American cocaine smuggler slapped with additional 15 day remand
Malé, Maldives - A U.S. woman attempting to smuggle MVR 10 million worth of cocaine into the Maldives has been ordered to be held in remand for another 15 days.… Continued
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No concerns regarding Maldives’ economic trajectory: Exim Bank
Mumbai, India - Indian owned Exim bank - which has extended billions of dollars of the Maldives as part of it's line of credit - has expressed confidence in the… Continued
Maldives condemns BJP’s Islamophobic insults
Malé, Maldives – The government of the Maldives has united with other Muslim nations by issuing an official statement condemning the Islamophobic remarks and insults on Prophet Muhammad by certain… Continued
Afcons guarantees work completion on time
Mumbai, Maldives - Indian engineering and construction company Afcons Infrastructure Limited has assured Maldives that the company will complete all work in accordance with the promised timeline. Adding to his… Continued
Maldives condemns Israeli nationalists desecrating the sanctity of Al-Aqsa mosque
Malé, Maldives - The Government of Maldives on Tuesday released a statement condemning the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli nationalists during the Flag March in Jerusalem, desecrating the… Continued
World Bank grants USD 24 million to Maldives as employment support
Unites States - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $24 million grant to improve social protection coverage and employability of Maldivian workers under the Sustainable and… Continued
US and Maldives discuss establishing embassies in the two countries
The Chargé d’affaires of the Mission of the United States of America (USA) to the Maldives, Andrea Appell and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Thursday, discussed opening embassies in the… Continued
UN Special Rapporteur calls on the government to urgently repatriate Maldivians from foreign warzones
Malé, Maldives - The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, on Tuesday urged the Maldivian government… Continued
Speaker Nasheed to coordinate international relief efforts for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - Former President and incumbent Speaker of the Maldives Parliament Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday offered to secure international relief for Sri Lanka. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil… Continued
“India Out” graffitied on Indian High Commission walls
Malé, Maldives - "India Out" slogan has been graffitied on the walls of the High Commission of India in the Maldives on Wednesday. This comes during a spree of vandalism… Continued
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