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Business & Tourism

Maldives moves to disallow longline fishing

The decision came after warnings from the EU of a fish exports ban.

16 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Politics

International observers offer positive assessment of polls

Teams from the EU, Commonwealth and foreign embassies observed the election.

10 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Maldives seeks duty-free fish exports to European Union

A request was made at the annual policy dialogue with EU ambassadors.

12 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM

Politics

US and EU welcome dismissal of election challenge

“The Maldivian people can finally enjoy clarity over the outcome of the election,” the president-elect said.

22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

President-elect discusses reform and asset recovery with UK minister

Solih also met the ambassadors of France and the European Union.

08 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

EU and UN ‘not interested’ in observing Maldives election

The EU and UN rejected invitations by the Elections Commission.

27 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

EU sanctions and the Maldives: A Q&A

The government has been warned “not to get caught up in its own propaganda.”

21 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Maldives ‘paradise’ could become Maldives ‘hell’

Sanctions were a last resort and action must be taken quickly, said a former Brussels official.

21 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Details emerge of EU sanctions on Maldives

Countries can work with ‘third states’ to maximise the impact of sanctions.

19 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Maldives opposition celebrating sanctions threat ‘like Eid’

The Maldives president accused the opposition of being selfish.

18 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

EU approves targeted sanctions on Maldives government officials

Maldives government officials could face travel bans and asset freezes.

16 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldives politician arrested on eve of EU sanctions

Mohamed Ameeth was dragged away by five policemen during an opposition rally.

15 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Maldives hits back at mounting pre-election concern

The government hit back after calls from Western ambassadors “to demonstrate genuine commitment to a credible, transparent, and inclusive election process.”

02 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Political backlash to EU calls for religious freedom

Calls by the European Union to remove a constitutional requirement for all Maldivian citizens to be Muslims have added fuel to a resurgence of religious political rhetoric.

21 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Western powers call on Maldives to restore independence of parliament

“The forcible closure of the nation’s Majlis to its members; security forces surrounding and entering Parliament; and the harassment, intimidation and arrests of elected members of parliament are deeply troubling,” reads a joint statement.

26 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Maldives urged to halt execution by EU, UN rights experts

Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has also opposed Humam’s execution without the consent of the victim’s family. “No Islamic state has the right to carry out qisas except as provided in Islam,” he declared in a tweet.

02 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

EU denies claim it revoked duty-free status for Maldives fish on gay rights grounds

President Abdulla Yameen’s claim that the European Union had revoked duty-free status for Maldives tuna over the country’s failure to implement freedom of religion and homosexual rights is “inaccurate,” a European Union official has said.

09 May 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Age-limits, clemency and tuna: excerpts from Yameen’s May 3 speech

Here are excerpts from President Abdulla Yameen’s May 3 speech, in which he defended a constitutional amendment that set age-limits of 30- 65 years for the presidency, dismissed calls to amend clemency laws to facilitate former President Mohamed Nasheed’s release, and alleged that the EU had revoked duty-free status for Maldives tuna over gay rights.

05 May 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

UK awaits CMAG’s September review of Maldives

A British decision on imposing targeted sanctions against members of the Maldivian government will rest on the outcome of a Commonwealth-led push for reform in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a top diplomat from the UK has said.

30 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Defiant Yameen lashes out as concerns persist over jailing of opponents

The Maldives’ embattled president, Abdulla Yameen, has lashed out at persisting international scrutiny over the jailing of his opponents, days after cabinet ministers promised to follow recommendations for reform by the Commonwealth.

25 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

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