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...
The Maldives’ embattled president, Abdulla Yameen, has lashed out at persisting international scrutiny over the jailing of his opponents, days after cabinet ministers promised to follow...
Government-initiated all-party talks are an “exercise in futility” unless jailed political leaders are freed, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party told a visiting Commonwealth representative today.
President Abdulla Yameen unveiled Wednesday a US$800million plan to expand the Maldives’ main airport. The project, to be financed entirely by loans, was risky, but its...
The government of President Abdulla Yameen of the Maldives continues to abuse an overbroad anti-terror law as a blunt-force tool to arbitrarily and indiscriminately silence perceived...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has rejected an “exclusive meeting” proposed by the government “to explore avenues for the state for a leniency” on former...
The Supreme Court has concluded hearing the state's appeal of a terror conviction against former President Mohamed Nasheed’s terror conviction. A verdict is expected at a...
Two opposition MPs were fined Saturday for dumping fake dollars featuring President Abdulla Yameen’s face outside his residence in protest over his alleged involvement in the...
Amnesty International has slammed President Abdulla Yameen’s administration over its failure to address mounting concern over judicial independence.
President Abdulla Yameen attempted to shrug off responsibility for the Maldives' biggest ever corruption scandal, by claiming he was not aware "charity" to MPs and ruling...
President Abdulla Yameen established Thursday a new body on counter terrorism amidst continuing concern over the steady outflow of Maldivians joining the Syrian civil war.
Yameen claims he had thought cash hands to MPs, ruling party officials and for party activities came from gifts from friendly businesses. "The receiver, whether be...
The Commonwealth pledged today to continue scrutiny over and support for the Maldives, issuing a list of demands for President Abdulla Yameen, including freedom for jailed...
The Maldives Islamic Bank has released details of President Abdulla Yameen’s bank account details in an ongoing inquiry into allegations of embezzlement from state coffers.
Full transcript of former Auditor General Niyaz's interview detailing the extent of complicity by state officials, including President Yameen and MPs, in the embezzlement of hundreds...
In an op-ed for the Washington Times, President Abdulla Yameen accused former President Mohamed Nasheed and his heavyweight international lawyers of "trash-talking the Maldives" and attempting...
Chief Superintendent Mohamed Riyaz told the press that former President Mohamed Nasheed - who is currently in the UK on a 30-day medical leave from prison...
