Maldives News

Tourists enjoying the sun and sand at the Maldives' luxury island resorts have barely put down their cocktails during the political crisis rocking Asia's newest democracy, oblivious to behind-the-scenes links of tourism to the tumult.

The Maldives' new president expanded his Cabinet on Sunday to include religious conservatives who have been demanding the introduction of strict Islamic laws in the Indian Ocean nation that relies on high-end tourism.

The Maldives' new president expanded his Cabinet on Sunday to include religious conservatives who have been demanding the introduction of strict Islamic laws in the Indian Ocean nation that relies on high-end tourism.

It is business as usual for Indian companies and the economic interests of India are safe in the Maldives, wracked by political tumult and violence after the deposition of former president Mohamed Nasheed, diplomats and others said.

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In the early morning of 30 January, following a late night meeting with then Vice President Waheed, anti-Nasheed protest leaders - Sheikh Iram, President of religious conservate Adhaalath Party; Umar Naseer, Vice President of former President Gayoom's Progressive Party of Maldives; and Ibrahim 'Mavota' Shareef, Vice President of DhivehiA ... (more)

According history 2 of them promotes democracy with political party removed from power forcefully both of them Ameen & Nasheed experienced publicly beaten but in a different way.

Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed, center, lifts a child as he walks out from a Mosque following prayers with his supporters in Male, Maldives, Friday, Feb.

Commonwealth officials are to hold an urgent meeting to discuss a stand-off in the Maldives between President Mohammed Waheed Hassan and his predecessor, who resigned on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI/MALE: Ruling out intervention, India's special envoy to the Maldives returned to New Delhi Saturday evening after wide-ranging talks with key political figures in the island nation during which he stressed on pushing the political process and exhorted them to resolve "complex issues" in "an atmosphere of peace and calm." M. Ganapathi, ... (more)

Following an international demand for clarification on the power transfer from former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed to his vice president, the government Saturday announced that an independent inquiry would be conducted on the allegation of a coup in the country.

The new government that has taken over in Maldives following a coup has launched political reprisals, with the state media denouncing ousted president Mohamed Nasheed as a traitor and security forces rounding up former officials and aides of his administration.

Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed, center, waves to wellwishers as he marches with his supporters in Male, Maldives, Friday, Feb.

A UN special envoy arrived yesterday for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president Mohamed Nasheed demanded fresh elections after being ousted in what he called a coup d'etat. Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco held an hour-long meeting with new president Mohamed Waheed, who has won crucial backing from ... (more)

Calm has returned to the streets of the Maldivian capital Male after unrest earlier this week.

At least 11 militants were killed and 19 injured Friday in an operation launched against them by security forces in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, Geo News reported.

Bernard Savage, Head of the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives said: "At this stage, given our information, we would not say that there has been any legal infringement of constitutional forms.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The political unrest in Maldives is also drawing attention to the untapped potential of the small port at Vizhinjam which is continuing trade relations with the island nation unhindered.

A Muslim island nation in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Maldives is in chaos after a military-backed coup wiped out a nine-year-old democracy earlier this week.