Amnesty International has serious fair trial concerns in the case of opposition MP, Faris Maumoon, who faces a hearing on Monday on charges stemming from his attempt to move a vote of no-confidence in the Speaker of Parliament. Faris Maumoon was arrested by the Maldivian authorities on 18 July 2017, amid charges that he attempted […]
Maldives voted against including a supplementary item ‘The Responsibility to Protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity’in its formal agenda at it President Abdulla Yameen has said it is the international community’s responsibility, to help the Rohingya Muslims, who are described as ‘the world’s most persecuted minority group’. […]
Director General of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ahmed Zaki Ali accept Best Country Award on behalf of Maldivian delegation at SAYS 2017 on September 20, 2017. Maldives has won the Best Country Award, Best Ambassador Award, and the Global Youth Award at the South Asian Youth Summit 2017 in Bhubaneswar City, India. Awards were […]
Bangladesh maintained the all-win record in the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship beating the Maldives by 2-0 goals in their 2nd match at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Wednesday. Jafar Iqbal, who scored twice in their 4-3 victory over India in the opening match, also scored one goal against Bhutan in the 45th minute […]
Dushanbe: Oman kicked off their AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Malaysia qualifying campaign with a bang beating Maldives 8-0 in Tajikistan on Wednesday. Oman took charge of the match early as they went ahead in 8th minute when an unmarked Issa Khalfan Al-Naabi rose above the Maldives defenders to score off a corner. Mulham Yousuf Al […]
A group of Maldivian delegates at SAYS 2017 posing for a picture with the Maldivian flag in Bhubaneswar, India on September 16, 2017. Maldives, along with three other countries have expressed interest in hosting the second edition of the South Asian Youth Summit (SAYS), which will be held in 2018. The 1st SAYS is currently […]
Oman, coached by Yaqoob al Sabahi, will take on Maldives in the opening match of the AFC U16 Championship Group B Qualifier in Hisor, Tajikistan, on Wednesday. The match kicks off at 3 pm. Oman is pooled along with the hosts, Maldives and Syria. A total of 44 teams are in the fray for the […]
Ooredoo Maldives says that the digital interaction platform will help users to easily engage with Ooredoo — Photo by: Rizna Zareer Ooredoo Maldives has launched ‘Ooredoo Next’, a digital interaction platform that the company said would routinize the pre-paid mobile market. The telecommunications provider launched Ooredoo Next along with social networking platform Facebook’s ‘Messenger’ application. […]
Sir Mo Farah called time on his track career after the World Championships The Olympic Champion posted a video with his wife trying synchronised diving Farah was taking a break after claiming gold and silver at the championships The five-time world champion will now prepare for marathon running The 36-year-old has said he will run in the […]