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)
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)
President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that he held a phone call with the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to express his sadness over the recent attacks suffered by the Emirates. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (4:48 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish in the Government Gazette the draft bill seeking to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (5:34 PM)
The government has decided to remove the CESS levy on goods and material imported under 2,600 identified HS codes over a four-year period. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (4:07 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy has provided further details regarding the Iranian ship which reportedly sank off Sri Lanka s southern coast. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (7:38 PM)