A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ahmet Yildiz, the deputy minister of the Turkish foreign ministry: he called on member states of the OIC to play more active roles in mediation at the first OIC Member States Conference on Mediation, held in Istanbul on November 21, 2017. PHOTO/NEW VISION The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), of which the Maldives is a […]
Members of SAI, a Japanese traditional drum group, pictured during their concert at the Republic Square, Male, on October 16, 2017. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The first beats of the drums, which resonate loud and thundering across the Republic Square, are enough to draw the eye of everyone in the vicinity. There is already a crowd […]
UNDP’s Goodwill Ambassador and Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport in the Maldives. PHOTO: FARAH AHMED/MIHAARU Last week, the news of Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau being in the Maldives had a large proportion of the population who religiously follow the show buzzing about his presence […]