Maldives
Maldives Says Parliament Shut For Security
The Maldivian government Tuesday defended its controversial deployment of troops to block opposition legislators...
Former AFP Journalist’s Murderer Gets Death Sentence
Sri Lanka's High Court handed the death sentence Wednesday to a labourer who was found guilty of murdering former...
Maldives Opposition In Fresh Bid To Take Parliament
Maldives opposition parties on Monday launched a new bid to seize control of parliament through a third attempt to...
Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf
A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...
Turkey Deepens Diplomatic Negotiation Over Qatari Crisis
Turkey is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to mediate the crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, but...
No Sign of Healing In G7 Climate Change Rift
The United States' partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed Sunday to pursue efforts to curb climate change...
Murdered Maldives Blogger’s Father Demands International Probe At UN
The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and...
Maldives Arrests Key Dissident After UN Censure
The Maldives arrested one of the few vocal dissidents still in the country on Thursday, a day after facing censure at...
George and Amal Clooney Welcome Birth of Twins
First-time parents George and Amal Clooney welcomed their twin babies, Ella and Alexander, on Tuesday morning in...
Key Developments In Qatar-Gulf Crisis
Here are the main developments that led to the unprecedented crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours: On May 20,...
Airlines Call On Countries To Restore Qatar Air Links
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged Gulf countries that have cut ties with...
Trump Claims Credit For Isolation
US President Donald Trump has claimed credit for the pressure being placed on Qatar by Gulf neighbours who accuse it of...
Gulf Crisis Leaves Allies In Difficult Spot
The unprecedented crisis between Qatar and four of its Gulf neighbours including Saudi Arabia is causing a conflict of...
Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...
Philippines Halts Workers’ Deployment To Qatar
The Philippines on Tuesday halted the deployment of workers to Qatar as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a...
UAE Demands Guarantees Before Mending Qatar Ties
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that Qatar would need to provide a "guaranteed roadmap" before it would...
Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space
Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...
Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...
US Approves $1.4 Bn Slice of Massive Saudi Arms Deal
The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising...