The government of President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has moved to assert its power ... hugging friends and family and waving to supporters before being driven away. Shortly before his arrest he sent ...

The new ruling came as President Yameen Abdul Gayoom moved to assert his power ... hugging friends and family and waving to supporters before being driven away. His lawyer, Maumoon Hameed, said ...

Dunya is also the niece of current President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who earlier this month ... “Today at this time of pain and crisis for both my family and my country, it is my sincere hope ...

Later, former dictator and opposition politician Maumoon Abdul Gayoom – President Yameen’s half-brother ... hugging friends and family and waving to supporters before being driven away.

A surprise Supreme Court ruling last week ordering the release of imprisoned opposition leaders has led to growing turmoil, with President Yameen Abdul Gayoom lashing out at the court. 3:30 a.m ...

The Maldives Supreme Court confirmed today that jailed former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is barred from the country’s September presidential election. The ruling is another setback ...

His family does not trust the justice process ... Increasingly autocratic measures by the Maldives president, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who took office following a disputed election in 2013 ...

The move, which gives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom power to arrest and detain ... according to his family. The former leader stated earlier in the day that police has surrounded his ...

Political upheaval has deepened in the Maldives, caused by the reaching out for dictatorial power by Abdulla Yameen, who illegally toppled Mohammad Nasheed. Former Maldivian President Maumoon ...