A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MALE — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group signed with the State Trading Organization (STO), a government owned company in the Republic of Maldives, a syndicated murabaha financing agreement for $ 100 million. The Murabaha financing will secure more than 75 percent of the purchase of […]
Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone to welcome New Year 2018 in the Maldives After the Christmas celebration, Bollywood stars such as Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandez are gearing up to welcome New Year 2018 in their favourite destination place. And, popular Bollywood couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are also all set to ring in […]
She became a bona fide Hollywood superstar when she scooped the role of Miss Moneypenny in 2012 James Bond hit Skyfall. And Naomie Harris proved she has all the credentials of a superstar over the Christmas week when she showed off her phenomenal physique in scanty swimwear while living it up at the plush LUX* South […]
Feeling festive: Ronan Keating, 40, and his stunning wife Storm, 36, posted a number of candid shots of their sun-soaked Christmas Day in the Maldives with their eight-month-old son Cooper on Monday The welcomed their first child together on April 28 and haven’t let nursing a newborn stop them from travelling the world. Continuing their […]
1) Location, location location. The Maldives’s location on the Indian Ocean makes it a nation of concern to India especially as regional rival China is trying to expand its sphere of influence in the area. The Maldives is located near important sea routes in the Indian Ocean and close to the Gulf of Aden and […]
The Maldives manages to wriggle out of a sticky diplomatic situation involving regional power India Indo-Maldivian relations have been under strain… Maldives risks losing the look of a unitary state as stipulated in the Constitution The ball was in the Maldivian government’s court and President Yameen himself came out with a conciliatory statement on Sunday… […]
NEW DELHI: Amid growing concerns here over an open display of hostility against India in the Maldives, Male seems to be finally reaching out to the Indian government. It is currently discussing a high-level bilateral visit from India which it hopes will help calm frayed nerves on both sides. Tension seemed to have peaked last […]
TEHRAN (FNA)- A number of terrorists of Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at or the Levant Liberation Board), including a Maldivian commander, were killed in the Syrian Army attacks in Southwestern Damascus, social media activists said on Monday. The activists said that a number of Al-Nusra members were killed in heavy fighting with the army men […]
During the past few years, the Maldives have grown into one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world. Each and every year, consumers from far and wide travel to the coral islands. These islands, which are situated in the Indian Ocean, have managed to attract attention from far and wide. Despite being unknown to […]