Yameen has replaced Home Minister Ahmed Zuhoor with Azleen Ahmed, a junior minister at the education ministry. The reason for the sudden change remain unclear.
Kenya’s former chief justice flew into the Maldives Sunday for his first visit as a special envoy of the Commonwealth amid an intensifying government crackdown on...
The revised defamation bill is a “serious setback for freedom of speech in the Maldives,” said the US, UK, EU, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands in...
Ex home minister Umar Naseer says he has been placed under police protection after receiving death threats from a group of unidentified men carrying knives.
Environmental groups say construction of an airport on the "unique and rare" island of Dhigulaabadhoo in southern Gaaf Dhaal Atoll would lead to biodiversity loss.
Three MPs have filed a lawsuit against Gayoom at the civil court to regain control of PPM.
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s son was expelled Tuesday from the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives amid a bitter internal power struggle that has erupted...
Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon has resigned his afternoon, citing opposition to the government's plans to implement the death penalty.
Gayoom has set out a five-point plan to reform PPM, prompting fierce criticism from party members loyal to the incumbent president.
Slamming Yameen over continued pressure on critical and independent media in the Maldives, RSF has called on the Commonwealth to react without delay.
Gayoom moved to take control of the PPM tonight after a complaint was filed with the party's disciplinary committee urging action against two MPs, including son...
Tourists staying in guesthouses in the Maldives will be charged a tax of US$3 for each day of stay effective October 1.
The supreme court has upheld former President Mohamed Nasheed's 13-year jail sentence on charges of terrorism.
The supreme court registrar said judges had “decided not to hear the appeal” after holding two hearings. Nazim's family has accused the Maldivian state of holding...
The Maldivian Democratic Party has called for Supreme Court Judge Ali Hameed to be investigated for forgery over apparent inconsistencies of age in his identity documents
CNM, a popular news website critical of the Maldives government, has been forced shut after it exposed the first lady’s misuse of state resources.
The noose around Humam’s neck will put an end to not just his life but to two problems the government encounters: rumours of President Yameen’s involvement...
