Étiqueté : Maldives

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What’s on the support of Saudi-UAE abet to Maldives?

Last week, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a grant of $160m for « development projects » in crisis-hit Maldives, raising questions on the motive behind the move. « As part of the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Fund for Development and the Abu Dhabi Fund…

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Nasheed seeks India intervention to cease Maldives crisis

An opposition leader in the Maldives has called on India to intervene after President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency amid a deepening political crisis in the island nation. Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s exiled former president, urged neighbouring India on Tuesday to send « an envoy, backed by its military » to free two Supreme Court…