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CNN —The Maldives has announced it will ban Israeli passport holders from entering the country amid its war on Hamas in Gaza. The presidential office of the Indian Ocean island nation, known for its luxurious resorts and endless white sand beaches, made the announcement in a press release Sunday. Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu resolved to impose the ban following a recommendation from the cabinet, the release said. The country’s laws will be amended, and a cabinet subcommittee will be established to oversee the efforts, the president’s office said. “Together with the government and people of Maldives, I call for an immediate ceasefire, an end to violence and unhindered humanitarian access,” the president posted on X last week.
Persons: Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Mohamed Muizzu, Karim Sahib, Muizzu Organizations: CNN, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United, Getty, UNRWA Locations: Maldives, Gaza, ” Maldives, United Nations, Dubai, AFP, Palestine ”, Solidarity, Palestine, Rafah
To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra. It is in these places — far from the archipelago’s walled-garden resort atolls, where no Maldivians actually dwell — that the country is picking between two visions of its future, like much of the rest of Asia, but more so. The outer islands are steadily depopulating, as the appeal of making a life through tuna fishing and coconut farming along their crushed-coral seashores shrinks. The splendid isolation may be what attracts visitors, but it seems incompatible with islanders’ aspirations in a nation modernized by global tourism.
Locations: Maldives, Manhattan, Asia
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives government says it has asked for clarification of why Indian coast guard personnel boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels operating within its economic zone earlier this week without consultation. The Maldives military also found that Indian coast guard personnel had boarded two more boats, the statement said without explaining what they did on the boats . Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was part of an “India Out” campaign as an opposition politician, demanding the removal of Indian military personnel stationed in some islands. The largest number of tourists visiting the Maldives come from India, making up 11% of the total last year. It is said there are at least 75 Indian military personnel in the Maldives and their known activities include transporting patients from remote islands and rescuing people at sea.
Persons: Mohamed Muizzu, Muizzu, Narendra Modi, Modi Organizations: , Indian, Maldives ., Maldives Locations: Maldives, India, Maldivian, Dhivehi, China, Lakshadweep, New Delhi
[1/2] People arrive to cast their vote at a polling station during the second round of a presidential election in Male, Maldives September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dhahau Naseem Acquire Licensing RightsMALE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Voters lined up at hundreds of polling stations in the Maldives on Saturday in a run-off election for president of the Indian Ocean archipelago that pits the incumbent India-leaning leader against a strong pro-China contender. Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu led President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the first round three weeks ago by 6 percentage points. Thousands turned out early at over 586 polling stations across 187 islands known for their sun-kissed beaches and resorts. Maldivians were also voting at polling stations in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Britain and Abu Dhabi.
Persons: Dhahau Naseem, Mohamed Muizzu, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Muizzu, Abdulla Yameen, Mohamed Junayd, William Mallard Organizations: REUTERS, Center, Reuters, China, Thomson Locations: Male, Maldives, India, China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Britain, Abu Dhabi, Solih
Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives presidential candidate of the opposition party, People's National Congress gestures after casting his vote at a polling station during the Maldives presidential election day in Male, Maldives September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dhahau Naseem/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMALE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu is projected to win the Maldives presidential run-off vote on Saturday, beating incumbent Ibrahim Solih, local media said, in a result that could see the Indian Ocean archipelago shift closer to China. Muizzu was leading the count with 54% of the vote against 46% won by Solih, local media reported. Thousands turned out early at 586 polling stations across the 187 islands known for their sun-kissed beaches and resorts. Maldivians also voted at polling stations in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Britain and Abu Dhabi.
Persons: Mohamed Muizzu, Dhahau Naseem, Ibrahim Solih, Muizzu, Maldivians, Abdulla Yameen, Muizzu's, Yameen, Mohamed Junayd, Gursimran Kaur, Andrew Cawthorne, David Holmes Organizations: People's, REUTERS, Maldives presidential, Solih, China, Progressive Party of Maldives, Thomson Locations: Maldives, Male, China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Britain, Abu Dhabi, Solih
A Progressive Party of Maldives worker poses with an "India Out" flag in Male, Maldives, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMALE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A presidential election in the Maldives on Saturday could be decisive in determining whether China or India win a competition for influence over the tiny Indian Ocean island chain. While India has longstanding cultural, financial and security ties with the Maldives, China has in recent years invested in infrastructure projects as it builds closer ties and pursues its Belt and Road vision of transport and energy networks. India, which denies that, is helping to build a naval harbour for Maldivian forces, who will be trained by the Indian military. Reporting by Mohamed Junayd in Male; Writing by Krishn Kaushik; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Alasdair Pal, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Mohamed Muizzu, Ahmed Shaheed, Shaheed, handouts, Solih, Muizzu, Mohamed Junayd, Krishn Kaushik, Robert Birsel Organizations: Progressive Party of, REUTERS, Reuters, Baani, Progressive Party, People's National Congress, Solih's Maldivian Democratic Party, Thomson Locations: Progressive Party of Maldives, India, Male, Maldives, China, Solih's
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