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June 13, 2026
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US-Iran peace deal signing to take place within 24 hours- Says Pakistan PM
IiAsLAMABAD ; Pakistani Prime ⁠Minister Shehbaz Sharif ‌said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have ⁠agreed to ⁠a framework for a ⁠peace ‌deal that would ⁠end the months-long conflict in ‌the Middle East, with ⁠a final text of the deal ⁠reached. Pakistan is now preparing for an electronic signing expected ⁠within the next...
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June 13, 2026
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Facebook Faces Major Global Outage Affecting Messenger and Main App
COLOMBO Facebook has suffered a major global outage, leaving users unable to access the platform and disrupting Facebook Messenger services as well. Users across multiple regions reported being automatically logged out of their accounts and facing difficulties logging back in, with error messages stating that an “unexpected error occurred.”. The main Facebook website also appeared...
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June 13, 2026
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FIFA Fan Zone 2026 Opens in Colombo; International Football Stadium Planned for Sri Lanka with FIFA Support
COLOMBO ,The official FIFA World Cup Fan Zone 2026 was inaugurated on Thursday, June 11 at York Street, in front of the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, under the patronage of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath. Addressing the opening ceremony, the Minister revealed that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)...
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June 12, 2026
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BOOK REVIEW: THE ISLAND WE CARRIED: SRI LANKAN MUSLIM HISTORY IN CANADA
Published by Sailan Muslim Foundation, hard cover, pp.220 (illustrated in colour)Reviewed by Asiff HusseinThis work is a pioneering attempt to record the life stories and contributions of the first lot of Muslim immigrants who left the shores of Sri Lanka to settle in Canada. Painstakingly compiled and wonderfully curated in the form of a coffee...
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June 12, 2026
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Affordable Skies Ahead as Vietjet Prepares Colombo Entry
CLAUDE GUNASEKERA COLOMBO ; Vietnam’s ultra-low-cost air carrier ‘Vietjet’ is scheduled to launch in Colombo in August this year. The airline operates under a low-cost business model, offering basic “Eco” fares while providing premium options such as “SkyBoss” and “Business” class on select wide-body aircraft like the Airbus A330. Its first direct international route will...
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