Clerics strongly opposed the nomination of two female judges to the Supreme Court.
Religious scholars are opposed to a female vice presidential candidate for the coalition's joint ticket.
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...
Fisheries Minister Dr Mohamed Shainee, chairman of the all-party talks and the government's chief negotiator, told the press on Thursday that invitations have been sent out...
Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the religious conservative party said.
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has renewed calls for dialogue between the Maldivian government and political parties, urging the government and the opposition to prioritise national...
The MDP is the only party to have conducted primaries so far ahead of the local council elections scheduled for January 14. The elections commission today...
The elections commission has struck off nearly half of the MDP's members from its registry after the parliament approved a law requiring all political party members...
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...
Sheikh Ilyas Hussain had his license to preach revoked after he blamed a hike in food prices on government corruption during a sermon on Friday
Adding to the chorus of concern, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that the UK “regrets that the Maldives has chosen to leave.”
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has accused the government of attempting to obstruct the upcoming all-party talks by demanding council-endorsed representatives and ruling out negotiating...
Several immigration officers have been sacked for refusing on religious grounds to trim their beards and lower the hem of their trousers below the ankles. Notices...
Five rival opposition groups announced today a united front to remove President Abdulla Yameen from office, urging supporters to bridge differences to restore democracy.
Azim Zahir explores the array of factors that fuel radicalisation in the Maldives; “block thinking” that does not bother to understand complexities; government's trivialising of the...
"The government must not expect to hold our leaders as hostages at the negotiating table! Negotiations must be sincere and should pave way for political reconciliation,"...
Tamrat Samuel, a senior advisor to the UN's department of political affairs, is seeking to lay the groundwork "for substantive political party dialogue in the interest...
