Former Maldives President Abdullah Yameen has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after a court in the country found him guilty of corruption and money laundering.

WION Dispatch | Maldives: Former President Yameen gets 11-year jail term in corruption case

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen's party today filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging his election defeat last month. Watch: 'I accept defeat', says Yameen after losing Maldives election Yameen's U-turn comes after he conceded defeat to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih-led Opposition parties.

President Yameen's party challenges election results in Maldives Supreme Court

The opposition continued to maintain pressure on the government to implement the Supreme Court ruling of February 1

Anti-government protests intensify in Maldives, more opposition MPs detained

Nasheed further noted that Yameen allowed ships to transfer cargo to North Korean ships on the high seas

Maldives: Former President Nasheed alleges President Yameen of violating UN sanctions on North Korea

A majority of resorts and hotels in the island nation are facing over 40 per cent room cancellations per day, which directly affect the employees

Unrest in Maldives: Tourism industry witnesses large-scale layoffs

The opposition alliance said they had enlisted British lawyer Ben Emmerson to advise them on securing UN mediation in the crisis

Maldives opposition seeks UN-mediated talks to end crisis

The opposition, which boycotted the sitting, said the approval was illegal as it was against the constitution

Maldives Parliament approves extension of emergency by 30 days

The release noted that the 'democratic institutions' of the Maldives including the judiciary 'should be allowed to function independently'

India expects government of Maldives to not seek extension of emergency: MEA

The Parliament convened for the crucial debate on Monday as the National Security Committee reviewed the resolution behind closed doors, Maldives media reported.

Maldives Parliamentary committee decides to extend emergency for 1 month

India's external affairs ministry confirmed that it had received information about an Indian national, Money Sharma, working as a journalist, who has been detained

Indian among 2 reporters arrested in Maldives: Sources

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

Assistant Secretary-General of the UN for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca spoke to Maldives' foreign minister over the phone

Maldives should lift state of emergency as soon as possible, says UN chief Guterres

In an official statement, Yameen also noted that the justices cannot be held accountable

Maldives: Top justices arrested, President Yameen accuses judges of plotting to overthrow him

Gayoom was president of Maldives from 1978 to 2008

Watch: How Maldives police arrested ex-president Gayoom

WION news brief, February 5, 2018

Maldives Supreme Court last week had ordered the release of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and eight other opposition leaders

Maldives army on alert as President Yameen refuses to reinstate Opposition leaders

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's ouster comes amid deep divide in the country's ruling party due to a growing rift between the Gayoom brothers

Maldives: Court tells PPM chief Maumoon to hand over party reins to President Yameen