"It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the...
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...
Renewing calls for the release of “political prisoners,” the US and the UK have condemned the imprisonment of Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla on a terrorism...
President Abdulla Yameen has backtracked on an "unconditional promise" to allow jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical care, and...
Swire's visit follows the government's sudden change of heart in authorising jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed’s travel to the UK for medical treatment. Indian and Sri...
Jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed has been granted leave to travel to the United Kingdom for a surgery on his spine, the ministry of foreign affairs...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s lawyers have submitted to the UK government a list of potential targets for sanctions, prompting a ruling party MP to claim the...
International human rights groups and the governments of the UK and the US have urged the Maldives to revoke a nationwide state of emergency and restore...
The Maldives has lashed out at the UK foreign office's alleged refusal to allow Cherie Blair to accompany Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon to a meeting in...
David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, has expressed concern over the re-imprisonment of former President Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday.
The cabinet has decided to reassess the Maldives' membership in the Commonwealth following repeated threats to leave the inter-governmental organization. British MPs are meanwhile continuing to...