A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have toured the Burj Khalifa, as part of their current official visit to the UAE. The President signed the guest book and proceeded with the tour of the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, at 2,717 feet (828 meters) […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an official visit, on Monday afternoon. The current visit is made by the President and First Lady on special invitation from the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Madam Fathimath Ibrahim have departed to the United Arab Emirates this morning on an official visit, at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and the Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. During the three day […]
President Abdulla Yameen (R) and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim (L) at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport before he departed to the United Arab Emirates on Octover 16, 2017. PHOTO / PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen and the First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim on Monday departed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an official […]
Parliament Speaker Abdulla Maseeh (L) pose for picture with Russian president Vladimir Putin after the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Russia. Parliament speaker and Fuvahmulah South MP Abdulla Maseeh met Russian president Vladimir Putin late Saturday. Maseeh is part of a parliamentary delegation currently in Russia to participate in the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) […]
The Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal Photo: Courtesy of the Maldivian Embassy in Beijing Over the National Day holidays, I visited Hohhot in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with my family. While on the road we met a group of Chinese people and they were curious to know where we were from. I told […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed warm felicitations and sincere good wishes to the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to the President of China, President Yameen took note […]