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Maldives opposition leader declares victory in presidential poll

by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has declared victory in the Maldives'…

As Maldives crisis worsens, Nasheed returns to main stage

MALE, Maldives (AFP) -- A decade after he swept to power in the Maldives' first democratic elections, exiled opposition leader…

Maldives chief justice arrested: police

MALE, Maldives (AFP) -- Maldives Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another Supreme Court judge were arrested at dawn Tuesday, hours…

Maldives president declares emergency, former leader arrested

MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency in the honeymoon islands on Monday, before heavily armed troops…

Maldives opposition urges global community to help end crisis

MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Opposition leaders in the Maldives urged the international community Monday to pressure President Abdulla Yameen into obeying a…

Game of Thrones star visits Maldives on climate change impact

LAAMU ATOLL & MALE, Maldives (Reuters) -- Game of Thrones star and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau…

Troops evict opposition MPs from Maldives parliament

MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Security forces physically ejected protesting MPs from the Maldives parliament Monday in chaotic scenes during a failed…

‘Alarming’ bleaching of Maldives corals: conservationists

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as…

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