A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 28th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: Amidst shaping of Maldives foreign policy, the most recent talk you hear is Maldives government campaigning hard to win United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat. When Japanese Foreign Minister visited the Maldives recently, President Abdulla Yameen […]
(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. […]
King Salman of Saudi Arabia (R) greets President Yameen during his visit to the Maldives as the Saudi crown prince. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Tuesday assured King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia that the Maldives remains in solidarity with the Arab kingdom in its endeavours to establish regional peace. President […]
The Maldives has defended a Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen after the kingdom was blacklisted by the UN for killing and injuring hundreds of children last year. The military alliance was placed on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ “list of shame” for 683 child casualties and 38 verified incidents of attacks on schools and hospitals. But in […]
The Government of Maldives has risen to the defence of Saudi Arabia, citing that the UN had failed to amass accurate information on the current situation prior to placing Saudi Arabia on the list of shame. Saudi Arabia was placed on the UN’s ‘list of shame’ last week. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to […]
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 […]
The elementary basis on which any free, democratic regime stands tall and functions is its freedom to make and amend policies around its political, economical, social structure, which in politically correct terms is termed as sovereignty. A liberated nation must be free from any external influence ( read interference) but if it is not , […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 7th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: When violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar escalated, Maldives ceased trade relations with the country, reenacting the footsteps of the previous government where they cut ties with Israel. However, Maldives does not have much of a […]
This original Dhivehi news report was published on news website: vfp.mv on 17th March 2017 Here is a loose translation: Vilimalé member and PPM Parliamentary Group leader Ahmed Nihan Hassan Manik has said that the Saudi royal family wants to keep the deal of buying Faafu Atoll as a secret. In the leaked audio of […]