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Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Accepts Election Defeat
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Monday conceded defeat in elections and said he would arrange a smooth transition for president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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Maldives's Latest Message To India Is To Return Gift, A Helicopter
Maldives has told India to take back one of the two naval helicopters deployed by New Delhi in the Indian Ocean island chain as a gift, a stand that is seen as a reflection of the strained relationship between the two neighbours. The move comes weeks after Maldives lifted a 45-day state of emergency which had outlawed protests amid political upheav...
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Crisis-Hit Maldives Accuses India Of "Distorting Facts" About Emergency
In a scathing rebuttal, the Maldives Government said India's description of the 30-day extension of Emergency as "unconstitutional" was "a clear distortion of facts" and accused New Delhi of ignoring "facts and ground realities" in the tiny island nation.
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Crisis In Maldives Shouldn't Become Another Flashpoint With India: China
China does not want the crisis in Maldives to become another "flashpoint" between the two neighbours and is in touch with New Delhi over the political crisis, official sources in Beijing have told news agency Press Trust of India. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the political tur...
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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 Top Court Seeks To Impeach President, Says Attorney-General
The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen, who has not obeyed its order to release opposition leaders arrested after unfair trials, the island nation's attorney general said on Sunday.
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Pressure Rises On Maldives Leader To Obey Court Order To Free Jailed Foes
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen fired his second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence, as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by Yameen's failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents.
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Maldives Police Raid Newsrooms After Documentary Accusing President Of Graft Broadcast
Police in the Maldives have raided the office of one of the country's leading news websites shortly after a television documentary was broadcast that accused the country's president of corruption, money laundering and misrule.
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Maldives' Police Raid Media Offices After Documentary Exposes Corruption
Police in the Maldives raided the offices of a local media organisation just hours after a documentary aired accusing President Abdulla Yameen and his government of corruption on Thursday. Police searched the seven-storey building housing Maldives' Independent website whose editor was quoted in the Al Jazeera documentary aired on Wednesday night de...
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Mohamed Nasheed, Dissidents 'Plotting To Overthrow' Maldives President
The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.
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Maldives President Arrives In India, To Hold Talks With PM Modi Tomorrow
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom arrived in New Delhi today on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, particularly in areas of trade, investment and maritime security.
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Maldives Declares State of Emergency
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency today, giving sweeping powers to security forces to arrest suspects ahead of a major anti-government protest rally, his spokesman said.
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Sri Lanka Deports Maldivian Teen Wanted in President's Boat Blast Probe
Sri Lanka today deported a Maldivian teenager wanted in an investigation into an explosion on a boat carrying Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, government and high commission officials said.
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Maldives President Says Arrested Deputy is Threat to National Security
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen today described his deputy as a threat to national security after his arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate Yameen in a speedboat bombing last month.
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Maldives President's 'Foreign Parties' Remark for 'Larger Audience': India
India today downplayed the Maldivian President's remarks to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that his government will not tolerate foreign interference in domestic issues, saying the message was for "larger audience and not for India only".
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Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Accepts Election Defeat
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Monday conceded defeat in elections and said he would arrange a smooth transition for president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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Maldives's Latest Message To India Is To Return Gift, A Helicopter
Maldives has told India to take back one of the two naval helicopters deployed by New Delhi in the Indian Ocean island chain as a gift, a stand that is seen as a reflection of the strained relationship between the two neighbours. The move comes weeks after Maldives lifted a 45-day state of emergency which had outlawed protests amid political upheav...
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Crisis-Hit Maldives Accuses India Of "Distorting Facts" About Emergency
In a scathing rebuttal, the Maldives Government said India's description of the 30-day extension of Emergency as "unconstitutional" was "a clear distortion of facts" and accused New Delhi of ignoring "facts and ground realities" in the tiny island nation.
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Crisis In Maldives Shouldn't Become Another Flashpoint With India: China
China does not want the crisis in Maldives to become another "flashpoint" between the two neighbours and is in touch with New Delhi over the political crisis, official sources in Beijing have told news agency Press Trust of India. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the political tur...
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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 Top Court Seeks To Impeach President, Says Attorney-General
The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen, who has not obeyed its order to release opposition leaders arrested after unfair trials, the island nation's attorney general said on Sunday.
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Pressure Rises On Maldives Leader To Obey Court Order To Free Jailed Foes
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen fired his second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence, as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by Yameen's failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents.
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Maldives Police Raid Newsrooms After Documentary Accusing President Of Graft Broadcast
Police in the Maldives have raided the office of one of the country's leading news websites shortly after a television documentary was broadcast that accused the country's president of corruption, money laundering and misrule.
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Maldives' Police Raid Media Offices After Documentary Exposes Corruption
Police in the Maldives raided the offices of a local media organisation just hours after a documentary aired accusing President Abdulla Yameen and his government of corruption on Thursday. Police searched the seven-storey building housing Maldives' Independent website whose editor was quoted in the Al Jazeera documentary aired on Wednesday night de...
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Mohamed Nasheed, Dissidents 'Plotting To Overthrow' Maldives President
The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.
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Maldives President Arrives In India, To Hold Talks With PM Modi Tomorrow
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom arrived in New Delhi today on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, particularly in areas of trade, investment and maritime security.
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Maldives Declares State of Emergency
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency today, giving sweeping powers to security forces to arrest suspects ahead of a major anti-government protest rally, his spokesman said.
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Sri Lanka Deports Maldivian Teen Wanted in President's Boat Blast Probe
Sri Lanka today deported a Maldivian teenager wanted in an investigation into an explosion on a boat carrying Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, government and high commission officials said.
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Maldives President Says Arrested Deputy is Threat to National Security
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen today described his deputy as a threat to national security after his arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate Yameen in a speedboat bombing last month.
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Maldives President's 'Foreign Parties' Remark for 'Larger Audience': India
India today downplayed the Maldivian President's remarks to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that his government will not tolerate foreign interference in domestic issues, saying the message was for "larger audience and not for India only".
