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Fayyaz Flags Threat to Sovereignty as Muizzu Weighs Land Sales to Foreigners

Former MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail warned in a post on X that reports of the government preparing to grant land ownership to foreigners could cause an irreversible loss of sovereignty. He also criticised President Muizzu's handling of the economy and civil liberties and urged constitutional and governance reforms in 2026.

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  1. Wed 31 Dec
    The revised civil service dress code was announced. on Wednesday only Maldives Republic noting that the revised civil service dress code, announced on Wednesday, “reaffirms his intent to expressly control what women can do and wear.”

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Who said what

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  • an irreversible and dangerous loss of sovereignty.

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • intensifying geopolitical rivalries amongst great powers and emerging actors from the Middle East and beyond.

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • Sale of land to Zionists in Palestine during the Ottoman Empire is sufficient for us to give pause and reflect.

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • The one thing that has become crystal clear during the two years of the current administration is that Prez. Muizzu does not have an inkling of how to run a country. Our economy has collapsed, and the freedoms earned have been steadily str…

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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