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Maldivian crisis: Yameen accuses judges of overthrowing him
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 06 (ANI): Embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday accused the judges of plotting to overthrow him, saying that the emergency was imposed to investigate "this plot, this coup" of the Maldivian Supreme Court, which ordered the release of nine jailed opposi
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Maldivian crisis deepens, former President, Chief Justice arrested
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives] Feb 6 (ANI): Former President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed and Judicial administrator Hassan Saeed have been arrested, just hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country.
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Maldives crisis: Army stormed inside Supreme Court
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country, country's National Defence Force stormed inside the Supreme Court (SC) premises in Male.
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MEA advises Indians to defer non-essential travels to Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 05 (ANI): In the wake of emergency being declared in the Maldives, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday advised citizens to defer all non-essential travels to the country and urged expatriates to remain on alert due to the recent developments.
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Maldives crisis: 'Army could storm Supreme Court at any moment'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President declared a state of emergency in the country, former attorney general Husnu Al Suood tweeted that he has been informed that Army could storm the Supreme Court building at any moment.
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Opposition leaders being placed under detention as Maldives President decl
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Opposition leaders across the Maldives are being rounded up and placed under detention as draconian measures are being put in place by President Abdulla Yameen. Early Monday evening President Yameen declared a state of emergency for 15 days.
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Maldives crisis: Oppn submits no-confidence motion against Attorney Genera
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 4 (ANI): Maldives' Joint Opposition Spokesperson Ahmed Mahloof said on Sunday they have submitted a no-confidence motion against the Attorney General, the Prosecutor General, Home Minister and the Defence Minister for refusing to implement the Supreme Court ruling.
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India is closest friend, ally: Maldivian President
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Dec 24 (ANI): Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Sunday reaffirmed that India was the nation's closest friend and ally.
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China arm twists Maldives into signing a free trade agreement
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Dec 19 (ANI): President Abdulla Yameen's rush to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China during his recent visit to Beijing without following constitutional/legal norms has generated considerable anti-China sentiment in the Maldives.
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The Maldives: Now, a paradise for Jihadis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Jan. 6 (ANI): A video released in August 2015 by a pro-ISIS group shows three men threatening to kill Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen and Vice President Ahmed Adeeb if opposition leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla is not released from prison.
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Maldives to have first execution in 60 years in order to showcase 'Is
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Male (Maldives), July 10 (ANI): Beleaguered Maldives President Abdulla Yameen is adamant that the first execution of a convict in sixty years will take place under his watch as a reiteration of Maldives' Islamic credentials.
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