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October 12, 2026
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US Embassy in Colombo closed tomorrow for Columbus Day
COLOMBO The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka will be closedMonday, October (12) in observance of Columbus Day, a U.S. federal holiday, in the United States. The Embassy has announced that its regular services and office operations will be suspended for the holiday. Normal operations will resume on October 13, 2026.
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October 12, 2026
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A new attack at Riyadh airport causes fire
RIYADH — A projectile caused fire at Terminal 4 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, according to Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen. “The Coalition also intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of the airport,” he said. Al-Maliki said that that Terminal...
International
October 12, 2026
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All Ceylon YMMA Conference Fetes its Past National President Jiffry Haniffa
COLOMBO The Board of Trustees of the All Ceylon YMMA Conference (ACYYMMA) hosted a fellowship dinner in honour of Jiffry Haniffa, who is currently on a short visit to Sri Lanka from Melbourne . The gathering was held at a city Restaurant in Bambalapitiya, bringing together members of the Board of Trustees to celebrate his longstanding association...
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October 11, 2026
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12 killed, 309 injured in attack on Riyadh airport, GACA confirms
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced early Sunday that 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. GACA confirmed that the fatalities included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, and one national each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine...
International
October 11, 2026
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Anojan Sivarasa case: Lankan Legal team finalizes appeal to Saudi Supreme Court
RIYaDH : An appeal to the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa has been finalized and is expected to be filed shortly, following consultations involving a delegation of Sri Lankan lawyers. Sivarasa was sentenced to death by a Saudi Arabian appeals court over a Facebook...
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