The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says it will continue fuel distribution without interruption. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (9:01 PM)
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)
OPEC+ will consider a larger-than-expected oil output increase on Sunday, two OPEC+ sources said after the U.S.-Israeli war on OPEC+ member Iran and Tehran s retaliation led to shipment disruptions in the Middle East. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (5:30 PM)
No Sri Lankans have been known to be harmed in Israel following retaliatory attacks launched by Iran, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Israel, Nimal Bandara has confirmed to Ada Derana. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (4:56 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)
One person has been killed and 11 injured at airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as Iran launched attacks across the Middle East in response to a massive and ongoing attack against it by the US and Israel. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (6:22 PM)