The world awoke this morning to the sad news of Nelson Mandela’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time. Mandela was a giant among men, who chose to defy the brutal, racist apartheid regime in South Africa. He spent years in prison, often in harsh conditions, in… Read more

The Office of President Mohamed Nasheed has alerted the Ministry of Defence and National Security regarding possible threats to President Mohamed Nasheed’s life. According to sources, two Al-Qaeda agents have been employed for an attack on President Nasheed and are currently in Male’. The Office has requested the Ministry of Defense and National Security’s Intelligence… Read more

The Office of President Mohamed Nasheed expresses its regret over the recent statement made by Dr. Mohamed Waheed regarding Canada. Dr Waheed’s comments have caused “unnecessary pressure” on the Maldives’ bilateral relationship with Canada. The Maldives has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with the development partners and Office of President Nasheed calls on the current… Read more

President Mohamed Nasheed has condemned the “appalling violence” perpetrated by security forces on protestors in Egypt. Dozens of protestors – reportedly including women, children and journalists – were killed on Wednesday as security forces opened fire on supporters of former President Morsi, who was ousted in a coup in July. Should these reports prove to… Read more

On Thursday, President Mohamed Nasheed held meetings with Indian Finance Minister H.E. Mr. P. Chidambaram and External Affairs Minister H.E. Mr. Salman Khursheed. In his meeting with External Affairs Minister H.E. Mr. Salman Khursheed, President Nasheed requested additional scholarship opportunities from the Indian government for Maldivian students. President Nasheed also discussed potential solutions for difficulties… Read more

Maldivian Democratic Party presidential candidate President Mohamed Nasheed arrived in New Delhi today in his current visit to India. President Nasheed is due to meet senior officials of the Indian government during the trip. President Nasheed will meet Indian Finance Minister H.E. Mr. P. Chidambaram this afternoon to discuss the state of the Maldivian economy.… Read more

Rival political parties are unable to compete with the MDP because of the party’s exceptional speed, Maldivian Democratic Party presidential candidate President Mohamed Nasheed has said, cautioning that the country could not afford to step back, slow down to half-steps or remain motionless. Speaking at a ceremony on Tuesday night to open a jagaha (meeting… Read more

The measure of an individual or a group’s strength and ability is not the heights they have reached but how quickly they can get back up when they fall, Maldivian Democratic Party presidential candidate President Mohamed Nasheed has said. Speaking at the national art gallery Tuesday night after opening an art exhibition titled “Dhefiyavalhu Fahathah”… Read more

“Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, We live in turbulent times. Times have always been turbulent. We sit in the Indian Ocean, across a 1000km from North to South, where the bulk of the international trade passes. We are so strategically located that when the big boys fight, we are hemmed and wedged in-between.… Read more

President Nasheed has today filed his candidacy papers to contest September’s Presidential election. As mandated by the Election Commission (EC), President Nasheed sought and received clearance from the country’s judicial courts and other state institutions prior to submitting his candidature as the Maldivian Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate. President Nasheed filed his papers at the EC… Read more