Maldives to ban Israeli passport holders from entry in protest over Gaza war
Israel warns against travel to archipelago and calls for citizens there to consider leaving after president’s announcement
May 2024
The Maldives faces existential threat from a climate crisis it did little to create. We need the world’s help now
Mohamed Muizzu
Small islands like ours face an uncertain future. We can adapt – but climate finance that we badly need must be unlocked, says Mohamed Muizzu, president of the Maldives
April 2024
Pro-China party wins landslide victory in Maldives parliamentary elections
Voters back President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional ally India
March 2024
‘Big bullies’: Maldives turns away from India as China woos it with aid
Defence deal signed by islands’ pro-Beijing president has ignited a row with powerful neighbour and benefactor
January 2024
Modi trip to Indian islands prompts Maldives row
Maldivian envoy summoned and flights suspended after insults about Indian PM’s visit to Lakshadweep islands
September 2023
Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives presidency, upending relationship with India
Runoff vote was widely seen as a referendum on whether to pursue closer ties with China or India, both vying for influence in the island nation
Maldives vote: runoff for presidency begins in shadow of India-China tussle for influence
Pro-Delhi incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih faces uphill battle against Beijing-leaning frontrunner Mohamed Muizzu as contest remains on knife’s edge
Maldives election run-off pitched as fork in the road between India and China
Pro-China presidential candidate Mohamed Muizzu accuses incumbent Mohamed Solih of allowing traditional patron India too much influence
April 2023
Opinion
Beyond the white sands of the Maldives, women live in constant fear
Fathimath Uzma Naseem
Maldivian women face persistent intimidation, abuse and sexual harassment the moment we step outside
March 2023
Seascape: the state of our oceans
The Maldives are 99% water, so why can so few teenagers swim?
The age of extinction
Fire, floods, drought: projections of a frightening new world – in pictures
October 2022
Discovered in the deep
Discovered in the deep: the rainbow fish that’s born female and becomes male
Scientists in the Maldives were only able to reach the rose-veiled fairy wrasse by using specialised diving gear
Rich countries must urgently help poor nations hit by climate crisis, says V20
Twenty countries facing worst impact of global heating set out proposals for loss and damage payments
UK joins calls for World Bank reform to focus funding on climate crisis
Alok Sharma’s intervention puts pressure on Trump-appointed Bank chief who faces calls to resign
July 2022
Wanted: desert island resort in Maldives seeks barefoot bookseller
Passionate about literature, adventurous, outgoing, creative and happy to stay shoeless? Kunfunadhoo has the perfect job
May 2022
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Sinking Maldives plans to reclaim land from the ocean
Vulnerable island nation split over project to dredge millions of tonnes of sand to create land for resorts and industry on Unesco reserve
February 2022
Mauritius measures reef hoping to lay claim on Chagos Islands
Dispute over archipelago in Indian Ocean involves neighbouring Maldives and UK historical claim
November 2021
Climate crimes
Fossil fuel companies owe reparations to countries they are destroying
Mark Hertsgaard
Ex-Maldives president to tell Cop26: do not compromise on 1.5C
October 2021
Today in Focus
Cop26: what would success look like for a country vanishing under water?
On the eve of Cop26, Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, argues that if countries do not get serious about reducing emissions, it will not be just the Maldives that faces a perilous future
