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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to hold a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week's US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, on December 13, 2017, in Istanbul. Islamic leaders on December 13 urged the world to recognise occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned the United States no longer had any role to play in the peace process. / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL

Diplomacy • Politics

Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem violates...

December 14, 2017

expat construction workers

Kidnapped Bangladeshi national in Maldives saved, two...

December 14, 2017

expat construction workers

Police probe kidnapping of a Bangladeshi national

December 13, 2017

Diplomacy • Politics

Maldives chairs Colombo Plan Council for third time

December 13, 2017

Henveiru North MP Abdulla Shahid waves before his hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU

General • Politics

Main opposition demands transparency in China pacts

December 13, 2017

Diplomacy • Politics

Concerns over councils banned from meeting foreign...

December 13, 2017

Republic Square in the capital Male during Maldives' 50th Independence Day celebrations --

Corruption • Crime • Politics

MVR 66 million spent illegally on 50th Independence...

December 11, 2017

President Abdulla Yameen (R-3) pictured at the 18th SAARC Summit 2014 held in Nepal.

Diplomacy • Politics

Maldives pres calls for South Asia unity despite...

December 10, 2017

Environment • Weather

Are Rising Seas, Coastal Erosion & Powerful...

December 10, 2017