UN Urges Maldives To End Parliament Blockade
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the government in the Maldives to lift a blockade of parliament where troops ...
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Maldives Says Parliament Shut For Security
The Maldivian government Tuesday defended its controversial deployment of troops to block opposition legislators entering parliament, saying the move was ...
Maldives Arrests Key Dissident After UN Censure
The Maldives arrested one of the few vocal dissidents still in the country on Thursday, a day after facing censure ...
Maldives Opposition In New Bid To Take Control of Parliament
Maldives opposition parties said on Monday they would launch a fresh bid to seize control of parliament by impeaching the ...
Saudi King Cancels Maldives Visit Over Swine Flu Fears
The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an outbreak ...
Maldives Deny Atoll Sale To Saudis After Protests
The Maldives government on Wednesday denied it was selling a cluster of small islands to Saudi Arabia, following opposition protests ...