President Yameen imposed the emergency to annul a Supreme Court ruling

Maldives parliament extends emergency by 30 days

India urged Maldives government to lift the Emergency and restore the democratic process

India awaiting Maldives' action post Emergency

Nasheed was president till 2012 fled to the UK after conviction in anti-terror law for ordering the arrest of a judge.

China has grabbed more land than the East India Company: ex-Maldives president Nasheed

Indian citizen Money Sharma from Amritsar and India-born British national Atish Ravji Patel, both working for AFP, were in the crisis-hit Indian Ocean atoll nation to cover the state of Emergency, which was declared on February 6 by President Abdulla Yameen

Indian, British journalists arrested in Maldives to be deported

It is a destination especially prized among honeymooners, such as Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes who visited in 2006.

The Maldives, a honeymoon haven in peril

Nasheed yesterday had asked India to play its role of "liberators" and intervene militarily to resolve the ongoing political turmoil in Maldives.

US calls on Maldives to restore rights of people and institutions

Joint Opposition spokesperson Ahmed Mahloof 'we are very worried that MPs are getting lots of threats, especially from officials within government. According to the constitution, we should be given security round the clock'

Maldives crisis: Opposition MPs receiving death threats

The nation of a 1,000 islands is currently battling a thousand problems

Opinion: Who is going to rescue the Maldives?

Police also arrested former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom at his residence along with his son-in-law

Maldives declares state of emergency as Yameen tightens grip on power, India warns travellers

The advisory by India came immediately after beleaguered Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency

India asks its nationals to defer travel to Maldives

Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and several others are inside the Supreme Court.

Maldives emergency: Special operations unit enter Supreme Court, arrest Chief Justice Abdullah Saeed

WION Evening News Brief, February 6, 2018

President Abdulla Yameen had earlier on Monday declared a state of emergency in the island nation for 15 days

Security forces storm Maldives Supreme Court: Reports

India’s timely and strong actions can reduce Chinese from establishing further footprints in the Indian Ocean and will be helpful in the future.

Opinion: Why India needs to help Maldives to counter threats to democracy

State Health Minister Hussain Rasheed's resignation is the first since the government defied Thursday's court order and said it will resist any attempt to enforce the decision

Maldives minister resigns to protest government response to Supreme Court ruling

WION Evening News Brief, February 5, 2018

In a national television address on Sunday Attorney General Mohamed Anil said the government remained defiant

Maldives govt warns Supreme Court against impeachment move

Yameen was yet to release any in line with apex court's decision to quash the dissidents' convictions

Maldives opposition fears government scuttling prisoner release

President Abdulla Yameen?s office also cited the Parliament Secretariat?s statement and said that the MNDF took steps to 'ensure the security and safety of the premises'

Maldives Parliament lockdown: Military acted on request, says parliament secretariat

Mohamed Nasheed added that 'India should always be engaged in the Maldives no matter who is in government'

It is difficult to see how the Chinese could do anything other than control the Maldives: Ex-Maldives president

The motion against Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed was defeated by 48 votes against none after all opposition lawmakers walked out in protest at their colleagues' expulsion

Maldives speaker survives impeachment vote

The Kingdom has increased its investments and is trying to turn the islands into a Wahhabi archipelago

Analysis: Religion and money fuel Saudi Arabia's influence in Maldives

A conspiracy to oust Maldives president has gained traction after his opponents reached Sri Lanka to discuss 'present crisis' in country

Maldives mired in political uncertainty: Reports

The politically isolated Abdulla Yameen refuses to intervene despite several scholars calling the execution un-Islamic

Maldives President adamant first execution in 60 years will go ahead, to reiterate country's 'Islamic credentials'

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