Farah Faizal 🎈
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Rtd diplomat. Fmr Maldives HC to UK & Ambassador to France, Ireland, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Norway Sweden, Amb-designate Palestine. 1st woman PhD Maldives.
Bedford, England
Joined May 2009
Thank you all for your kind messages of support at this time of grief for our family. It is a source of great comfort for us knowing how our mother is loved, fondly remembered & her many services to the nation appreciated. May Allah grant her the blessings of paradise. Aameen
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Delighted to attend the #commonwealthday2023 reception at the Buckingham Palace hosted by HM King Charles III. HRH the Prince of Wales is a strong champion of small states, facing the threats of climate change. @KensingtonRoyal
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When one has an official grey tick, one cannot post personal views. We need to do better.
Statement by the Government of Maldives. 📃 Press Release |
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My dad turned 92 today. He is a living Maldivian history textbook, and an expert on Maldivian traditional medicinal plants. Still going strong and very active on social media. Happy birthday bappa, & may you remain healthy & safe in these troubling times.
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My dad turned 95 today. I am totally indulging here to let everyone know that. We are indeed blessed. He is going strong and is on Facebook🙈! #happybirthday bappa!
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Maldives is tiny and India is huge but our relationship is time-tested and deep. Some in the Maldives have dishonoured India’s PM. They have been reprimanded. I am convinced we will get through this together. After all, India is the land of the great Mahatma Gandhi.
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With Male’ going into lockdown I see many talking about not being able to get deliveries. It took me more than 2 weeks to get a delivery slot here in the UK. The delivery services here needed time to adjust to the sudden demand. I believe in the Maldives they will adjust too.
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I am deeply honoured to present my Letter of Credence from my President H.E. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II today.
Dr. Farahanaz Faizal, Ambassador from the Republic of Maldives and her husband are received by The Queen. During these Audiences, diplomats present a formal letter from their Head of State confirming that they are entrusted to speak on behalf of their country.
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For all those bashing @dunyamaumoon - what hypocrisy. Baghaawaathuga sitee gendhiya meeha ok. 2013 Court ah gos Vote baathil kuri meeha ok. Dunya ok eh noon. She too can change her mind & leave the past. Like the rest of us. Maybe it is a tad late but better late than never.
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We are back in the Commonwealth family! Today is a very happy day for Maldives. Our students can once more apply for Commonwealth scholarships, our athletes compete in Commonwealth Games. See below for the official statement from the President.
The Maldives has today officially rejoined the @commonwealthsec . Following is President @ibusolih’s formal statement announcing our re-entry to the Commonwealth family of nations.
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Maldivians can now travel to 84 countries without a visa, making our passport the most powerful in South Asia.
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Nihan ge dharifulhu kathilan ok. Azima ge ok eh noon. Ehera meehaage dhari 18 aharuveema bodu meeheh. Amilla responsibility. Mihira meehaage dhari 21 aharuge kudakujjeh. Mainbafainge responsibility. Mee noontha mi qawmah jehigen ulhey massala aky. Emmenge haqqu ehvaru nuvun.
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Former FM @dunyamaumoon apologises on behalf of “Maldivian government”. No apology from @MoFAmv yet officially. Clarity needed.
މިހާރު @dunyamaumoon ތޯ ސަރުކާރު ފަރާތުން މި ވާހަކަދައްކަވަން ޖެހުނީ ، މީކޮން ހައިސިއްޔަތުކުންތޯ؟ @MMuizzu ބައްލަވާ މިހާރު އެގަހުކޭލެއް މިގަހުކޭލެއް ނެގޭ ދެއްތޯ!
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My daughter planted the seeds for a school activity by @BedfordModern but I am so glad she did. #lockdown made all of us enjoy gardening & growing veggies. #mumanddaughter time.
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When I see all this bickering I think poor @ibusolih. What has he let himself in for. Then I remind myself that he survived 25 years in that jungle. He can handle it. Yeah, obviously.
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Deeply honoured to win the Award #Diplomat of the Year for Asia & Oceania. Thank you to the Diplomatic Corps & @LondnDIPLOMAT A proud moment for my country Maldives.
2022 #Diplomat of the Year for #Asia & Oceania Award to @DrFarahFaizal.@MDVinUK @governmentmv Presented by the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Alistair Harrison CMG CVO #DiplomatAwards2022 @UKinMaldives.
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I always meet Mother’s Day with anxiety thinking of the women wanting to be a mum, some suffering years of medical treatment with an uncertain future. I was there once. So while I wish Happy Mother’s Day to all mums, a hug to all wanting, waiting & those sadly given up the dream.
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އިސްލާމީ ޝަރުޢީ ހަމަތަކުން ބޭރުން މީހަކު މަރާލުމަކީ ދުވަހަކުވެސް ގަބޫލްކުރެވޭނެ ކަމެއް ނޫން. ކޮންމެ ގޮތަކަށް ކަމެއް ކުރިޔަސް ބަޔަކުނިކުމެ މީހަކު މަރާލުމަކީ އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ދީން އިސްލާމްދީން ހުއްދަކުރާ ކަމެއް ނޫން. މިއީ އެމްޑީޕީގެ ރަސްމީ ސްޓޭންޑް ތޯޯޯ؟ އެހެންނަމަ.
އެމްޑީޕީގެ ޗެއާޕާސަން، ފައްޔާޒް އިސްމާއިލް ވިދާޅުވީ ކުރީގެ ރައީސް މުހައްމަދު އަމީންއަށް ވީގޮތް ރައީސް ޑރ. މުހައްމަދު މުއިއްޒުއަަށް ވެދާނެ ކަމަށް އެމްޑީޕީގެ އާންމު މެންބަރަކު ބުނީ ނަސޭހަތެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި ކަމަށާއި ރާއްޖޭގެ ތާރީހުގައި ހިނގާފައި ހުރި ކަންކަން ވެރިންނަށް ހަނދާން
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As a wife of a medic, thinking of him in his hazmat suit, & reading about the tragic stories of many medics in China & Italy whose spouses will never see them again, my prayers are with all the professionals working on the frontline & their families waiting for this to end.
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Living with a frontliner & a vulnerable kid under lockdown:- I’m not sure what we do is enough but I’m sharing in case others find something helpful. He says when all this is over he will hug her so tight - I hope he doesn’t turn her into mushy peas #CoronaLockdown #coronavirusuk
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To all those commenting about the way former President @maumoonagayoom is using the broom, he is an octogenarian. People that age can have mobility difficulties & do precision work flawlessly. We will all grow old one day. #saafuRaajje.
#Live | #SaafuRaajje #AharengevesZinma. #First100Days.President @ibusolih initiated the process of clearing garbage, and officially launched the National Cleaning Exercise
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Honoured & privileged to meet the legendary Naeematha at last! Dream come true moment #KKBK
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I pray in the next 5 years Maldives have stability, peace & prosperity. I hope we stay away from international rivalries & make many friends. I want people to be able to attend both Yoga & Wǔshù classes, enjoy Biriyani & Szechuan chilli chicken without having to make a choice.
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Whoever did this . remember this. If you think you can stop him & all what he stood for by assassinating him, you cannot be more wrong. MDP is thousands of Mohamed Nasheeds!.
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Shame on @PSMnewsmv He was a President and should be addressed as Raees Nasheed. Disgraceful much. Kithamme hasadhaveriviyas e ee Raees kan kurevvi beyfulheh. #ladh.
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Found this among some old stuff. I must’ve been an Eco Warrior 23 years ago too 😊 #plasticfree #plasticpollution
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So proud to see our @MNDF_Official as part of the #Commonwealth marching squads today #PlatinumJubileePageant @MariyaDidi @abdulla_shahid
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It’s my dad’s 96th birthday and feeling so blessed each day that he is with us. Just had to indulge here.
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What a proud moment for the Maldives! The incoming President of the UNGA H.E @abdulla_shahid, the Foreign Minister of Maldives!
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Thank you President Solih for your faith in appointing me as Ambassador of Maldives to the UK. I look forward to serving the people of Maldives diligently by enhancing our relationship with the United Kingdom under the able guidance of Foreign Minister @abdulla_shahid.
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Memories of Mamma & her Garden. It’s been 40 days.since she’s been gone,.They tell me the mourning is over,.Is life going to be perfect tomorrow? .Am I supposed to pretend .that I don’t miss her?.Is this the end? Is this closure? .
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I am looking forward to #Maldives re-joining the @commonwealthsec under President Solih & for Maldives to take its rightful place as a respected member of the international community & re-establish relations with Qatar & Iran.
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إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ.
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Just waking up to the news headlines that “some foreigner has stolen the work of @shimhaq”, a Maldivian artist and to see #aaroncarterartthief trending back home. If true this is awful! Maldives maybe a small country but we must protect our artists.
ޝިމްހާގްގެ ކުރެހުން ބޭރު މީހަކު ވަގަށް ނަގައިފި!
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For the first time since that fateful night in February 2012, I feel a sense of closure. It is not justice. We may never have justice. But these photos give me a sense of relief. #peace #hope #future #Maldives #homecoming of Prez Nasheed & Madam Laila.
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Know her name!.Hind Rajab.6 years old. left alone, called for help when her family was murdered around her. She waited. And waited. 6 years old. The paramedics that went to help her in an ambulance after coordinating with the IOF were killed. Bombed. Hind waited for help.
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Our father ❤️ passed away. إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ.May Allah grant him the blessings of paradise. Aameen.
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Warmest congratulations to Shazly @shazlyxperience for getting elected to Hutt City Council in New Zealand. Very very proud of you. 💪🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #anhenverin
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Different countries may follow different rules. We don’t have to follow them. I call upon the govt to allow kids & (an accompanying adult) to enjoy Rasrani Park free of charge irrespective of nationality. Charge adults not accompanying kids. It’s mainly a kids park after all.
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@tanita_tikaram Among all these depressing news on X, your tweet brought a smile! Sadly there maybe those who would take it seriously.
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Very concerned to hear Legal Affairs Minister Azima received death threats. Hope she lodged this with Maldives police. A bit baffled about her asking whether this is democracy? It is still her government isn’t it? Is she calling her own government undemocratic? Bit late for that.
"Alhugandah dhanee maruge inzaaru libemun, Miee tho Democracy akee?"
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Poor girl. They shouldn’t put such an inexperienced journalist on a panel like this with politicians & an experienced journo like Zaheena. Felt sorry for her.
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Things I’ve learnt during lockdown - how to cut men’s hair, how to stitch a mask, how to make a cuddle curtain so my daughter can give her dad a hug, how to deal with the grief of being unable to see a parent on deathbed, knowing you are about to lose her. how precious life is!.
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My biggest fear is the police may plant something in the opposition campaign office and use it as a pretext to stop the elections tomorrow. #Maldives #Elections2018.
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Adhi eba oh eh kameh keranna vefey. Maseeh Majleehen beyre kerun.
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@IsraSaudulla Please ask Nauma to get in touch. She has my details. Let me see what options are available. :) and Stay safe all of you.
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Absolutely 100% fake news! Shame on @DhiyaresNews to even call yourself journalists! Totally despicable & horrendous smear attempt on the Deputy HC & the whole of Maldives High Commission team in London.
އަލީ ވަހީދު ޔޫކޭގައި އުޅެނީ ޑެޕިއުޓީ ހައިކޮމިޝަނަރުގެ ގެކޮޅުގައި، ހަރަދު ކުރަނީ ދައުލަތުން.
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Raining in London & travelling from one meeting to another - and amidst the grey & gloom, what do I see to bring sunshine into my heart? #VisitMaldives #Sunnysideoflife #Londonbus
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My dad in his 90s and still going strong. He is a walking history book 😍 Thank you for visiting him.
Abdul majeed Mahir (age 95 H) with his generous amount of history, including that of sultan shamsuddin’s reign, shared rich bits of information with us today. Tonight @XaidAsad @MohamedHamdhoon and myself visited your dad @DrFarahFaizal 😊
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Wonderful to meet Melissa Ahmed, 1st class (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering Degree at the University of Salford, winning two prizes from the Royal Aeronautical Society (the Best Final Year Project & the Best Aeronautical Engineering Graduate of the Academic Year). #Anhenverin.
H.E @DrFarahFaizal met with @Techwuman Melissa Ahmed. A Maldivian engineer who has started her own engineering consultancy company in the UK and is a STEM Ambassador promoting women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics & looks towards doing the same in Maldives.
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Super proud mum moment- nailed 10 GCSEs! Thank you to all the teachers, SENCO & support 🙏🏽 @BedfordModern #specialneeds
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a journalist who deserves our utmost #respect.
PPM activistunge furassaara. Huras elhunthakah faruvaaleh nei, professional massaikathugai dhemi hunnaanan | @Raajje_tv
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Then and now. February 2012- February 2020. Alhamdhulillah #mvcoup “Alhugadumen enburi annaanan”.
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London results - number voted 394 Yameen 18.3 % Ibu Solih 81.7 %yay!!!!! @Raajje_tv @VTVvmedia warmest congratulations to President-elect Hon. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih & Hon. Faisal Naseem and the whole coalition! London rocks!!!! 💃🏻.
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We will respond to all your individual messages in due course. Please do bear with us for now while we go through this grief of losing our beloved mother. Thank you.
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I managed to achieve 200 streaks on Snapchat with my 13 year old today. I had an amazing sense of achievement thinking I can also be in the 21st century tech world and then she turns around to me and says, “Well done, mummy, I have taught you well!” 😆😆😆.
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President Solih - Foreign policy will be based on human rights, democracy & climate change.
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Alhamdhulillah. Wonderful news.
YAG Hayyarukoggen, Ex Defence Minister Ameen Faisal ah Kuri Terrorismge Dhauva Saabitheh Nuvi. @FarahDidi . #ArrestYameen
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Home was roses, slow dancing .in the afternoon breeze,.cascading down a low coral wall,.Home was a mother’s love, .tender and strong, .picking us up when we fall. One year gone yet always near. May Allah grant you the blessings of paradise. Aameen.
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Can MDP put up on its website a list of twitter accounts used by MDP members running for primaries/Majlis so we know what is fake and what is real?so we can stop spreading misinformation inadvertently @MDPSecretariat @evattey.
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Maldives has updated the genome sequencing, the only criteria UK has officially requested. We have extremely low case rates and high vaccination rates. There are no valid reasons for the UK to keep Maldives on the red list @grantshapps @tariqahmadbt @caron_rohsler.
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Warmest congratulations @aghafoormohamed Can’t think of anyone more deserving- one of the most experienced diplomats in Maldives who dare I add had the guts during the coup to resign on live TV! #AlJazeera.
Congratulations to the newly appointed Foreign Secretary, H.E. Mr. Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed @aghafoormohamed
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Time heals, people move on, learn to co-exist, move forward, make peace, but time doesn’t give you amnesia. 11 years on… and it was & will always be a coup. 7 February 2012 #Maldives #mvcoup #NeverForget
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It’s heartbreaking that Prez @MohamedNasheed has decided not run in 2018 Presidential elections but he’s always put what’s best for Maldives first. Thank you, sir. You lead by example. Same way MDP has always had a primary & let its grassroots vote for someone to represent us.
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People talking about the long wait and heat in Maldives,seen this? 😊 It’s 9 degrees in London and we wait outside the Embassy in pouring rain to vote. Queue is painfully slow.
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We manage with what we have. Yesterday my daughter wanted condensed milk. We don’t have any in the house. So she isn’t getting any for now. She will just have to learn to do with whatever we have. She will also learn that there are many in the world who have never tasted it.
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Happy 93rd birthday to my dad, the King of Nonagenarians on @Facebook! Feeling truly blessed that he is still going strong. 😍 But don’t anyone dare tell him about twitter!
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I’d like to reassure all Maldivian parents with children still in the UK- yes the numbers are growing here but the NHS is getting more equipped each day to deal with the pandemic & the British govt is doing all what it can to ensure our safety. We are here if you need to talk.
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Komme reyaku madhu anhenbeyfulhun kolheh magu machchah nere faleeha kurun huttaalan PPM ah govaalan. Kobaatha thi Council ah hovunu anhen member in thah RY ge dhifaauga vaahaka dhakkan? Stop parading your most vulnerable grassroot members like this, leaving them open to ridicule.
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“Sahha noon kaiveni” is RAPE!! There is no lawful marriage and unlawful marriage. This is a 13 year old we are talking about - it is Rape so call it that. I have a 13 yr old daughter. My heart bleeds for that young girl. Shame on all of us to allow things like this to happen.
ޒަހަމްކޮށްލި މީހާ އުޅުނީ 13 އަހަރުގެ ކުއްޖަކާ ގާނޫނީ ގޮތުން ސައްހަ ނޫން ކައިވެންޏެއްގައި!
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Just walked into a charity shop during my break, saw this & bought it. The guy selling it says, “I bet you wish you could go there”. Me: “One can dream”. 😊
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Women don’t need guardians. It’s this kind of patronising mentality that is the underlying problem. Women need space. We need men to mind their own business & not harass/abuse women on the streets, in the work place & at home. Stop it. Give women a safe space!.
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Tired of all this aggro. Time to put it to rest and get behind the MDP candidate @ibusolih. Inshallah he shall win this election. #KKBK #AlwaysMDP in stormy seas and calm waters 😊.
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Deeply disappointing that the UK continues to keep the Maldives on the red list despite low case numbers & high vaccination rates. We have just started regular genome sequencing too. Perhaps it came too late for this review? @grantshapps @tariqahmadbt.
We've updated our travel lists further cautiously easing international travel. You can view the full list on with changes coming into force from Monday 30 August at 4am.
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Today is #WorldTunaDay. The Maldives has the most sustainable tuna fisheries, each tuna caught #onebyone #poleandline #handline. Sustainability must be rewarded, not penalised, by larger trading nations. #Notunatax on susTUNAbility!.
Dhuvaalakah baanan vee 4 tanu mas. Dhivehin ge leynaaru masverikan🎣❤️🇲🇻
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Among all the doom & gloom, wonderfully uplifting to hear the medical team from @ADKHospital on their treatment of fmr Prez Nasheed, how they had to improvise to do things they were not trained for. A heart-warming moment indeed. My heartfelt gratitude. Alhamdhulillah.
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President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was one of the 3 speakers at the #Commonwealth leaders reception, along with HRH the Prince of Wales and Prime Minister @BorisJohnson. He voiced the need for urgent action to combat #ClimateEmergency @COP26
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From young to old, thousands gather for the opposition coalition rally. My old man, 90 years old now, standing at the rally 😍 #maldives #IbuSolih2018 #InsaafugeMagah #JazeeraRaajje
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Is there any Maldives-specific fund raising effort to help affected families in Sri Lanka? Some have lost their only breadwinner. If there is, could someone share the details please. If not, shouldn’t we be organising one nation-wide?.
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I call on MDP Congress to ask Prez Nasheed to reconsider. Failing that I plead to MDP Congress members not to destroy the internal democracy of MDP by amending rules. Pls hold a primary & let grassroot members have our say @MDPSecretariat pls pass message.
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Very proud of the fact that in the Maldives our fishermen have been using pole and line for centuries. Check your #Tuna cans to see if the fish is caught in the Maldives #Sustainability #Maldives another word for #Poleandline.
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Yesterday’s sad revelations brought home the point that life is fragile. After a long time catching up with my brother in much-needed family time. Hold on to your loved ones. Life is precious but could equally be precarious.
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I call on the government of Maldives to provide Velzinee with the care she needs. Mental illness is a recognised medical condition. Those suffering needs care & support; not get arrested & jailed!.
BREAKING: Velezinee hayyaru koffi
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During her dad’s presidency, in 1988, it was India who he turned for help to save him from a mercenary attack. For one whole year Indian troops were stationed in the Maldives. We are grateful. Maybe the former Foreign Minister was too young to remember!
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Well said, Transport Minister. The lady Ministers in the #Maldives cabinet have not just shattered the glass ceiling. They are setting the standard.
"Transport Minister vaakah nujehey captain akah nuvatha pilot akah.". -Transport Minister @aishath_nahula .#50Minute. Read More:
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Delighted to represent the Maldives at the #StateOpeningofParliament. (Returning to work after eye surgery).
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