Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean nation's President ... Read more...
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Protests as Maldives president addresses parliament
March 19th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Male, March 19 (IANS) The Maldives President Mohamed Waheed addressed his country's parliament Monday amid street protests by opposition supporters, a media report said.Former president Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party ... Read more...
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30 held in Maldives after protest against president’s speech
March 1st, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 1 (IANS) Over 30 people were arrested in the Maldives Thursday after former president Mohamed Nasheed's supporters launched a protest to prevent President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik from ... Read more...
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Mathai in Maldives to ensure deal is on track
February 29th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 28 (IANS) Two days before the crucial session of the Maldivian parliament begins, India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai Tuesday touched down in Male to assess the progress ... Read more...
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Days of iron fist rule long gone, says Nasheed
February 20th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 20 (IANS) Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has said the days of iron fist rule in the country had long gone and today one cannot seize control of ... Read more...
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Opposition hails Indian intervention in Maldives
February 17th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 17 (IANS) The Maldivian opposition led by former president Mohamed Nasheed, who stepped down Feb 7, has hailed India's intervention in the ongoing political crisis.Hamid Abdul Ghafoor, spokesperson ... Read more...
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Nasheed ‘happy’ with India’s approach: Ex-minister
February 16th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 15 (IANS) With India stepping up its political outreach in the Maldives, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed has softened his stance saying he was now satisfied with ... Read more...
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Mathai in Maldives for talks amid deepening crisis (Second Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 15 (IANS) As the crisis in the Maldives deepened with former president Mohamed Nasheed rejecting a police summons and asserting that India may lose leverage to ... Read more...
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Mathai heads to Maldives to push for political deal (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) With the crisis in the Maldives festering, Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai Wednesday headed to the archipelago nation to hold discussions with key political ... Read more...
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Nasheed’s supporters rally against new Maldives government
February 12th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 12 (IANS) Thousands of supporters of ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed rallied in protest in the capital Saturday night as the new President Mohamed Waheed Hassan was busy ... Read more...
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US envoy calls for new coalition government in Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 11 (IANS) A senior US diplomat said here Saturday that it was too early to conduct a snap poll in the Maldives and urged former president who claimed ... Read more...
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Nasheed threatens to hit streets in the Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 10 (IANS) The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed said Friday that his party would hit the streets and demonstrate in the absence of international support but "we cannot ... Read more...
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Maldives’ ousted president seeks global intervention (Third Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed Thursday appealed to the world community to help restore democracy in his country, claiming that he was toppled by ... Read more...
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Maldives’ ousted president seeks global intervention (Second Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed Thursday appealed to the world community to help restore democracy in his country, claiming that he was toppled by ... Read more...
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Maldives’ ousted president seeks global help for democracy
February 9th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed Thursday appealed to the world community to help restore democracy in his country while stating that he was toppled ... Read more...
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Arrest Nasheed, says court as ex-president’s family flees (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) The crisis in the Maldives deepened Thursday with a court ordering the arrest of ousted president Mohamed Nasheed, who assured that he doesn't "want ... Read more...
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This isn’t a legitimate government: Nasheed supporter
February 9th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) As violence spread across the Maldives Thursday, a lawmaker who is a supporter of ousted president Mohamed Nasheed said the new government of Mohamed Waheed is ... Read more...
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Male calm as new president readies national government (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 8 (IANS) Maldives' new President Mohamed Waheed said he would form an all-party national unity government Wednesday, the day calm returned to the capital after weeks of ... Read more...
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Maldives new president to form coalition government
February 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 8 (IANS) Newly-appointed Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday announced he would form a coalition government with the participation of all political parties, including former president Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian ... Read more...
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Maldives president quits after street protests, vice president takes over (Roundup)
February 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed quit under pressure Tuesday after weeks of protests triggered by a judge's arrest saw mutinous police personnel backing opposition activists and ... Read more...
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Maldivian president quits after protests, police revolt (Third Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, elected only four years ago, quit under pressure after weeks of protests triggered by a judge's arrest escalated Tuesday with disgruntled ... Read more...
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Nasheed held world’s first underwater cabinet meeting
February 7th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Maldives 44-year-old President Mohamed Nasheed, who quit Tuesday, hit the global headlines three years ago when he held a cabinet meeting under water to highlight ... Read more...
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Maldives president quits after protests (Second Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, elected only four years ago, resigned Tuesday following overnight protests, authorities and media reports said.The Maldives High Commission here said Vice President ... Read more...
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PM Manmohan Singh meets Governor General of New Zealand, Maldives President
October 4th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.4 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the Governor General of New Zealand, Anand Satyanand, here today.Satyanand, whose five-year term of office ends next year, is of Indian origin.Dr. ... Read more...
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Four heads of state to attend CWG opener
October 1st, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Two presidents, a prince and a governor general will attend the opening of the the Commonwealth Games here Sunday.New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, Monaco's ... Read more...
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Troops deployed in Maldives after mass cabinet resignation
June 30th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 30 (DPA) The Maldives National Defence Force was deployed in the streets Wednesday after the cabinet resigned en masse over the alleged blocking of legislation by the opposition.
A Maldivian High ... Read more...
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Maldives to hold first democratic general election
May 9th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Male, May 9 (ANI): The people of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean will vote on Saturday in the country's first ever fully democratic parliamentary election.The election will be a key ... Read more...
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Nasheed sworn in as Maldives” new President
November 11th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Mrityunajay Singh
Male, Nov 11 (ANI): Mohamed Nasheed, a former political prisoner who defeated Asia''s longest-serving ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, in the first multiparty election in the Maldives, today assumed the ... Read more...
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Anni, the new hero: Obama of Maldives (Maldives Diary)
November 11th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Male (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) The 41-year-old Mohamed Nasheed, the new president of Maldives, has morphed into a national hero ever since he dislodged Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Asia's longest-serving ruler, in the ... Read more...
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Maldives soaks in history as new president takes charge
November 11th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Nov 11 (IANS) The Maldives, an Indian Ocean tourist paradise known for its luxurious resorts and sunny beaches, Tuesday ushered in a new era of change as 41-year-old Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed ... Read more...
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Maldives leaders vow smooth transition of power
October 30th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Oct 30 (Xinhua) The Maldives' incumbent President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who lost the island's first multi-party elections, and president-elect Mohamed Nasheed have said they would cooperate to ensure a smooth transition ... Read more...
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Maldives president Gayoom ousted after 30-year reign
October 29th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
Male, Oct 29 (ANI): Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Asia''s longest serving leader and a campaigner against rising sea levels on Wednesday lost power to a former political prisoner Mohammed Nasheed ... Read more...
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President Gayoom denied seventh term in Maldives election
October 29th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Male/Colombo, Oct 29 (DPA) Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been defeated in the presidential elections ending his record as one of Asia's longest-serving leaders, officials in Male said Wednesday.In Tuesday's run-off ... Read more...
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