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Two Maldivian co-pilots held in the UAE in connection with an attempted hijacking on a flydubai flight to Israel have been deported and arrived home on Friday. Police questioned them at the airport but have not arrested them.
Former US president Barack Obama said Israel's reliance on military strength had cost it moral ground, and that its government must accept that seven million Palestinians are not going anywhere. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the remarks.
Two police officers were taken to hospital after a car collided with their motorcycle near Ameen Avenue in Hulhumalé on Thursday.
Champions Maziya beat TC Sports Club 3-0 at the National Stadium on Wednesday evening, lifting them to third in the Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League table.
Emergency and outpatient services at Villimalé Hospital have moved to the Aman Hiya building so the old hospital can be demolished to make way for a 100-bed tertiary hospital built with Chinese assistance.
The Ministry of Finance has bought a 25,011 square foot plot in Hulhumalé from the Housing Development Corporation for MVR 94.5 million. What it will be used for has not been announced.
Economic output in August reached MVR 9.64 billion, up 2.4 percent on a year earlier and 5.4 percent on July, according to the Maldives Bureau of Statistics.
Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Ahmed Shiyam opened the first nursery under the national five-million-tree programme in Meedhoo, Addu City, as the island hosted National Farmers' Day.
President Mohamed Muizzu said the government is developing a scheme to give non-repayable grants towards the 5 percent equity banks require from people borrowing to build homes on allocated plots.
The Maldives Meteorological Service has issued a yellow alert for atolls from Baa to Thaa until 1:00pm on Friday, with a white alert covering most of the rest of the country.
The Education Ministry has opened applications for 955 scholarship places in 51 allied health fields, at diploma, bachelor's and master's level, in the Maldives and abroad.
Government spending on subsidies has reached MVR 4.3 billion so far in 2026, about half as much again as the amount set aside in the budget.
The government has set two daily windows in which vehicles over 350kg, along with trucks, cranes, forklifts and trailers, may not use most roads in Malé and Hulhumalé. The rules took effect on Wednesday.
Engineers say a graphite pipe through the hinge and a larger vapor chamber let the A20 Pro run at full pace in a slim body
A Houthi attack on Riyadh's airport this month killed at least 12 people, the deadliest strike on Saudi soil in more than a decade. The quarrel behind it began three decades ago in the mountains of northern Yemen.
Americans vote on 3 November for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 Senate seats. Democrats say they would move against President Donald Trump if they win control, but the arithmetic of a Senate trial makes removal from office close to impossible.
Maldives Customs says it stopped an Indian passenger from taking more than MVR 905,000 worth of foreign currency out of the country last Wednesday without declaring it.
Google says blood pressure and insulin resistance trend reports are coming to its newest Fitbit trackers this month, while automatic workout detection expands from 10 activities to more than 100.
