The Maldives’ Supreme Court reverses a ruling in favor of the country’s opposition shortly after the arrest of the court’s chief justice and another judge.

The president of the Maldives has said he ordered a state of emergency to investigate "this plot, this coup" involving a Supreme Court ruling last week that ordered the release of imprisoned opposition leaders.

President Yameen declares a state of emergency, and security forces arrest a top Supreme Court judge as the political crisis deepens in the country.

The attorney general of the Maldives has warned the country's Supreme Court that a move to unseat the president would be unconstitutional.

Tensions run high in the Maldives after a shock Supreme Court decision to clear an exiled former president and eight other convicted political dissidents.

Iran blanks the Maldives 3-0 at the 19th edition of Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in the Philippines.

Maldives’ military forces have barred main opposition party from entering parliament.

The liberal blogger was found dead in the stairwell of his apartment with multiple stab wounds to his neck and chest.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has cancelled his planned state visit to the Maldives.

A Maldivian opposition coalition has protested the upcoming visit of the Saudi king to the country amid reports that the monarch plans to buy an entire Maldivian atoll.