Maldives President escapes unhurt in speedboat blast

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom had a lucky escape while his wife and two others were injured when an explosion ripped through their speedboat as they returned home after performing......

I am not a terrorist: Nasheed tells Maldivian court

Maldives' former president Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday said he was not a terrorist and nor did he authorise any arrest as he appeared for a late night hearing in a criminal court in Male, four days......

Yameen sworn in as new Maldivian President

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom was today sworn in as the 6th President of the Maldives, ending nearly two years of political turmoil that threatened to isolate the country internationally. Yameen, the......

Maldives polls: Unexpected defeat for Nasheed, Yameen wins

Abdulla Yameen, half-brother of former autocratic ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, on Saturday clinched an unexpected victory in the presidential run-off elections by defeating former President Mohamed......

Why GMR's project was not good for Maldives

In the 1960s, Maldives was not the tourist hotspot it is today. Fishing was the main occupation. Every week, a Ceylonese (as Sri Lankans were then termed) carrier operated a flight to and from......

Maldivians feared loss of forex from GMR deal

Ever since Indian infrastructure developer GMR took over the operations of the Male airport, there has been a significant shortage in dollars, which put a strain on the country's economy, Maldivian......

MACL back at helm at Maldives airport

Two years after it handed over the Male International Airport's operations to Indian infrastructure major GMR, the Maldives' state-run MACL was back at the helm on Saturday.The Maldives Airport......