Since Ibrahim Mohamed Solih beat Abdulla Yameen in a surprise election result last year his administration has been trying to determine the extent of Chinese loans used to fund a construction boom in the Maldives.

Maldives President Solih appeals to citizens for graft details under Yameen

The island nation Maldives plunged into chaos after former president Abdulla Yameen declared an emergency earlier this year. On February 5, Yameen imposed a 15-day-long emergency after a Supreme Court ruling quashed convictions against nine opposition leaders.

Maldivian political chaos: 45 days of emergency that shook the island nation 

Maldives former-president Abdulla Yameen is a ruthless political operator who has cracked down on threats to his rule, say diplomats and former colleagues - including jailing his own half-brother in an on-off feud dating from childhood.

Maldives former president Yameen: A hardliner who jailed his own half-brother

Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is under investigation for corruption, police said Sunday after court-ordered accounts holding $6.5 million to be frozen.

Maldives seize $6.5 million from former president

Police in the Maldives have frozen the bank accounts of former president Abdulla Yameen, a statement said on Saturday. The Maldives police said a total of 100 million Maldivian Rufiyaa ($6.

Maldives police freeze bank accounts of former president Yameen

Police in the Maldives have summoned former president Abdulla Yameen for questioning as part of investigations into deals he made during his tenure, many of them involving Chinese infrastructure projects, his party said.

Maldives' police investigate ex-president Yameen over suspected 'illicit' deals

The Maldives has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth, reversing a policy of isolation under autocratic leader Abdulla Yameen who suffered a shock defeat in September.

Maldives applies to rejoin Commonwealth: President's office

Maldives' new finance minister said on Monday that China is executing infrastructure projects at vastly higher prices than originally proposed but the island nation cannot get out of its commitments now.

Maldives says China is building projects at inflated prices

Foreign Minister of the Maldives Abdulla Shahid will arrive today on a four-day visit, with an aim to repair the bilateral ties which came under severe strain during the previous government in the island nation.

Maldivian foreign minister to visit India today

Maldives' President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih takes office on Saturday, seeking help from India and the United States to climb out from under a mountain of Chinese debt that his predecessor racked up in a breakneck development of the coral islands.

PM Modi embraces Maldives as new leader Solih takes office

The Maldives top court suspended an arrest warrant for Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday, paving the way for the country's first democratically elected president to return from exile next month.

Court suspends arrest warrant of Maldives ex-leader Nasheed

India played a "positive" role in the restoration of democracy in the Maldives by "exerting pressure" on the ruling regime, and the new government in the island nation would be "sensitive" towards New Delhi's "concerns", former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said Sunday.

India helped in restoration of democracy in Maldives: Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

The Maldives opposition moved closer Wednesday to impeach the speaker of parliament, a staunch loyalist of outgoing strongman President Abdulla Yameen who was defeated in last month's election.

Maldives opposition moves closer to impeaching speaker

The Maldives Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the outgoing President Abdulla Yameen's defeat in the September's polls as it rejected a petition filed last week by his party.

Maldives Supreme Court upholds Abdulla Yameen's election defeat 

A Maldivian court overturned the 19-month jail term of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Thursday, a month after the former president's estranged half-brother and jailer suffered a shock election drubbing.

Maldives court frees ex-leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

The party of the incoming president of the Maldives has urged police to impose a travel ban on outgoing President Abdulla Yameen so he can face investigations in connection with graft cases that the party aims to launch.

Vote-winning Maldives party seeks travel ban on President Yameen

Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen said disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to blame for his heavy election defeat last month. The strongman leader of the honeymoon island nation had been expected to romp home in the September 23 poll, with opposition leaders jailed or exiled, and warnings that he would try to fix the vote.

Maldives President Yameen blames election defeat on 'disappearing ink'

Hundreds of Maldivians protested on Sunday demanding the arrest of defeated President Abdulla Yameen as its top court began to hear a petition challenging the outcome of last's month election in the island nation.

Maldives opposition supporters protest as court reviews election challenge

Maldives judges on Sunday heard a petition by strongman president Abdulla Yameen to have his recent election defeat annulled, potentially triggering US sanctions and plunging the archipelago into fresh turmoil.

Maldives judges hear strongman Abdulla Yameen's election challenge

Intimidation and threats drove four members of an election panel in the Maldives to flee the island nation, two officials said on Saturday, a day before its top court hears defeated president Abdulla Yameen's challenge to his election loss last month.

Four Maldives' election officials flee to Sri Lanka citing threats

A day after Maldives President Abdulla Yameen's party filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging his election defeat last month, the court has decided to hear the election challenge on Sunday.

Maldives court to hear election challenge on Sunday

President Yameen's party challenges election results in Maldives Supreme Court Maldives President Abdulla Yameen's party today filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging his election defeat last month.

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The outgoing strongman president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, faced allegations Tuesday that he received nearly $1.5 million in illicit payments just before his surprise election defeat last month.

Maldives strongman leader Abdulla Yameen 'received $1.5 million': Report

A week afterlosing the elctions, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen called for nationwide protests over alleged vote rigging until the Elecion Commission addresses the situation, reports said.

Maldives president calls for protests over alleged vote rigging

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