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MDP calls for probe into graft rumours surrounding Saudi aid

By Maldives Times 2 min read

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 24, 2017, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh. Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s aggressive power grab represents a huge gamble on the stability of his kingdom and its neighbours, but Donald Trump is not one to worry. […]

During President Yameen's official visit to Saudi Arabia. PHOTO/PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

MDP calls on Maldives to leave UN-blacklisted Saudi coalition

By Maldives Times 2 min read

During President Yameen’s official visit to Saudi Arabia. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has called on the government of the Maldives to immediately leave a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition after the United Nations blacklisted the coalition for the deaths of hundreds of children and attacking dozens of schools and hospitals in Yemen. […]