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Maldives President Fires Over 225 Political Appointees To Cut Costs
The Maldives president has sacked more than 225 political appointees, including ministers, in a bid to reduce the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation's expenditure, his office said on Tuesday.
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In Message to India, Maldives Says No Threat Of Invasion, Talks Sovereignty
Maldives President Abdullah Yameen's government on Tuesday served a sharp warning against the many calls for Indian military intervention in the tiny island nation, announcing that his country had not sought military intervention and it "firmly believes that India would not act on any such calls".
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Maldives Ex-President Says Supreme Court Judge Ill-Treated In Prison
The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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China Advises Its Tourists To Avoid Maldives Till Politics Stabilise
China's foreign ministry on Monday advised Chinese citizens to avoid visiting the Maldives until political tensions subside on the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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Maldives Opposition Leader In Talks To 'Topple' President
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.
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Maldives rejects early polls to end political crisis
Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, who faces allegations of seizing power in a military coup, on Wednesday ruled out early elections in defiance of regional ally India and other foreign powers.
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Indian Foreign Secretary being sent to Maldives: Sources
Sources have told NDTV that India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is being rushed to Maldives to help resolve a deepening political crisis in the nation sparked by the ousting of its first democratically elected president Mohamed Nasheed.
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Maldives crisis: President willing to submit to probe into transfer of power
A visiting U.S. official said on Saturday that the Maldives wasn't ready for early elections as a way out of its political crisis as the Indian Ocean nation's new president agreed to an independent investigation into his takeover of power.
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US government official meets with new Maldives leader
A top U.S. government official met with leaders in the Maldives on Saturday to get a fresh assessment of the political situation in the Indian Ocean nation.
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Indians safe in Maldives: High Commission
Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where an unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago.
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Nasheed's demands could lead to more conflicts: Maldives President to NDTV
Maldives President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said that ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's rigid demands could lead to more conflicts in the country.
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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 crisis: Nasheed criticises US for recognising new govt
The former head of the Maldives criticized the United States on Friday for recognizing the Indian Ocean nation's new government, which he says came to power in a coup. The Maldives has faced one day of rioting and two days more of a political standoff since Mohamed Nasheed announced on Tuesday that he was resigning as president, following months of...
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India sends special envoy to crisis-hit Maldives
As the crisis in Maldives deepened, India today sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where former President Mohammad Nasheed has been insisting that he was ousted in a coup.
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Nasheed stung by US nod to new Maldives leader
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed voiced bitter disappointment on Friday at the US decision to recognise his successor, who Nasheed suspects of conspiring in his removal from office.
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Maldives President Fires Over 225 Political Appointees To Cut Costs
The Maldives president has sacked more than 225 political appointees, including ministers, in a bid to reduce the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation's expenditure, his office said on Tuesday.
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In Message to India, Maldives Says No Threat Of Invasion, Talks Sovereignty
Maldives President Abdullah Yameen's government on Tuesday served a sharp warning against the many calls for Indian military intervention in the tiny island nation, announcing that his country had not sought military intervention and it "firmly believes that India would not act on any such calls".
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Maldives Ex-President Says Supreme Court Judge Ill-Treated In Prison
The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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China Advises Its Tourists To Avoid Maldives Till Politics Stabilise
China's foreign ministry on Monday advised Chinese citizens to avoid visiting the Maldives until political tensions subside on the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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Maldives Opposition Leader In Talks To 'Topple' President
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.
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Maldives rejects early polls to end political crisis
Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, who faces allegations of seizing power in a military coup, on Wednesday ruled out early elections in defiance of regional ally India and other foreign powers.
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Indian Foreign Secretary being sent to Maldives: Sources
Sources have told NDTV that India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is being rushed to Maldives to help resolve a deepening political crisis in the nation sparked by the ousting of its first democratically elected president Mohamed Nasheed.
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Maldives crisis: President willing to submit to probe into transfer of power
A visiting U.S. official said on Saturday that the Maldives wasn't ready for early elections as a way out of its political crisis as the Indian Ocean nation's new president agreed to an independent investigation into his takeover of power.
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US government official meets with new Maldives leader
A top U.S. government official met with leaders in the Maldives on Saturday to get a fresh assessment of the political situation in the Indian Ocean nation.
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Indians safe in Maldives: High Commission
Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where an unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago.
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Nasheed's demands could lead to more conflicts: Maldives President to NDTV
Maldives President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said that ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's rigid demands could lead to more conflicts in the country.
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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 crisis: Nasheed criticises US for recognising new govt
The former head of the Maldives criticized the United States on Friday for recognizing the Indian Ocean nation's new government, which he says came to power in a coup. The Maldives has faced one day of rioting and two days more of a political standoff since Mohamed Nasheed announced on Tuesday that he was resigning as president, following months of...
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India sends special envoy to crisis-hit Maldives
As the crisis in Maldives deepened, India today sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where former President Mohammad Nasheed has been insisting that he was ousted in a coup.
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Nasheed stung by US nod to new Maldives leader
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed voiced bitter disappointment on Friday at the US decision to recognise his successor, who Nasheed suspects of conspiring in his removal from office.
