MP Ahmed Mahloof, jailed on controversial charges, was granted ten days leave to travel to India to seek treatment and conduct medical tests not available in...
Ahmed Hassan, 55, was found death by prison guards at 4:40am at the low security prison, Asseyri Jail, on December 1
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has renewed calls for dialogue between the Maldivian government and political parties, urging the government and the opposition to prioritise national...
The civil court ordered the elections commission to postpone January’s local council elections, citing the ruling party's inability to prepare for polls in the wake of...
The high court has ruled the government’s seizure of two lagoons leased to Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group lawful in a verdict that critics claim was politically...
Waheed, who lives in exile in the United Kingdom, said he was resigning to pave the way for a leader who lives in the Maldives.
A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Malé on Monday, destroying MVR40million (US$2.6million) worth goods, injuring two fire-fighters and spreading to five other buildings...
Ameen Faisal, who was charged with terrorism over the 2010 detention of President Abdulla Yameen, will be tried behind closed doors, the criminal court has ruled.
Shadiya Ibrahim, the UNFPA's assistant representative hails the Maldives' ground-breaking Gender Equality Act, but says affirmative action is necessary to bridge the gender gap in political...
Human-trafficking cases are stalled “because victims want to leave the country immediately or weren't prepared to cooperate with investigators," the police said.
A verdict will be delivered on December 19, the court said. Prosecutors reiterated that Wisam and Leevan had tackled a police officer to prevent him from...
The landmark Criminal Procedures Code, approved in April and set to come into force on January 7, will now be enacted in June next year.
A journalist with Mihaaru was questioned over an article in which an opposition official branded three ex MDP members who had called for reforms to the...
Speaker Abdulla Maseeh was once again accused of subverting parliamentary rules to favour the ruling party after he called off votes on key government-sponsored bills on...
Faris Maumoon discusses plans to weaken his uncle, President Abdulla Yameen's stranglehold on power, and shares his take on where it all went wrong, his father's...
The amendment to the Political Parties Act states that candidates who fail to secure a political party ticket cannot contest elections independently or on the ticket...
“Take risks for the sake of this nation. I have done my part,” Gasim said on being freed from jail
