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Maldives will now ban Israeli passport holders amid ongoing Gaza conflict

Maldives has banned Israeli passport holders from entering the Island Nation amid public outrage over the ongoing war in Gaza.

Pro-China Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's party clinches Parliamentary election amid recent diplomatic row with India

President Mohamed Muizzu People’s National Congress (PNC) took control of the Parliament by winning the election on Sunday by clinching over 60 seats, highlighting the Island Nation ...

Main opposition party of Maldives likely to file impeachment motion against President Mohamed Muizzu

Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), which is the main opposition party of Maldives and holds a majority in the Parliament, has gathered enough signatures to submit a motion to impeach Presi ...

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party loses key poll amid ongoing diplomatic row with India

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu received a jolt when pro-Indian key opposition party Maldives Democratic Party (MDP)'s candidate Adam Azim won the crucial mayoral elections of Male. ...

China excludes Maldives, Bhutan from South Asia poverty alleviation program

China last week launched a new poverty alleviation program directed at South Asian countries which didn’t include the Maldives, Bhutan, and India. The initiative, first proposed by ...

Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next UN General Assembly President

New York: The UN chief welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, as President-elect of the 76th session of the General Assembly.

Police arrest key suspect accused of targeting former Maldives president

Authorities in the Maldives say they have arrested a key suspect who is believed to have detonated the IED that targeted the Maldives’ former president Mohammed Nasheed on Thursday, ...

Maldives extends state of health emergency again

The Maldives has yet again extended its state of public health emergency after a surge in COVID-19 cases in the island nation. The announcement was made by the Minister of Health Ahmed Na ...

EU sanctions Maldivian government officials; Key MEP says 'significant step'

Brussels/Male: A key Member of European Parliament (MEP) has hailed the European Union's (EU) decision to sanction Maldivian government officials as a 'significant step forward ...