The aid includes US$7 million to strengthen maritime security.
The US embassy dismissed the alleged leaked cable as fake.
In a joint statement, the US, EU and Canada said urged the government to let the opposition conduct its activities without fear of intimidation or incarceration.
The UN, US and human rights groups have urged the Maldivian government to scrap or amend a law re- criminalising defamation over restrictions it imposes on...
Amid mounting foreign pressure and the threat of targeted sanctions, Akin Gump has been employed for six months to assist the government with "outreach and communications...