Maldives

Former pacer will attend ICC coaching workshop

Aid announced during UNRWA Pledging Conference

Announcement coincides with Maldivian FM's visit to India, first by a senior official since Muizzu took office

New Delhi has spent nearly 7.71b rupees, or almost twice its budgeted 4b on projects in the Maldives this fiscal year

The first set of Indian troops will leave by March 10 and the rest by May 10

Male's foreign ministry says New Delhi agrees at talks to start pulling out its 89 personnel by March 10

Admiral R. Hari Kumar states that the government has not instructed a withdrawal of defence personnel from Maldives

Widespread discontent in Maldives over attitudes of Indian tourists, Indian government in general

'We may be small, but that doesn't give you the license to bully us,' says Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu

The two heads of state announce the elevation of bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

Former president fined $5 million after found guilty of corruption and money laundering charges

Country’s young rowers also won four silver medals and one bronze medal in Maldives

Police said they had made two arrests in connection with the blast, without giving further details

The archipelago has been known in the past for political unrest as well as Islamist militant violence

Maldives lawmaker points to India’s desire for hegemony in the region

PM invites President Solih to visit Pakistan, discusses regional security situation

Tourism is a major earner for the Maldives, a tropical island paradise popular with honeymooners and celebrities

So far, the country reported 278 confirmed cases, and a total of 17 people recovered from Covid-19

South Asia has been relatively lightly hit by the virus compared with neighbours to the east and west

In 2016, Maldives had angrily quit organisation over criticism of its human rights record

China has been widening its footprint in region, including building expressways and upgrading airports in Sri Lanka

The ambassadors of Maldives, Italy and Brazil will be leaving Pakistan

PM Imran vows to strengthen regional cooperation in message on 35th SAARC Charter Day

Former president Abdulla Yameen and his lawyer did not respond to requests for comment

Ahmed Adeeb was detained for trying to illegally enter the South Asian nation on a tugboat

Image of Pakistan as shown by international media was negative contrary to the reality on the ground, says delegation

Voting took place for overseas Maldivians in neighbouring India and Sri Lanka, as well as London

Yameen allegedly received illicit payments before he lost his re-election bid

Five tourists including honeymooning couple have drowned in a week

Maldives has mostly been importing rice, fruits and vegetables from Pakistan

'India stands ready to help Maldives as close friend and neighbour,' says Modi

Due to hand over power next month

United States previously warned of targeted sanctions if Yameen's administration attempted to rig September vote

Nasheed was the country's first democratically-elected president but sentenced to 13 years in prison for terrorist

Court had earlier given Sirru Sun Fushi resort resort deadline to remove "idols"

Marks the biggest margin of victory in any election since the advent of democracy in 2008 in the country

The Muslim-majority nation has become a theater of rivalry between its traditional partner, India, and China

United States and European Union express deep concern over Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen's actions

Indian also extremely suspicious of Chinese investment in the tropical country, suggest reports

Dr Ahmed stresses on the need to identify areas in which Pakistan and Maldives can collaborate

Maldives Foreign Minister Dr Mohamed Asim is on a three-day official visit

Envoys also dispatched to China and Saudi Arabia as country reels from new political crisis

US President vows to deepen military, economic ties with India, as he seeks to balance China’s posture across Asia

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday also urged the Maldive government to lift the state of emergency

Tiny island nation was plunged into crisis when top court ordered release of nine political prisoners last week

Exiled former president urged India to send an envoy backed by its military to release Maldivian political prisoners

It does not take long for a standoff to become a crisis and graduate into something resembling an upheaval

Police arrested former president Gayoom who had sided with main opposition

Couple has invested in a property in Goa in a posh neighbourhood

The new government had to sell projects to repay debts