The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have signed a joint agreement calling for their nations to have the right to determine their own constitutional futures, in an unprecedented challenge to the United Kingdom’s political union.
The Maldives’ conversion to Islam in 1153 CE transformed the islands’ culture, laws, trade, and political identity. Nearly nine centuries later, the story of Sultan Dhovemi’s conversion remains shaped by folklore, historical debate, maritime trade, and the enduring legacy of Islam in Maldivian society.
…The new Muslim monarchy began establishing Islamic institutions, mosques and religious practices throughout the islands. Islamic law and religious officials became increasingly important to the administration of the kingdom
Today marks 900 years since the Maldives embraced Islam, a historic transformation that changed the religious, political and cultural course of the nation and established the Islamic identity that has remained at the heart of Maldivian society ever since.
The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have signed a joint agreement calling for their nations to have the right to determine their own constitutional futures, in an unprecedented challenge to the United Kingdom’s political union.
The Maldives’ conversion to Islam in 1153 CE transformed the islands’ culture, laws, trade, and political identity. Nearly nine centuries later, the story of Sultan Dhovemi’s conversion remains shaped by folklore, historical debate, maritime trade, and the enduring legacy of Islam in Maldivian society.
…The new Muslim monarchy began establishing Islamic institutions, mosques and religious practices throughout the islands. Islamic law and religious officials became increasingly important to the administration of the kingdom
Today marks 900 years since the Maldives embraced Islam, a historic transformation that changed the religious, political and cultural course of the nation and established the Islamic identity that has remained at the heart of Maldivian society ever since.
FIFA has imposed a lifetime ban on former Football Association of Maldives (FAM) President Bassam Adeel Jaleel, preventing him from taking part in any football-related activities, over the misuse of FIFA funds
Algeria has severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, accusing Abu Dhabi of a series of “provocative and hostile” actions after years of increasingly strained relations between the two countries.
The Lacquer Island Football Championship is bringing football fever to Thulhaadhoo from 8–15 September 2026, with four competitive clubs battling for regional supremacy. More than a football tournament, the event celebrates Thulhaadhoo’s rich lacquerware heritage, bringing together sport, island pride, culture, and community.
The UK has said that the Maldives has no role in the sovereignty dispute over the Chagos Archipelago, despite Maldives President’s request for formal consultations with Britain over the islands and their surrounding maritime area.
investigation shows hundreds of millions of dollars worth of goods subject to Western export restrictions have passed through Velana International Airport in Malé before being flown onward to Moscow.
The US and Iran have exchanged a major new round of attacks, bringing the six-month-old war back into direct military confrontation after weeks in which the conflict had largely shifted toward an economic and maritime standoff.
