A 21-year-old businessman has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle a large consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes into the country. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (1:03 PM)
Iran s parliament speaker on Sunday called the leaders of the United States and Israel "filthy criminals" who will face "devastating blows" for their ongoing attacks on the Islamic Republic. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (1:12 PM)
A number of senior figures in Iran are known to have been killed in Saturday s strikes on Iran. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (3:33 PM)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says that Iran s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "will not be mourned," as state media in the Islamic Republic confirms he has been killed. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (4:08 PM)
Two Israelis have been killed and over 120 injured in the two days since Operation Roaring Lion began, the Israel Defense Forces has confirmed. MORE..
1 Mar 2026 (5:46 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)