Dunya Maumoon, a former foreign minister in her uncle President Abdulla Yameen's government, told an Indian newspaper that the Maldivian "experiment with democracy may be failing"...
Her departure from her uncle’s government appeared imminent after President Abdulla Yameen arrested her father on February 6, but has taken weeks to materialise.
Faris Maumoon is a politician but is best known for being the eldest son of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He is also known for being...
Gayoom has denounced his daughter's shock return, saying he does not support her decision
Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon has resigned his afternoon, citing opposition to the government's plans to implement the death penalty.
Unfazed by protests from religious conservative groups, Maldives joined in on world yoga day celebrations on Tuesday.
The simple fact is that for many months the international media and political leaders in the US, UK and Europe have heard only one side of...
The government of Maldives has cancelled a US$300,000 PR deal with Washington-based lobbyist Podesta, following former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on a charge of plotting...
The government, which has received fierce criticism in the past year over the jailing of opposition leaders including former President Mohamed Nasheed, is hoping the high-level...
The government today promised top diplomats that it would withdraw conditions for Nasheed's UK trip, but the home minister remains adamant and has levelled a series...
Newspaper Haveeru reported today that the pair were also held for more than an hour at the airport before being told they were blacklisted "by mistake."...
Toby Cadman, the barrister who defended the jailing of former President Mohamed Nasheed at the UN on the Maldivian government’s behalf, first approached the opposition leader’s...
The European parliament is due to vote today on a resolution calling on member states to "freeze the assets abroad of members of the Maldives government...
The two day visit comes ahead of a crucial Commonwealth heads of government meeting later this month, and follows a joint statement by the Prime Ministers...
The government of the Maldives has hired a second public relations firm, London-based BTP Advisers, the Maldives Independent can reveal.
Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon is in Colombo to brief the diplomatic community on Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on suspicion of links to a blast on...
The Maldives and India reviewed bilateral ties today and committed to boost cooperation in the defence, human resource, trade and health sectors in talks co-chaired by...
