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Ex-Maldives President Gayyoom shifted to Maafushi Prison
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 09 (ANI): After spending two days at Dhoonidhoo Detention Centre, former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom was on Thursday night transferred to Maafushi Prison, an hour away from Male.
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Trump calls PM Modi to discuss security in Indo-Pacific region
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and pledged to continue working to enhance security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
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This is why Maldives President's 'special envoy' didn't visit India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 08 (ANI): Maldives' High Commissioner to India has clarified why India doesnot figure in the list of the countries where Maldives President Abdulla Yameen sent his 'special envoys'.
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Maldives crisis: CJ's lawyers express concerns over arbitrary arrest
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): The lawyers for Chief Justice of the Maldives Abdulla Saeed have expressed grave concerns over the continued arbitrary detention of the Chief Justice.
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Judiciary isolated and helpless in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): Former Attorney General of the Maldives and President of Maldives Bar Association Husnu Al Suood said on Thursday that the judges at the apex court were working under political pressure.
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Maldives unrest: Tourism industry badly hit
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): The ongoing political unrest in the Maldives has virtually destroyed the country's tourism industry with massive cancellations reported by tour groups and airlines.
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Maldives sends special envoys to 'friendly nations' amid crisis
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday sent his special envoys to three 'friendly nations'- China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
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Maldives crisis: Oppn MPs receiving death threats
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 07 (ANI): Days after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the Maldives, Joint Opposition spokesperson Ahmed Mahloof on Wednesday said that officials within the government are threatening the Member of Parliament (MPs) of the opposition party.
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Maldives crisis: Opposition seeks foreign intervention to restore democrac
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 7 (ANI): Hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the Maldives, the opposition called for other countries to intervene in the crisis.
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India disturbed by declaration of state of emergency in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 07 (ANI): India was disturbed by the declaration of the state of emergency in the Maldives, following Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen's refusal to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
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UN Chief urges Maldives govt. to lift state of emergency
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male (Maldives), Feb. 07 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed serious concern about the situation in Maldives and urged the government to uphold the rule of law in the island nation.
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'All are in clear and present danger in Maldives'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 06 (ANI): One of the 12 MPs disqualified from the Parliament by the Election Commission in the Maldives, Abdulla Sinan, has recently returned back to the Maldives from eight-month exile. His return comes at a time when the country is in a state of emergency after Pre
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