New Delhi, Feb 5: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared emergency amidst increasing protests in the capital Male. The emergency will enable the army and security forces to crack down on ...

A court in the Maldives has overturned former president Abdulla Yameen's conviction and cancelled his 11-year prison sentence, just two days before the parliamentary elections. Mr Yameen, 64, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Then Maldives President Abdulla Yameen arrives for a delegation level meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in ...

The High Court of the Republic of Maldives, the country’s second-highest court, overturned on Thursday former President Abdulla Yameen’s conviction and cancelled his 11-year prison sentence. In an ...

MALE (Reuters) - Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen was freed from house arrest on Tuesday after a top court overturned a money-laundering and embezzlement conviction, allowing him to ...

MALE (Reuters) -A Maldives high court overturned former president Abdulla Yameen's 11-year jail term on Thursday and asked a lower court to restart criminal proceedings against him. Yameen was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen attends a meeting in Beijing MALE (Reuters) -The Maldives criminal court on Sunday ...

MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives Supreme Court confirmed on Sunday that jailed former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is barred for the country's September presidential election. The ruling is ...

MALE, MaldivesMALE, Maldives — A court in the Maldives on Thursday threw out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery charges and ordered a retrial.

MALE (Reuters) -Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen will appeal as soon as possible against his conviction and jailing for 11 years on corruption and money laundering charges, said his lawyer.