The Irish Times

UN climate talks inch towards agreement

Outline decision contains plans for common rule book for all countries

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 06:00

India’s influence over Maldives strengthened by new president’s election

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declares India as ‘closest ally’ after recent pivot towards China

Sun Sept 30 2018 - 19:01

China’s military stages drills over Lunar New Year holiday

Focus of Beijing’s fighter-jet manoeuvres on ‘confronting threat from India’

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 16:40

Maldives says it has put down coup following arrest of top judges

President lifts suspension of constitutional article establising Supreme Court as final authority on legal matters

Tue Feb 06 2018 - 21:14

Supreme court stormed in Maldives as state of emergency declared

Former president arrested after government defies court order to free jailed opponents

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 20:35

Maldives newspaper raided after claims of corruption against leader

Journalists flee ahead of posting of documentary critical of president online

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 14:01

Maldives suspends basic civil rights for a week

State of emergency declared over ‘threat to national security’ lifted on Tuesday

Wed Nov 11 2015 - 17:58

Maldives declares state of emergency as turmoil deepens

Tensions at knife edge in the archipelago after suspected assassination attempt on president

Wed Nov 04 2015 - 15:16

Maldives sinking further into repression as state remains impervious to criticism

Royals and celebrities still visit the islands despite its poor human rights record

Fri Jun 12 2015 - 01:01

Former Maldives president sentenced to 13 years in prison

FMohamed Nasheed found guilty of terrorism for ordering the arrest of a judge

Fri Mar 13 2015 - 21:01

Maldives rally demands president’s resignation

Thousands protest in capital against Abdulla Yameen after former president arrested

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 16:27

Police drag former Maldives president into court

Mohamed Nasheed, charged under anti-terror law, was attempting to talk to journalists

Tue Feb 24 2015 - 01:15

Maldives: former president arrested on terrorism charges

Protests as police detain Mohamed Nasheed, Maldives’ first democratically elected president

Sun Feb 22 2015 - 17:35

Maldives’ interrupted former president again fighting for political foothold

The saga of the rise and fall of Mohamed Nasheed reads like a political thriller

Mon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00

Tourists blissfully unaware of Islamist tide in Maldives

Once-liberal Indian Ocean archipelago has been transformed by repressive measures

Sat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00

Protests erupt in Maldives as outgoing president stays on

Political crisis erupts as no candidate wins necessary 50% of votes in election

Mon Nov 11 2013 - 08:33