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One of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s most anticipated campaign pledges was the free education scheme for students pursuing their first degrees in the Maldives. Speaking at the scheme launching ceremony...
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When they say the Maldives is very vocal about the Palestinian issue, they are not wrong! It is a point of pride that President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih delivered this powerful...
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Today marks 446 days since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the Maldives. Recent statistics indicate the spread of cases across the country at an alarming rate. Authorities...
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As a tenuous ceasefire comes into effect between Palestine and Israel, ending 11 of the bloodiest days in the recent history of this long-enduring conflict, we see Palestinians pour out...
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President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 19 May appointed Abbas Faiz, a British national who previously worked as an advisor to Amnesty International, as Special Envoy to the Government of Maldives...
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WhatsApp files lawsuit against the Indian government to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel them to break privacy protections.
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Two and a half years into the Ibrahim Mohamed Solih presidency, the opposition has failed in holding the government accountable in any meaningful way. The opposition coalition, hobbled together with...
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In June 2018, Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of Parliament and former President, accused China of having dragged the Maldives into a debt trap. He was also critical of the government's high...
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For the most part of 2014, the public did not see much of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, and the administration was mostly seen to be run by the then...