Two Maldivians en route to join the fighting in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and brought back to the country, according to the police.
The court granted the first MoniCon orders in March 2016, under former home minister Umar Naseer’s administration.
Maldives police said the Irishman was 30-years-old, but refused to reveal further details. Irish media named him as Andrew Roddy and said that he was on...
The Anti-Corruption Commission is seeking charges against the procurement department director of Fenaka Corporation for allegedly providing undue benefit to private parties in purchasing diesel for...
The sale of alcohol and pork is prohibited by law in inhabited islands as the consumption of alcohol and pork is forbidden in Islam. However, both...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union "regretted that the mandates of seven parliamentarians had been revoked in the absence of any legal basis under Maldivian law. It also raised...
The Maldives has an acute shortage of qualified mental health professionals despite growing mental health problems among the population.
The High Court on Wednesday began hearing an appeal from a man found guilty of planting a bomb near the official presidential residence in November 2015....
The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives and the National Integrity Commission are probing the custodial death on October 10 of Abdulla Rasheed, who was serving...
In a report submitted Tuesday to the Rajshahi metropolitan court, the criminal investigation department dismissed allegations of murder from Raudha Athif's father as based on “factual...
The MP for Dhiggaru constituency will lose his seat if he is found guilty.
The RaajjeTV lawsuit was filed citing police incompetence in protecting the broadcaster’s assets, despite information being given to law enforcement authorities about the possibility of an...
The government has terminated contracts signed with Malaysia’s Gryphon Energy Corporation in March to build five domestic airports in four atolls at a cost of US$57.5 million.
A loan agreement to finance the airport expansion was signed with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development during President Abdulla Yameen's ongoing official visit to the United...
While the Maldives foreign ministry announced the country’s candidacy back in 2016, a new website, animated video and three hashtags have been launched to support its...
China remains the single highest supplier of tourists to the Maldives, but dwindling figures have heightened fears that the market has peaked.
Ameen Faisal is charged with abduction under the now-defunct 1990 Anti-Terrorism Act and faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty.
