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
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.
Sultan Muhammad III, ruled the Maldives from 1549 to 1551. He belonged to the Hilaalee Dynasty, which had ruled the Maldives since 1388. His short reign ended with his assassination, which led to a crucial event in the chain of events that led to the Portuguese intervention in Maldivian affairs.
El Niño is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean, with the Maldives Meteorological Service (MET) warning that the phenomenon could pose a threat to the survival of coral reefs in the Maldives.
The government’s Ras Male’ City project has reached a major milestone, with 62 percent of the planned land reclamation now completed, making the reclaimed area larger than any existing island in the Maldives.
After years of construction and repeated delays, Malé and Villimalé are set to be physically connected by bridge today
Sultan Abu Bakr II, was a 16th-century Sultan of the Maldives during the political and military crisis that followed the intervention of the Portuguese in Maldivian affairs.
King Dom João, was King of the Maldives for a 20 year period. He was a member of the Hilaalee dynasty and the son of King Dom Manoel, João inherited the Maldivian crown at a time when the monarchy existed in an unusual and increasingly complicated state.
Hassan IX was a member of the Hilaalee dynasty and one of the most controversial rulers in Maldivian history.
