A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
When Maldivian President Adbulla Yameen kicks off a four-day state visit to Beijing on Wednesday, he will do so knowing his government already has forged a solid relationship with China’s leadership and especially President Xi Jinping. Yameen, who leads a nation of 400,000 in India’s backyard, is expected to meet Xi and oversee the signing […]
President Xi Jinping of China has described the collaboration between China and the Maldives as a wonderful, model partnership that could happen between a large and small nation. The Chinese President made this remark at the official talks held today between the Government of Maldives and the Government of China, as part of President Abdulla […]
Basic questions about an abducted Maldives Independent journalist have not been answered by the state including whether he is still alive, a court heard Thursday. Three suspects have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of Ahmed Rilwan, who went missing three years ago. Two of them, Aalif Rauf and Mohamed Nooradheen, are not in […]
Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Li Keqiang, has paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom this afternoon, at the Great Hall of People, China. The President and First Lady are currently on a State Visit to China, at the invitation of the President of China, […]
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed to strengthen cooperation on tourism, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with the Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in Beijing Thursday. “China has been the Maldives’ biggest source of tourists for seven consecutive years, and there is huge potential for more cooperation,” Li said. […]
The Maldivian government, political parties and opposition leaders have strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a statement Wednesday, the government called the move “a flagrant disregard of international law which could have dire consequences not only for the Middle East peace process and to the […]