Maldives High court stays Nasheed trial

Former President Mohamed Nasheed has called on the government to reinstate the concession agreement with Indian infrastructure giant GMR to develop and manage Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA). In 2010, GMR-Malaysia Airports Holdings ...

Press Trust of India MALE, 18 JUNE: Taken aback by the country's anti-graft watchdog ruling out any corruption in the leasing of the international airport to GMR, Maldivian government today stuck to its stand saying the contract was illegal and ...

, June 2013 President of Sierra Leone Bids Prince Alwaleed Farewell at Airport Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation - Lebanon Donates $1 Million to Sierra Leone HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom ...

The political strife gripping the Maldives has permeated the country's first pavilion at the Venice Biennale art show, catalysing a behind-the-scenes split that ultimately factionalised the pavilion in what one side contends was a mini-coup detat. ...

Leader of the government-aligned Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, has been unveiled as President Dr Mohamed Waheed's running mate for September's election. Thasmeen's appointment was confirmed by DRP Parliamentary Group Leader ...

Gayoom, who ruled the Maldives for 30 years, told India's The Hindu newspaper that the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) could have a more negative effect on the balance of power in the Indian Ocean than China's activities in the region. ...

The Tourism Ministry has been prevented from taking control of resort properties operated by Yacht Tours Maldives under a Civil Court injunction issued yesterday (June 4), pending a final ruling on a long-running dispute over unpaid rent. J Hotels ...

The little Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, owing to its strategic geographic location, is turning out to be the new hub for regional cooperation in South Asia. Bhutan's hydro-power prospects are no secret. However, unlike in the past, the two regional ...

United Nations, Environment, Oceans, British Columbia, Environment Canada, Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation, Carbon Credits, Geoengineering, Geoengineering Climate Change, Haida Gwaii, Hsrc, London Convention, Ocean Fertilization, Russ George, ...