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Foundation Laid for Maldives’ Largest Mosque and an Islamic Civilisation Centre in Hulhumalé

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu lays the foundation stone for the Sultan Mohamed Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque and Islamic Civilisation Centre in Hulhumalé Phase II on 13 September 2026.

Government Launches Five Year National Respect Initiative Across Every Inhabited Island

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu speaks about the National Respect Initiative at a press briefing at the President's Office in Malé on 7 September 2026.

AgroNat to Move Under MIFCO as Government Pushes Ten Citizen Owned Resorts

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu outlines economic diversification and tourism ownership plans at a press briefing at the President's Office in Malé on 7 September 2026.

Maldives Welcomes Iran-US Ceasefire Agreement

The Government of Maldives has welcomed the announcement of a temporary ceasefire between Iran and the United States, expressing hope that the agreement will...

Special cabinet committee says Maldives is maintaining stable supplies as global risks intensify

The government’s special cabinet committee on essential supplies says the Maldives continues to maintain stable availability of food, fuel and medicine, even as global...

President Muizzu Arrives in Saudi Arabia for Umrah

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Upon arrival at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International...

Maldives Votes: A Historic Triple-Ballot Election Day Unfolds

The Maldives held what may be its most consequential and logistically complex election day since the advent of multiparty democracy in 2008. Across the...

German Tourist Killed in Boat Strike at South Ari Atoll, Maldives

A German tourist died this morning after being struck by a boat at Manta Point in South Ari Atoll, police have confirmed. The incident was...

Two Votes, One Day: Maldives Heads to the Polls

On Saturday, April 4, Maldivians vote across 226 constituencies to elect Island Council and Women's Development Committee members. At the same time, they will...

Maldives says any Chagos transfer must reflect its own claim, not just Mauritius’s

The Maldives has moved to more openly challenge the proposed British transfer of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, with President Mohamed Muizzu’s administration arguing...

Setting the record straight on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s remarks on the Iran-US/Israel conflict

A translated report circulated this week has blurred an important distinction in President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s remarks on the widening Middle East war. The...

Maldives freezes retail fuel prices for now as oil shock deepens across global markets

The Maldivian government says it has no immediate plan to raise retail fuel prices, even as the oil shock spreading from the Middle East...

Malé warehouse fire exposes regulatory gaps and sharpens urgency of port relocation

A fire at a Prime Fertiliser warehouse in Maafannu has again exposed how dangerous-chemical storage remains entangled with daily life in the capital, despite...

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Minister Urges More Oversight from Four Pillars of Gov’t, People to Strengthen Decentralised Governance

The Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works,...

2025 to be a year of development project launches and economic recovery: The President

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that 2025 will...

Maldives Sends Condolences to Vanuatu Following Devastating Earthquake

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abdulla Khaleel has sent...
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