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Maldives High Court Orders Police To Release Former President Yameen
A court in the Maldives on Thursday ordered the release of former president Abdulla Yameen, saying there was not enough reason to hold him beyond a month under the law.
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Ex-Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Charged With Money Laundering
Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen, who is accused of using money stolen from state coffers, was charged with money laundering on Wednesday, according to a local media report.
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Toppled Maldives Leader Blames Election Defeat On "Disappearing Ink"
Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen says disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to blame for his heavy election defeat last month.
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Maldives Votes Amid Fears Of Rigging To Aid China-Friendly Abdulla Yameen
People in the Maldives vote Sunday in elections that international monitors and the opposition fear will be rigged to ensure that China-friendly strongman Abdulla Yameen remains in power.
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Maldives' Chinese Debt And Political Risk Could Lead To Trouble In Paradise
A victory for President Abdulla Yameen in a Sunday election in the Maldives could ramp up pressure on its finances, as the government stays the course on a Chinese-backed infrastructure boom that is in danger of swamping the economy.
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$200 Million Chinese Bridge A Debt Trap, Says Maldives Opposition
The Maldives opposition said Friday that President Abdulla Yameen had pushed the Indian Ocean nation deeper into a Chinese "debt trap" with a new $200 million bridge opened just ahead of the country's election.
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After Maldives Crisis, Election Body Fixes Date For Presidential Election
Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.
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Kashmir A Bilateral Issue: Maldives Envoy After Row Over Minister's Remark
Seeking to minimise the damage caused by a senior Maldivian minister's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Ocean archipelago's high commissioner to India Ahmed Mohamed has said the Kashmir issue was a bilateral matter that should be "resolved amicably" between India and Pakistan
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Prosecutor Calls Maldives' Extension Of State Of Emergency Unconstitutional: Sources, Media
The extension of a state of emergency in the Maldives was unconstitutional, the country's prosecutor general has said, according to two sources and local media said on Wednesday.
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Maldives Extends State Of Emergency For Another 30 Days
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen extended a draconian state of emergency by another month on Tuesday, ignoring a growing chorus of international concern and calls for democracy to be restored in the honeymoon islands.
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Maldives Leader Seeks Approval To Extend State Of Emergency
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday sought parliamentary approval to extend a state of emergency by 30 days, saying a threat to national security had not diminished and a constitutional crisis had not been resolved.
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Maldives Leader Abdulla Yameen Seeks Approval To Extend State Of Emergency By 30 Days
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday sought parliamentary approval to extend a state of emergency for 30 days in the Indian Ocean archipelago as "the situation has not changed", a top parliamentary official said.
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Amid Global Calls To End Emergency, Maldives Envoy Makes A Dash For China
As the Maldives implodes under the weight of a political crisis, an envoy of President Abdulla Yameen has made a quick dash to Beijing amid reports that Indian special forces are preparing for deployment to rescue Indians stranded in the picturesque archipelago
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Maldives Supreme Court Did Not Seek Indian Assistance: Authorities
The Maldives Supreme Court did not seek assistance from the Indian government to enforce its last week's order to release high-profile prisoners, including self-exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) said.
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Maldives Supreme Court Says No Legal Barriers In Releasing Opposition Leaders
The Maldives Supreme Court said on Sunday there should be "no legal barrier" preventing the enforcement of its ruling earlier this week to release nine opposition leaders and re-try them in court, in an indication it expected its ruling to be enforced.
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Maldives High Court Orders Police To Release Former President Yameen
A court in the Maldives on Thursday ordered the release of former president Abdulla Yameen, saying there was not enough reason to hold him beyond a month under the law.
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Ex-Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Charged With Money Laundering
Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen, who is accused of using money stolen from state coffers, was charged with money laundering on Wednesday, according to a local media report.
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Toppled Maldives Leader Blames Election Defeat On "Disappearing Ink"
Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen says disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to blame for his heavy election defeat last month.
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Maldives Votes Amid Fears Of Rigging To Aid China-Friendly Abdulla Yameen
People in the Maldives vote Sunday in elections that international monitors and the opposition fear will be rigged to ensure that China-friendly strongman Abdulla Yameen remains in power.
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Maldives' Chinese Debt And Political Risk Could Lead To Trouble In Paradise
A victory for President Abdulla Yameen in a Sunday election in the Maldives could ramp up pressure on its finances, as the government stays the course on a Chinese-backed infrastructure boom that is in danger of swamping the economy.
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$200 Million Chinese Bridge A Debt Trap, Says Maldives Opposition
The Maldives opposition said Friday that President Abdulla Yameen had pushed the Indian Ocean nation deeper into a Chinese "debt trap" with a new $200 million bridge opened just ahead of the country's election.
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After Maldives Crisis, Election Body Fixes Date For Presidential Election
Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.
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Kashmir A Bilateral Issue: Maldives Envoy After Row Over Minister's Remark
Seeking to minimise the damage caused by a senior Maldivian minister's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Ocean archipelago's high commissioner to India Ahmed Mohamed has said the Kashmir issue was a bilateral matter that should be "resolved amicably" between India and Pakistan
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Prosecutor Calls Maldives' Extension Of State Of Emergency Unconstitutional: Sources, Media
The extension of a state of emergency in the Maldives was unconstitutional, the country's prosecutor general has said, according to two sources and local media said on Wednesday.
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Maldives Extends State Of Emergency For Another 30 Days
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen extended a draconian state of emergency by another month on Tuesday, ignoring a growing chorus of international concern and calls for democracy to be restored in the honeymoon islands.
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Maldives Leader Seeks Approval To Extend State Of Emergency
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday sought parliamentary approval to extend a state of emergency by 30 days, saying a threat to national security had not diminished and a constitutional crisis had not been resolved.
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Maldives Leader Abdulla Yameen Seeks Approval To Extend State Of Emergency By 30 Days
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday sought parliamentary approval to extend a state of emergency for 30 days in the Indian Ocean archipelago as "the situation has not changed", a top parliamentary official said.
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Amid Global Calls To End Emergency, Maldives Envoy Makes A Dash For China
As the Maldives implodes under the weight of a political crisis, an envoy of President Abdulla Yameen has made a quick dash to Beijing amid reports that Indian special forces are preparing for deployment to rescue Indians stranded in the picturesque archipelago
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Maldives Supreme Court Did Not Seek Indian Assistance: Authorities
The Maldives Supreme Court did not seek assistance from the Indian government to enforce its last week's order to release high-profile prisoners, including self-exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) said.
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Maldives Supreme Court Says No Legal Barriers In Releasing Opposition Leaders
The Maldives Supreme Court said on Sunday there should be "no legal barrier" preventing the enforcement of its ruling earlier this week to release nine opposition leaders and re-try them in court, in an indication it expected its ruling to be enforced.
