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)
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)
A large explosion has been reported in eastern Tehran, according to Iranian state media and an AFP news agency reporter in the city. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (3:18 PM)
Israel s defense minister on Wednesday threatened whoever Iran picks to be the country s next supreme leader, saying he will be "a target for elimination." MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (1:59 PM)
Sri Lanka s former Justice Minister Ali Sabry has expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East, urging restraint and dialogue amid escalating regional instability. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (4:20 PM)
A total of 32 Iranians who were rescued from the Iranian warship "IRIS Dena" by the Sri Lanka Navy earlier today (04) have been admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (2:13 PM)