The prohibition on foreign ownership of Maldivian territory was restored.
Parliament amended the constitution in 2015, with opposition party backing, to authorise foreign ownership of land or freeholds despite calls for a public referendum.
The categorical denial comes after Climate Home reported former President Mohamed Nasheed and foreign policy experts raising the prospect of Saudi Arabia seeking a strategic anchor...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has expressed concern with alleged plans to sell Faafu atoll to the Saudi royal family, warning that the deal would “effectively...
The Faafu project will be similar to "mixed development projects in French Riviera" with "international sea sports, mixed development, residential high-class development, many tourist resorts, many...
Speculation of the imminent sale of Faafu atoll to the Saudi royal family intensified this week when the media learned of the Saudi King's upcoming official...
The president described the project as a township or an integrated development project involving various industries and open to travellers from all over the world.
President Abdulla Yameen, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has assured India that Maldives will keep the Indian Ocean demilitarized and will not...
Mabrook Azeez, a member of the 'Heylaa' (Awake) youth group, said the gathering was planned as "a networking event" to share views on the issue, enlist...
Saudi Arabia opened an embassy in the Maldives for the first time on Sunday as agreed upon during President Abdulla Yameen's state visit to the kingdom...
The Youth Integrity Network (YIN) called on President Abdulla Yameen to revoke the amendment last night and joined hands with youth movement Heylaa [Awake] in organizing...
A youth group has called for a march on August 7 to urging President Abdulla Yameen to hold a public referendum on a constitutional amendment that...
China "has always respected and supported the Maldives' efforts to maintain its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity," the Chinese foreign ministry has said. "What the relevant...
"The future holds the prospects of foreign military bases on Maldivian territorial waters; becoming embroiled in Indian Ocean security issues and potential naval warfare; forced internal...
Dismissing former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s call for a public referendum on foreign freeholds in the Maldives, vice president Ahmed Adeeb said today: “The former president...
