The Maldives government is cracking down on the media, civil society and the opposition.
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom started planning to overthrow the government in 2015, police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told the media in a surprise press conference.
President Abdulla Yameen is difficult to love, yet he has managed to stay in power.
Gayoom has denounced his daughter's shock return, saying he does not support her decision
President Abdulla Yameen has described international money-laundering checks as “red tape” that inflicts disproportionate burdens on small economies.
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...
Gayoom continued to denounce Yameen's authoritarianism as the president urged supporters to choose a young deer instead of a sick and old bear.
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...
"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...
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.
Gayoom is petitioning the civil court asking it to invalidate Yameen’s usurpation of the authority of the party’s elected leader.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
