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Under pressure: Yameen accused of targeting business owned by MPs loyal to Gayoom

Yameen is being accused of cracking down on businesses owned by lawmakers loyal to his half-brother, following a renewed bid by the government to seize properties from Gasim’s Villa Group and Saleem’s Red Wave company, and the cancellation of a lucrative contract awarded to a third lawmaker.

08 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Gayoom hits back at Yameen’s call for guidance and unity

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has hit back at an appeal by President Abdulla Yameen at a public rally, urging the former president to unite and guide the ruling party, as “an attempt at deceiving the public.”

06 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Ex-PPM headquarters vandalised days after anti-Gayoom graffiti found on walls

Used motor oil was thrown on the gates to the PPM headquarters at Thema, days after the building was ransacked and insulting graffiti was found on its inner walls.

05 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Yameen faction clears out party headquarters, removes nameplate

Yameen’s supporters have cleaned out the PPM headquarters with police’s help, removing computers, documents, and furniture on Friday, and finally stripped the party’s nameplate from its walls on Sunday.

31 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Gasim throws support behind Gayoom

Gasim Ibrahim has thrown his support behind former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, declaring the 78-year-old to be the rightful leader of the divided ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.

31 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Gayoom loyalists air grievances against Yameen on Raajje TV

Gayoom’s deputies accused Yameen of authoritarianism and hypocrisy in an unprecedented appearance on Raajje TV, and took a swipe at what they described as his unwillingness to contest presidential primaries for the 2018 polls.

24 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Courts begins hearing appeal into PPM leadership row

The high court has begun hearing a case that will decide whether the civil court was right to hand over control of the ruling party to President Abdulla Yameen

21 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Opposition appeals to Gayoom to join alliance against Yameen

The Maldives United Opposition has invited former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to join it after he sought meetings with leaders of the Maldives’ minor parties amid a bitter row within the ruling party.

21 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Financial perks for former presidents scaled back

The regulation, which came into effect on Sunday, sets new limits on public funding for housing, health insurance and expenses on the former presidents’ secretariats

18 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM

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