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US lauds Ibrahim Solih on Maldives election victory
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 25 (ANI): The United States congratulated Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory in the recently-concluded presidential polls in the Maldives, and expressed keenness in working with the new government in areas of shared interest.
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Voting begins in high-stakes Maldives elections
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 23 (ANI): Voting officially began in the Maldives amid fear of rigging and violence by the country's opposition parties and international monitor groups to sway the results in favour of incumbent President Abdulla Yameen.
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Situation in Maldives far worse than imagined: SADF report
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 19 (ANI): A South Asian Democracy Forum (SADF) report containing observations of three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), accompanied by two officials of the European Economic and Social Committee, confirmed that the situation in the Maldives is far worse than im
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RSF asks Maldives' presidential candidates to assure press freedom
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 13 (ANI): Days after the Maldives Broadcasting Commission slapped a hefty fine on a TV channel for allegedly defaming the President and threatening national security, the Press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF or Reporters Sans Frontieres) sought a firm undertaki
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Maldives situation "worse than previously understood"
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 09 (ANI): A report on the current political situation in the Maldives, recently published by a European think tank, has deemed the political situation in the Island Nation under President Abdulla Yameen as "worse than had been previously understood and continues to de
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Plane lands at under construction runway in Male airport
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): An Air India plane mistakenly landed at a non-operational and under construction runway at the Male Velana International Airport in the Maldives on Friday.
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US calls for fair elections in Maldives, warns of sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 07 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the "continued democratic backsliding" in the Maldives and warned the island nation it would take "appropriate measures" against those undermining fair electoral process and democracy.
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Invasion is necessary, Swamy repeats Maldives remark
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Repeating his "invade the Maldives" remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said that in order to protect Indians in that country, "invasion is necessary" if upcoming Presidential elections in the island nation was rigged. How
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Swamy's Maldives remark his personal view: Govt
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy's tweets about invading the Maldives were his personal views and not the government's.
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EU closely monitoring situation in poll-bound Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 (ANI): The European Union is closely monitoring the situation in the Maldives in the run-up to the Presidential elections scheduled for September 23, according to a media release issued by the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan.
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European lawmakers to slap economic embargo on Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 22 (ANI): A group of European officials, including the Members of European Parliament (MEP), have threatened to impose economic and other sanctions on the Maldives if the present regime fails to hold free and fair federal elections, scheduled for September 23 this
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Emergency weakened democratic institutions in Maldives: US diplomat
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Voicing her concern over the current political turmoil in the Maldives, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells asserted that the crisis caused by the emergency imposed in the country has weakened its democ
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