Maldives police arrest ex-vice president after India denies entry NEW DELHI/MALE: Maldives police on Saturday said they had arrested former vice-president Ahmed Adeeb and were bringing him to the capital Male after he was refused entry to India. Adeeb, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2016 for... Women 04 Aug, 2019
Maldives ex-VP jailed for 15 years for attempt on president MALE: A Maldives court has convicted the country's former vice president of masterminding a plot to kill the president by exploding a bomb on his speedboat last year and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Ahmed Adeeb must serve a total of 25... Women 10 Jun, 2016
State of emergency ends in Maldives MALE: The Maldives on Tuesday lifted a state of emergency declared by the president earlier this month, saying security had improved after the authorities detained individuals and seized illegal weapons. The 30-day emergency was declared by... Women 10 Nov, 2015
State of emergency ends in Maldives Male, November 10 The Maldives government today announced an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen. “The Government of the Maldives today has lifted the state... Women 10 Nov, 2015
Maldives Vice-president impeached Male, November 5 The Maldivian Parliament voted today to impeach Vice-president Ahmed Adeeb, who is under arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen. All 61 legislators present in the assembly voted to remove Adeeb,... Women 06 Nov, 2015
US, Amnesty criticize Maldives state of emergency MALE, MALDIVES: The United States, Amnesty International and the main opposition party sharply criticized a state of emergency declared by the government of the Maldives, expressing concern it might lead to a new crackdown on dissent. The... Women 05 Nov, 2015
Malaysia deports 5 Maldivians over alleged assassination bid KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said they deported five Maldives citizens on Friday, including a diplomat, over an alleged attempt to assassinate the Maldivian president. National police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the diplomat is believed to have... Women 30 Oct, 2015
Maldives moves to impeach vice president over bomb plot Male, October 27 Lawmakers in the Maldives moved today to impeach Vice president Ahmed Adeeb over an alleged plot to assassinate his boss in a speedboat bombing last month, officials said. Parliamentarians submitted a no-trust resolution against... Women 28 Oct, 2015
Maldives leader says VP's arrest over boat blast 'not easy' MALE: The Maldives' president appealed for calm throughout the island nation Sunday, after his deputy was arrested on suspicion of treason for allegedly plotting to assassinate him with an explosion on his boat. President Yameen Abdul Gayoom,... Women 25 Oct, 2015
Maldives leader appeals for calm after his deputy's arrest MALE, MALDIVES: The president of the Maldives has appealed for calm in the wake of the arrest of his deputy on suspicion of links to what authorities call an assassination attempt and says the decision was made in the best interests of the... Women 25 Oct, 2015
� Maldives to allow foreigners to own land COLOMBO: Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen approved Thursday a law allowing foreign ownership of land for the first time, triggering concern over a possible landgrab by China in the strategic Indian Ocean region.Dozens of foreign companies... Women 23 Jul, 2015
