Relations between the two countries have come under strain in recent years, mostly over China’s influence in the Maldives but also over a controversial 45-day state...
The parliament has approved government-sponsored legislation for reducing the import duty for petroleum products from 10 to five percent.
The ruling coalition has described the outcome of Saturday's local council election as "a satisfactory victory" despite heavy losses in the capital and other populous islands.
The opposition MDP officially launched its local council election campaign with simultaneous rallies in the north and south on Thursday night as the ruling party introduced...
After a meeting between the PPM parliamentary group and President Abdulla Yameen, Majority Leader Nihan criticised PPM leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's decision to appoint his son...
A ruling party MP threatened to sue al-Jazeera last night over an upcoming documentary about alleged corruption and abuse of power by President Abdulla Yameen that...
A revised bill on criminalising defamation and imposing severe restrictions on free speech was introduced to parliament last Tuesday without addressing concerns raised by Maldivian journalists.
An emergency meeting of the ruling party's council Tuesday night showed that some members are opposed to the reform agenda launched by former President Maumoon Abdul...
Opposition MPs have withdrawn a no-confidence motion submitted against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, two days before the motion was up for debate at the People’s Majlis.
Majority Leader Ahmed Nihan has submitted legislation on behalf of the government to criminalise defamation and expressions contrary to national interest or tenets of Islam. The...
President Abdulla Yameen as the commander-in-chief must bear full responsibility for weapons that went missing from the state armoury, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)...
The Maldives' recent history has shown that the post of the vice president is unsuited to the country, ruling party MP Ahmed Nihan has said, suggesting...
President Abdulla Yameen had sought parliament's counsel on the country's membership of the Commonwealth following lobbying efforts for an assessment of Maldives’ alleged violations of the...
