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Passed emergency decree illegal: Maldivian opposition
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 21 (ANI): The state of emergency decree passed by the Maldivian parliament is illegal, said the Joint Opposition on Tuesday.
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Maldives extends State of Emergency for 30 days
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 20 (ANI): Maldives Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of the State of Emergency by 30 days, a day after President Abdulla Yameen sought the extension citing threat to national security and the constitutional crisis in the country.
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SAARC parliamentary body appeals for restoration of democracy in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 20 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives, where democratic norms have been cast aside, the Chairman of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians has appealed to the Speaker of the Majlis (Parliament) in the Maldiv
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Maldives unrest: Police use force against opposition leaders
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 17 (ANI): The political unrest in the Maldives deepened further when the police used force to crack down on Maldivian opposition leaders, who continued to hold anti-government protests.
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Maldives opposition calls for UN intervention
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 16 (ANI): A joint opposition in the Maldives on Friday issued a call for the United Nations (UN) to immediately intervene in the island nation's political turmoil and to put an end to the emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen.
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Maldives crisis: MP alleges President Yameen of inciting violence
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 15 (ANI): Maldivian Member of Parliament (MP) Abdulla Shahid on Thursday alleged President Abdulla Yameen of inciting violence.
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Maldives crises: Military throws MPs out of Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 14 (ANI): The military in the Maldives on Wednesday threw all Members of Parliament (MPs) out of the Parliament building.
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Maldives crisis: Military blocks MPs from entering Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 13 (ANI): The military in Maldives on Tuesday blocked Member of Parliament (MPs) from entering into the Parliament building.
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Maldives rejects meeting with European diplomats
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 10 (ANI): Embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has refused to meet with diplomats from the European Union, Germany and the United Kingdom after the state of emergency was imposed in the Maldives last week.
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Maldives cancels football league amid state of emergency
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 10 (ANI): The Maldives has cancelled its annual football league after a state of emergency was imposed by embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen last week.
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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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