RIYADH — King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh is preparing to resume domestic and international flight operations on Sunday, October 25, following disruptions caused by recent Houthi missile and drone attacks targeting the Saudi capital. In a travel advisory issued Saturday, the airport announced new terminal arrangements for flights operated by Saudi national carriers, effective...

COLOMBO : The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal in the vicinity of the North Andaman Islands has now intensified into a depression. As of 11.30 p.m. on 24 October 2026, the system was centred near latitude 15.5°N and longitude 91.0°E. The system is very likely to intensify further into a deep depression while...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stressed that wars such as the ongoing conflict involving Iran serve no one’s interests, saying Sri Lanka’s priority has been to preserve regional peace, protect its maritime security and remain outside the conflict while dealing with its economic consequences. Speaking in an interview with CNN, the Prime Minister said...

RUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO – Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Sri Lanka commemorated the International Diplomat Day 2026 on Saturday October 24, at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Colombo. The event brought together more than 150 participants representing over 21 diplomatic missions, the United Nations, and Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, along...

COLOMBO  : The All-Ceylon YMMA Conference honoured  its national treasurer UK-based Rizvi  Rawoof on Saturday,October 24  for his 25 years of dedicated services to the YMMA movement . Picture shows Rawoof receiving a memento in appreciation of his services from the National President M R M Ziyard,right and at left is the secretary general   M....