A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The four children of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom (L-R): Dhunya, Faris, Yumna and Ghassan. The Civil Court has ruled against the children of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in a lawsuit filed by Rasheed Carpentry & Construction (RCC), a private company of which the family of jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim are stakeholders. […]
A file photo shows former foreign minister Dunya Maumoon at a press conference. MIHAARU PHOTO Ministry of Health’s state minister Dunya Maumoon has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s King Salman’s decree allowing women to drive. Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world that did not allow women to drive. Women who were caught driving risked […]
A file photo shows former foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon at a press conference. MIHAARU PHOTO Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dunya Maumoon on Wednesday called on the government to be extra vigilant in their fight against terrorism. The message came after reports of two Maldivians being apprehended in a major anti-terrorism operation that took place […]