Hulhumalé, Maldives — “My most peaceful moments are on the water,” Thoiba Saeedh, an anthropologist, said just before a motorboat took us skimming across the glassy Indian Ocean towards the ...

Divers Free Giant Oceanic Manta-Ray from Tangled Nets in Maldives. Image by Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives via YouTube. Swiss tourists captured an amazing event on video at a dive site near ...

The Maldives is amending existing defense agreements with India to safeguard its sovereignty, according to Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon. He clarified that the 74 Indian soldiers ...

Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an US$8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a “financial freezone”, the ...

Honeymoons and luxury vacations could soon be outpaced by crypto as the main draw for the island nation of Maldives. A Dubai-based family office plans to invest up to $8.8 billion in a blockchain ...

The government of Maldives said it plans to build an $8.8 billion financial hub backed by Dubai-based MBS Global Investments as the country seeks to address a debt crisis. The Maldives ...

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu held a press conference lasting nearly 15 hours, his office announced on Sunday, claiming it surpassed the previous record set by Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Tourism between UAE and the Maldives is set to grow exponentially as flight frequency will increase with the opening of the new terminal in the archipelagic state's airport, said Thoriq Ibrahim ...

The Maldives has banned Israeli passport holders from entering its territory, the president's office said on Wednesday, accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war ...

Maldives ratified a change this week to its immigration laws, made in response to Israel’s conduct in Gaza, to prohibit travelers from entering the country under Israeli passports. “The ...

Maldives had initially made the decision to ban Israelis in June 2024. On Tuesday, the People's Majlis — the island nation's parliament — passed an amendment to the Maldives Immigration Act ...

The Maldives has officially barred Israeli passport holders from entering the country, citing solidarity with Palestinians amid the Jewish state’s war against Hamas in Gaza initiated by the ...