A high-level discussion was held today (04) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to examine the potential impact of the current war situation in the Middle East on Sri Lanka s economy and to identify the urgent measures required to manage it effectively. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (6:27 PM)
President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that he held a phone call with the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to express his sadness over the recent attacks suffered by the Emirates. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (4:48 PM)
About 80 bodies have been recovered so far from the Iranian naval ship IRIS Dena, which sank off the coast of Sri Lanka following an attack by a U.S. military submarine, Sri Lanka s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arun Hemachandra told Ada Derana. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (9:01 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy has provided further details regarding the Iranian ship which reportedly sank off Sri Lanka s southern coast. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (7:38 PM)
Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Vijitha Heath today visited the Iranian Embassy in Colombo to offer his condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran on the recent passing of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (7:48 PM)
Spain s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez again criticized the US and Israel s military actions in Iran, standing firm on Wednesday against trade threats from Washington and warning that the war in the Middle East risked "playing Russian roulette" with millions of lives. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (7:15 PM)