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A court in the Maldives sentences former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years in prison on money laundering and bribery charges.
2022-12-25

Maldives reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a tourist that arrived in the country.
2021-12-5

The United Kingdom adds Turkey, the Maldives and Nepal to its "red list" of countries, where travellers will be required to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days upon their return to the UK at their own expense. Twelve countries are also added to the government's "green list", including Portugal and Israel. This new "traffic light system" will take effect on May 17, when international travel is no longer illegal.
2021-05-7

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech and the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccines.
2021-03-15

Outgoing president Abdulla Yameen concedes defeat to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
2018-09-24

The Maldives leaves the Commonwealth of Nations after 34 years, claiming that it has been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental organization.
2016-10-13

A Maldives court convicts Ahmed Adeeb, the country's former vice president, of masterminding a plot to kill President Abdulla Yameen. He is sentenced to 15 years in prison. Earlier this week, Adeeb was sentenced to 10 years for firearms possession.
2016-06-10

Voters in the Maldives go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election.
2013-11-9

Voters in the Maldives go to the polls for a Presidential election with no candidate achieving an outright majority with a runoff election to be held on September 28.
2013-09-7

A member of the People’s Majlis, the parliament of the Maldives, is found stabbed to death near his home.
2012-10-2