A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
There is no threat of a terror attack on tourists visiting the Maldives, the tourism minister has said, after the United States cautioned its citizens over travelling to the popular holiday destination. Moosa Zameer told Mihaaru the Maldives regarded the safety of tourists with the utmost importance, adding there was no information to indicate a […]
A police officer making an arrest — The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday began enacting the new policy of appointing lawyers to individuals being arrested for terrorism allegations. According to the new policy created under the anti-terrorism act, the accused has to be informed of his right to appoint a lawyer when the Miranda rights are […]
Police officers stand guard during an operation. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU Mihaaru has found out that the police have arrested and are investigating two individuals accused of creating an improvised explosive device (IED), one of whom is a leader of a gang in capital Male. The two men are also accused of having connections with foreign terror […]
Defence Minister Adam Shareef (R) and Chief of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Major General Ahmed Shiyam (L) at the meeting held to mark Victory Day on November 3, 2017. MIHAARU PHOTO / NISHAN ALI President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom established strong, effective policies and has achieved great feats in countering terrorism and violent […]
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 original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 18th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: In Malé, he was a bright young man. He was among the top ten Maldivian A-Level achievers. He even won a scholarship to study abroad. The young man who rarely went outside started visiting his neighbourhood […]
The first Maldivians to be charged with travelling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group have been acquitted and set free. In a closed hearing Thursday, the criminal court decided that the prosecution was unable to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Ahmed Latheef, Ahmed Suhail Moosa, and Munawwar Abdulla went to Turkey to cross the […]
Two Maldivians en route to join the fighting in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and brought back to the country, according to the police. Both suspects have been remanded for 15 days, the police said, declining to disclose any further details. Two Maldivians were arrested in Turkey and brought back to Maldives while en […]
The Maldives Wednesday played down the United Kingdom’s updated travel advice to the country which said terrorists were “very likely” to carry out an attack, stressing the tropical paradise “remains one of the safest destinations in the world”. More than 100,000 Britons visited the Maldives last year, the third biggest market, up from 90,000 in […]