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Maldives Rejects Report Of Plans To Allow Indian Base In Exchange For Aid
The Maldives Government has strongly denied media reports stating that India had offered $1 billion to Maldives in exchange for the deployment of Indian troops in the island nation. The Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that the Maldivian territory would not be used for the establishment of any foreign military bases.
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Trade Deal With China A "Mistake", Maldives Set To Pull Out: Lawmaker
The Maldives' new government will pull out of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China because it was a mistake for the tiny nation to strike such a pact with the world's second biggest economy, the head of the largest party in the ruling alliance said.
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India "Will Wait To See Steps" Taken By Maldives Post Declaration Of Emergency
India today said it was waiting to see what steps the Maldives government would take after the 15-day Emergency declared by President Abdulla Yameen gets over in the next few days.
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Maldives Ex-Leader Lands In London After Prison Release: Aide
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed landed in Britain on Thursday, his aide told AFP, after the Indian Ocean islands' government granted him prison leave for urgent surgery.
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Maldives Announces End to State of Emergency
The Maldives government announced today an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
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FBI Says No 'Conclusive Evidence' Maldives Boat Blast Caused by Bomb
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it has found no conclusive evidence that an explosion on a boat transporting Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was caused by a bomb.
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US Urges Maldives to Free Jailed Former Leader
The United States pressed the Maldives Wednesday to release former leader Mohamed Nasheed after he was returned to prison despite a court order commuting his 13-year term to house arrest.
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Maldives to Appeal Ex-President's Conviction: Government
The Maldives said today it would appeal the conviction of former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years in March after a trial the UN described as "vastly unfair".
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Maldives Defends Controversial Jailing of Ex-Leader
The Maldives government today told its critics to respect a controversial decision to jail the honeymoon islands' first-ever democratically-elected president for 13 years amid a growing global backlash over the verdict.
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Maldives Defends Ex-Leader's Arrest on Terrorism Charge
The Maldives government on Tuesday defended the arrest of former leader Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism charges after both the United States and regional power India voiced concern.
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US backtracks on recognition of new Maldives government
The United States on Friday backtracked from its swift recognition of the new Maldives government, which the nation's former leader claims came to power in a coup.
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Maldives Rejects Report Of Plans To Allow Indian Base In Exchange For Aid
The Maldives Government has strongly denied media reports stating that India had offered $1 billion to Maldives in exchange for the deployment of Indian troops in the island nation. The Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that the Maldivian territory would not be used for the establishment of any foreign military bases.
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Trade Deal With China A "Mistake", Maldives Set To Pull Out: Lawmaker
The Maldives' new government will pull out of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China because it was a mistake for the tiny nation to strike such a pact with the world's second biggest economy, the head of the largest party in the ruling alliance said.
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India "Will Wait To See Steps" Taken By Maldives Post Declaration Of Emergency
India today said it was waiting to see what steps the Maldives government would take after the 15-day Emergency declared by President Abdulla Yameen gets over in the next few days.
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Maldives Ex-Leader Lands In London After Prison Release: Aide
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed landed in Britain on Thursday, his aide told AFP, after the Indian Ocean islands' government granted him prison leave for urgent surgery.
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Maldives Announces End to State of Emergency
The Maldives government announced today an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
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FBI Says No 'Conclusive Evidence' Maldives Boat Blast Caused by Bomb
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it has found no conclusive evidence that an explosion on a boat transporting Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was caused by a bomb.
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US Urges Maldives to Free Jailed Former Leader
The United States pressed the Maldives Wednesday to release former leader Mohamed Nasheed after he was returned to prison despite a court order commuting his 13-year term to house arrest.
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Maldives to Appeal Ex-President's Conviction: Government
The Maldives said today it would appeal the conviction of former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years in March after a trial the UN described as "vastly unfair".
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Maldives Defends Controversial Jailing of Ex-Leader
The Maldives government today told its critics to respect a controversial decision to jail the honeymoon islands' first-ever democratically-elected president for 13 years amid a growing global backlash over the verdict.
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Maldives Defends Ex-Leader's Arrest on Terrorism Charge
The Maldives government on Tuesday defended the arrest of former leader Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism charges after both the United States and regional power India voiced concern.
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US backtracks on recognition of new Maldives government
The United States on Friday backtracked from its swift recognition of the new Maldives government, which the nation's former leader claims came to power in a coup.
