20 MPs from former president Mohammed Nasheed's party spent Sunday night hiding in Parliament fearing arrest and even torture. ...
10:41 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Male: Riot police in Maldives clashed with former president Mohammed Nasheed supporters outside Parliament on Sunday. This came even as 20 MPs from his party spent the night holed up inside the Parliament building, fearing arrest and torture. Demonstrations outside Parliament started late on Sunday evening. People gathered when the MPs of the Maldivian Democratic Party, led by Mohammad Nasheed gathered outside Parliament. Reports say that the protests will continue...
08:54 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Male: New Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan expanded his cabinet on Sunday amid the ongoing crisis in the island nation. The expansion includes two key players from former dictator Gayoom's administration. The new President has inducted seven new ministers in his cabinet but the post of vice president has been kept empty as of now. The sources say that the key post may be given to Mohammed Nasheed's party, the...
07:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan on Sunday inducted seven ministers into his Cabinet. The move can be seen as an attempt to consolidate his position in the country. The south Asian country continues to be on the boil ever since the forced ouster of former president Mohammed Nasheed. Male witnessed sporadic protests by the supporters of Nasheed on Saturday. However, the main concern is now slowly shifting...
01:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former president Mohammed Nasheed hit out at India in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN. Nasheed said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny in his country and hopes that it would change its course soon. Nasheed said that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. He further said that the speaker of the House should take over and have fresh elections in two months. Here...
11:45 AM, Feb 12, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sumon K Chakrabarti spoke exclusively to deposed President Nasheed who said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny and hoped India would correct its course soon. ...
08:06 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: The United States and the United Kingdom stepped in to try and diffuse the Maldives political crisis on Saturday. The UK government said the new Maldives government must prove its legitimacy first. US Assistant Secretary Robert Blake also arrived in the island country for talks with the new president. Blake is also in Male to try and diffuse the crisis Blake met the new president Mohamed Waheed and former...
06:37 PM, Feb 11, 2012
There are reports of tension in parts of Maldives, especially in Addu, where some people are believed to have been tortured. ...
02:43 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Male: Just days after being sworn in as the new President, Mohammed Waheed on Saturday ruled out the possibility of early polls. Rejecting former president Mohammed Nasheed's demands calling for early elections, Waheed said that the current situation in the island nation was not conducive to holding "free and fair elections". "There is an arrest warrant against him... But I'm trying not to arrest him. He needs to cooperate," said...
07:29 AM, Feb 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sumon K Chakrabarti brings you the latest from the crisis-hit island nation. ...
11:11 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Male: Former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed has said that he will challenge his ouster in the Supreme Court. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Nasheed blamed the old order for the crisis. Meanwhile, India has stepped up its diplomacy has sent a special envoy as tension escalated in Maldives. M Ganapathy is a high ranking diplomat in the Ministry of External Affairs. He will meet all political party representatives and urge reconciliation. He...
07:02 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: India on Friday stepped up its diplomatic efforts with Maldives for a resolution of the ongoing crisis there, with the Indian ambassador planning an all-party meet in the country. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a senior MEA official to the country as a special envoy to assess the situation. The south Asian country, that saw protests for the past two days, on Friday witnessed a brief lull...
02:19 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Former Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed is slated to meet top leaders after the Friday prayers. ...
11:35 AM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: Maldives former president Mohammed Nasheed's family has fled to Sri Lanka, but Nasheed remained in Male and was safe. The transfer of power that India reportedly facilitated in Maldives has now given way to violence. A criminal court has issued an arrest warrant against Maldives former president Mohammed Nasheed, two days after he resigned. The charges, though are unclear. The country's current Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem has sought...
09:42 PM, Feb 09, 2012
While protesters burnt several government offices across Maldives, the police continued to crack down on them. ...
02:05 PM, Feb 09, 2012
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