Mohamed Nasheed

Maldives police arrest key suspect in attack on ex-president Nasheed

Hospital officials said Mohamed Nasheed remains in an intensive care unit after initial life-saving surgeries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs.

Maldives makes arrests after assassination attempt on ex-president Nasheed

Maldives' first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed was deeply injured in a blast and remains in the hospital.

Maldives ex-president Nasheed 'critical' after assassination attempt

Mohamed Nasheed, 53, is "in a critical condition in intensive care," doctors say, after he was hit by shrapnel from a bomb blast outside his home.

Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win

Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, 51, was set for a dramatic return to the top of the national parliament, with his Maldivian Democratic Party headed for a two-thirds majority in the 87-member assembly.

Maldives arrests ex-leader over alleged corruption

Former president Abdulla Yameen is accused of receiving $1 million of government money through a private company that is now being implicated in a corrupt deal to lease tropical islands for hotel development.

Maldives' opposition presidential candidate declares victory in polls

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was expected to cement his grip on power in the tropical archipelago in an election that opposition and international groups have criticised for a lack of transparency and the suppression of dissent.

Maldives election: here's what you need to know

Around 240,000 Maldivians will head to the polls on Sunday to choose their president in the small Indian Ocean nation.

Maldives top court suspends dissident MPs ahead of key vote

The court's decision strengthens President Abdulla Yameen's majority in the 85-member legislature that will vote to extend the state of emergency for a month.

How a sleepy holiday paradise got embroiled in a political mess

The Maldives, an Indian Ocean archipelago, is in political turmoil after President Abdulla Yameen imposed a state of emergency and arrested top judges in what the UN has called an “all-out assault on democracy.”

Maldives’ embattled president sends envoys to China, Saudi for support

The Maldives has been in crisis since last week, when the Supreme Court quashed convictions ranging from corruption to terrorism against nine opposition figures, including former president Mohamed Nasheed.

Maldives highest court makes U-turn on dissident release

The new ruling comes as President Abdulla Yameen moved to assert his power over judges, declaring a state of emergency and ordering security forces to raid the court compound where the justices were arrested.

Trouble in paradise: what's happening in the Maldives?

Best known as an "A-list" holiday destination, the Maldives plunged into crisis after the Supreme Court quashed terrorism convictions against nine leading opposition figures, including the country's exiled, first democratically elected president.