26 May 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E Ms. DunyaMaumoon has departed to India, accompanying President of Maldives, His Excellency Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, on an official visit to India to attend the inauguration ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

25 May 2014, Male'; Executive Director of the World Bank, Dr. Mirza Hassan, and the Vice President of the World Bank, Mr. Philippe Le Houérou, who are on review mission to the Maldives, have paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

25 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom will depart on an official visit to India tomorrow morning, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

23 May 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoon has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the Indian Consulate in the Afghan city of Herat today. Minister Dunya expressed profound sympathy to the Government of India and its people.

22 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has appointed Uz. Mohamed Faisal to Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

21 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has received an official invitation to ‎attend the investiture ceremony of the new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ‎

19 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has appointed Zahiya Zareer as the High Commissioner of the Maldives to Sri Lanka, and Major General (Retired) Moosa Ali Jaleel as the High Commissioner of the Maldives to Pakistan. President Yameen presented the letters of appointment to the new High Commissioners, at a ceremony held at the President's Office this afternoon.

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19 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of sympathy ‎to President M.D. Abdul Hamid of Bangladesh, following the sinking of a ‎ferry boat in Meghna River.‎

19 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of sympathy ‎to President Choummaly Sayasone of Loas, following the passing away of ‎Defence Minister and senior officials of the Government, in a fatal plane ‎crash.‎

19 May 2014, Male'; The new Senegalese Ambassador accredited to the Maldives, Mr. ‎Amadou Mustapha Diouf, presented his letter of credence to President ‎Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this afternoon.‎

19 May 2014, Male'; The new Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Amadou Mustapha Diouf, has called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon.

18 May 2014, Male'; During a telephone conversation today, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has extended his congratulations to the Indian Prime Minister designate, Shri Narendra Modi, following the success in the recent Lok Sabha elections in India.

18 May 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon has attended the Top Achiever's Award Ceremony held tonight at Dharubaaruge.

18 May 2014, Male'; Foreign Service Institute of Maldives (FOSIM) has today started an Orientation Programme for the new staff who joined the Ministry from January 2013 to date.

18 May 2014, Male';Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Muhammad Sami Saeed has paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The meeting was held this morning at the President's Office.

18 May 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon has sent a message of sympathy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bangladesh , His Excellency Mr Abul Hassan Mahmood, following the tragic news of ferry incident in the Meghna River Thursday, 15th May 2014.

16 May 2014, Male': President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a congratulatory message to the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shri Narendra Modi, following their victory in India's general elections.

15 May 2014, Male'; The Bill on Sexual Abuse and Harrassment and the Bill on Sexual Offences are landmark laws in the fight towards eliminating gender based violence" said Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs. President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom ratified the two bills on 13 May 2014. They were passed by the Parliament at the Eight Sitting of its First Session on 27 April 2014.

15 May 2014, Male';President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of sympathy ‎to President Abdullah Gul, following the deadly explosion at a coal mine in ‎Soma.‎

15 May 2014, Male';President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has said that the Government's highest priority was to give real empowerment for women, and to empower women economically and financially. The President made this remark while speaking at the official function held this morning to mark this year's International Women's Day.