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Maldivian and Sri Lankan Foreign Ministers resolve to strengthen ties
Abdulla Khaleel and Vijitha Herath met in Colombo on Wednesday
Maldives calls for greater role for small islands in the global order
Muscat, February 16 – Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel on Sunday urged reforms in the multilateral system to ensure a stronger voice for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including a rotating seat at the United Nations Security Council. Delivering an intervention at the plenary session...
Canadian firm gets Maldives permit for US$187 Million floating solar energy project
for the development of a 100-megawatt floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm near Hulhumalé,
Maldivian parliament Speaker Abdull Raheem Abdulla to visit India on official trip
Abdul Raheem Abdulla is visiting India at the invitation of Om Birla, Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India
Transparency Maldives demands inquiry into fraudulent party memberships
Male, February 8 (Plus): In January 2025, Transparency Maldives (TM) called on the government and the Elections Commission of Maldives (ECM) to conduct a thorough investigation into the ongoing practice of fraudulent registration of Maldivian citizens to political parties. In a press statement published today,...
Full text of the speech of President Mohamed Muizzu at the Maldivian parliament on February 5
, 2025Male, February 8: Ninety one years ago, on 22 December 1932, the Royal Statement (Khutbat-ul-Arshi) by His Majesty Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddin III, Siri Kula Sundra Kathiri Bavana Maharaadhun, which focused on the state of affairs and future vision of the Maldives, was the first...
Maldives’ foreign policy to prioritise sovereignty and regional ties: President Muizzu
Opposition MDP protests both inside and outside parliament
India to Maldives’ rescue again
President Muizzu faces grave economic challenges which have spawned discontent both within and outside his Peoples’ National Congress (PNC).
India increases foreign aid to Maldives in a diplomatic reset
By Navami Nandan/Maldives Republic New Delhi, February 2: India has raised its foreign aid allocation to the Maldives for the fiscal year 2025-26, increasing it from US$54.2 million to over US$69 million, a move that comes as Male’ seeks to rebuild its relationship with New...
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