Northern Atolls correspondent
Hassan Afeef
Filing from Haa Alif · Beats: news, opinion
Files from Kulhudhuffushi and the Northern atolls. Politics, council races, fisheries. Twenty-one years on the beat; previously at Haveeru Daily.
Recent dispatches from Hassan
Masnooee · News
US Federal Reserve holds rates steady as Powell chairs his final meeting
The Fed kept its benchmark rate at 3.5–3.75 percent at Jerome Powell's last meeting as chair, while Powell said he will remain on the Board until legal challenges from the Trump administration are resolved.
Masnooee · News
Fed holds rates at 3.5–3.75%, Powell vows to stay on Board until legal fight is over
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged at its latest meeting as Jerome Powell, chairing his final session, said he will not resign from the Board until legal challenges from the Trump administration are resolved.
Masnooee · News
South Africa's president suspends police chief over $21m health contract
President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended national police commissioner Fannie Masemola, citing Masemola's critical role in fighting crime as the basis for the action.