In an open letter Friday, the allied parties asked President Yameen to clear up the government's stance on talks after reports that a mediation offer from Secretary-General António Guterresr was declined.
The government has asked opposition parties and former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to propose reforms to revive the failed all-party talks, Fisheries Minister Dr Mohamed Shainee...
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...
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 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...
The government demanded that representatives for all-party talks must be endorsed by executive councils after Gayoom appointed his son to represent the PPM. A majority of...
The MDP's national council decided to heed the Commonwealth's call for time-bound dialogue without preconditions “to achieve national agreement on institutional reform, and to ensure a...
On Sunday, the government asked the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and the Adhaalath Party to send details of its representatives for all-party talks "as they...
The UN said Tamrat Samuel "urged all concerned Maldivian parties to show maximum flexibility and commitment to compromise in order to overcome outstanding differences and address...
The president said he will urge the supreme court to issue a ruling in Nasheed's terror appeal. "Then we can decide on how to move forward....
Tamrat Samuel, the United Nation’s special envoy to the Maldives, left Malé on Friday with little apparent sign of progress in resuscitating all-party talks.
"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...
President Abdulla Yameen defended last night the government’s decision to reintroduce the death penalty, contending that enforcing capital punishment for murder is necessary to ensure public...
President Abdulla Yameen conceded Wednesday the need for reforming the Maldivian judiciary and renewed appeals for the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party to engage in dialogue...
The government will continue to attempt to convince the Maldivian Democratic Party and Adhaalath Party to participate in all-party talks following a third snub by the...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has rejected an “exclusive meeting” proposed by the government “to explore avenues for the state for a leniency” on former...
