A meeting of European Parliament. A European Union (EU) delegation is set to arrive in the Maldives to observe its political situation on Monday. Mihaaru is aware that some members of the European Parliament will also be joining the delegation in its two-day visit. They will meet with the ruling coalition’s leaders, as well as […]
Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), Hala Al-Ansari, received at the SCW’s premises Maldives President’s Special Envoy and the Minister of Gender and Family, Aminath Zeneesha Shaheed Zaki, who is currently on a visit to the kingdom. Al-Ansari highlighted the efforts exerted by the SCW, under the leadership of Her Royal Highness Princess […]
The First India Maldives Consular Dialogue was held on 24 October at New Delhi in Conference Room, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri. The dialogue was led by Shri Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Secretary (CPV & OIA) from the Indian side and Mr. Ahmed Khaleel, Bilateral Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Maldivian side. Consular dialogue between the two […]
A top Maldives diplomat has highlighted the country’s work in tackling extremism, despite criticism of the government’s failure to deliver key elements in its fight against terrorism. The ambassador to India, Ahmed Mohamed, was speaking to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in a wide-ranging interview. He described the country’s borders as “quite […]
One of the largest TV stations in the Maldives, Raajje TV, says authorities are using newly recriminalized defamation law to try to shut it down by levying exorbitant fines. The regulatory Maldives Broadcast Commission (MBC) has fined the opposition-aligned 24-hour TV news channel for defamation three times in the past seven months, for a total […]
In an exclusive interaction with the UNODC Regional Office for South Asia‘s Samarth Pathak, the Ambassador of the Maldives to India, Ahmed Mohamed, reflects on the key security challenges facing the region today, and calls for stronger regional coordination among SAARC nations to curb extremism and the drug menace. Q: As the Ambassador of the Maldives […]
The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Her Excellency Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez, presented her Letter of Credence to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning, at the President’s Office. During the call, the President congratulated the Ambassador on her appointment and extended greetings and good wishes to the President of Cuba, His Excellency Raúl […]
Mohamed Hussain Shareef, the Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, on his way to present his credentials to the Sri Lankan president. The newly appointed envoy to Sri Lanka, Mohamed Hussain Shareef, presented his credentials to the Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, early on Monday. Mihaaru understands that the ceremony was held at 10:30 a.m. Shareef received […]