The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia and the island of Bahrain, reopened Tuesday (April 7, 2026) morning after closing for hours over possible threats from Iran. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (3:20 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (07) presented in Parliament the proposed new economic relief package for groups affected by the ongoing Middle East crisis. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (2:02 PM)
Three people were killed and two police officers were injured in a gunfire incident near the building housing the Israeli consulate in #8288;Istanbul on Tuesday, media reports said. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (5:05 PM)
A Chinese national passenger who attempted to smuggle a consignment of cigarettes worth Rs. 550,000 into Sri Lanka through the Green Channel , which is designated for passengers with no items to declare at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), was arrested by Customs officials at BIA in the early hours today (7). MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (12:37 PM)
The former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sarath Kongahage and the former Director General, Devapriya Abeysinghe have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (3:54 PM)
Nasa s Artemis II mission is on its way back to Earth after completing a historic fly-by of the far side of the Moon. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (3:48 PM)