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Maldivian crisis: Agitators open prison gate where 12 MPs being held
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 3 (ANI): Agitators in the Maldivian capital on Saturday opened the gate of Maafushi Prison, where the 12 parliamentary members have been kept in detention, but did not enter inside.
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Peoples' anger mounts as Maldivian President Yameen refuses to abide by SC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E] Feb.3 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court ruling to release key political prisoners and reinstate 12 MPs, President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has refused to honour the rule of law in the Maldives.
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India wishes to see stable, peaceful Maldives: MEA
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Reacting to the ongoing political turmoil in the Maldives, India on Friday said that it wishes to see stability and peace there.
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Maldives' SC orders release of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives] Feb 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Maldives has ordered the release of former president Mohamed Nasheed and former vice president Ahmed Adeeb along with other politicians.
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India is closest friend, ally: Maldivian President
Updated : 8 years, 3 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, 3 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, 7 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, 7 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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