Chagos Archipelago

ITLOS to deliver judgement on Mauritius-Maldives boundary dispute next week

April 18, 2023, 08:58

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has scheduled to deliver their judgement on the Mauritius' case against Maldives on 28th of this month. According to a… Continued

Police briefed on Chagos case

December 7, 2022, 10:58

Malé, Maldives - A briefing session by the government has been held for Maldives Police Services on the Chagos case. Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid and Attorney General Ibrahim Rifath briefed… Continued

Nasheed warns of possible industrial fishing in Chagos waters

November 10, 2022, 10:27

Malé, Maldives - Speaker of Parliament and former President, Mohamed Nasheed has called on the countries in the Indian Ocean to work to prevent the threat of industrial fishing in… Continued

Mauritius will loose ITLOS case: AG Riffath

November 9, 2022, 10:35

Malé, Maldives - Attorney General of Maldives, Ibrahim Riffath has stated that Mauritius will not win the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and Maldives in the… Continued

Opportunity to make Chagos part of Maldives lost: FM Shahid

November 9, 2022, 08:13

Malé, Maldives - Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid said last night that the last chance to exercise sovereignty over Chagos has been lost and it was because of Former President Abdullah… Continued

UK & Mauritius to negotiate handover of Chagos Islands

November 4, 2022, 17:39

London, UK - British foreign secretary, James Cleverly has revealed that the UK has agreed to open negotiations with Mauritius over the future handover of the Chagos Islands. The major… Continued

Another resolution submitted to Parliament on Chagos issue

November 2, 2022, 12:09

Malé, Maldives - MP of Dhangethi Constituency and president of Maldives National Party (MNP) Mohamed Nazim has submitted a resolution on the Chagos matter to the parliament. While this is… Continued

Chagos must be given to Maldives: Speaker Nasheed

October 30, 2022, 09:15

Malé, Maldives - Speaker of Parliament and Former President, Mohamed Nasheed has told that Chagos Islands should be given to Maldives. Speaker Nasheed said this in an article titled "Chagos… Continued

2 more former AG’s voice up against Gov’t change in Chagos stance

October 27, 2022, 13:17

Malé, Maldives - Former Attorney Generals, Fatimath Dhiyana Saeed and Aishath Azima Shakoor have voiced up against the sudden change in the current governments position in the Chagos dispute. The… Continued

Agreement on Chagos matter reached with UK in 1992: President Solih

October 27, 2022, 09:05

Malé, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated on Wednesday that the Chagos dispute had been going on for far too long and an agreement on the matter had been… Continued