Ahmed Adeeb

A week on, Maldives lifts state of emergency, cites improved security situation

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday lifted with immediate effect the state of emergency, a week after it was imposed citing threat to national security.

India keeps cautious vigil as Abdulla Yameen snuffs out democracy in Maldives

Alarm bells rang in New Delhi when President Yameen announced in July that foreigners who invest more than $1bn in the island could own land in perpetuity, provided 70 percent of it is reclaimed from the sea.

Maldives vice president arrested for plotting president's attempted assassination

Maldivian authorities on Saturday arrested the nation's Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over a plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen, who escaped death after his boat was hit by a bomb, the home minister said.