Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, #8204;oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high #8204;as $100 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (11:02 PM)
Lanka IOC has announced that adequate stocks of petrol and diesel are currently available at all supply locations across the island. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (11:52 PM)
Political analyst Professor Tudor Weerasinghe today (01) outlined the potential impact of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East on Sri Lanka. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (6:59 PM)
Sri Lanka Police will conduct investigations and initiate legal proceedings against any individuals or groups involved in the unlawful hoarding of fuel, profiteering by reselling at inflated prices, or disseminating false and misleading information regarding fuel availability on social media platforms, the Police Headquarters announced. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (7:33 PM)
An oil tanker was attacked about five nautical miles off the coast of Masandam in Oman, the country s maritime security center said Sunday. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (4:10 PM)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served as Iranian president from 2005 until 2013, was killed in an Israeli-US airstrike, the Iranian Labor News Agency reported on Sunday. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (11:12 PM)