A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has appointed Dr. Fazeel Najeeb as Minister of State. The appointment was made on 20th September 2017. Dr. Fazeel Najeeb will serve at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Fazeel Najeeb has previously served as the Governor at the Maldives Monetary Authority for five years. He has also served at […]
The military’s firemen put out flames inside the parliament building in the early hours of Sunday after a dustbin and tissue box at a restroom caught fire. The fire was reported around 3:53 am, according to the Maldives National Defence Force, which is also responsible for maintaining security at the People’s Majlis. The fire incident […]
Adhaalath Party’s leader Sheikh Imran being escorted by Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) officers after being transferred to temporary house arrest. MIHAARU PHOTO / NISHAN ALI Religiously conservative Adhaalath Party’s leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla on Thursday night was transferred from Maafushi Prison to temporary house arrest. Sheikh Imran was transferred to house arrest earlier this year […]
Describing the Maldivian youth as an economic asset of the country, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has reiterated the administration’s commitment to empowering the youth. The President made this remark while speaking at the graduation ceremony of the “Empowering the next – 1000 Photographers” training programme. The training programme was conducted jointly by the Ministry […]
MNDF vehicles outside of Parliament premises following the fire — Photo by: Ahmed Muhsin A fire has broken out in Parliament premises. The fire broke out at around 4 am on Sunday and was attended by Fire and Rescue team at Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) shortly afterwards. No official statement had been released about […]
Mohamed Asim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session. UN Photo/Cia Pak 23 September 2017 – A stronger United Nations is more than ever needed to address the multiple crises facing the world, the Maldives to the General Assembly’s 72nd annual general debate […]
The Maldives has refused to release a Sri Lankan accused of being a ‘sniper’ and who had alleged planned to kill the Maldives President. Foreign Ministry sources told The Sunday Leader that the Maldives Attorney General’s Department had informed Sri Lanka that the ‘sniper’ cannot be released as he is facing a high profile case. […]