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October 3, 2026
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OIC, Arab states denounce drone attack on Madinah power station
JEDDAH — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and several Arab countries on Thursday condemned a drone attack on a power station in Madinah that the Saudi-led coalition attributed to Houthi rebels fighting the internationally recognized government in neighboring Yemen. The statements from the organization, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain followed a...
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October 3, 2026
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Saudi envoy sees off Umrah pilgrims who are going as guests of the King
COLOMBO ! Yaser bin Abdulrahman Al-Hazme, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy conveyed his best wishes to the selected guests and prayed that their Umrah rituals and visits to the Holy Lands would be accepted by Almighty Allah and that their journey would be blessed and successful. The pilgrims, in turn, expressed their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation...
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October 3, 2026
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Sri Lankan foreign ministry issues clarifications on press statements on US sanctioned vessels
COLOMBO : Sri Lankan foreign ministry has received several media inquiries whether USA has warned Sri Lanka that they will impose sanctions if SL provides supplies/ services to US sanctioned vessels loitering close to Sri Lankan waters (about 24 nautical miles away from Sri Lanka waters). In a press release ,the ministry has said :...
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October 3, 2026
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Police Probe: Rs. 44.5 Million Property frozen in Money Laundering
COLOMBO: The use of a plot of land valued at Rs. 44.5 million, belonging to the wife of drug trafficker Ranasinghe Arachchige Saman Kumara, alias “Ada,” has been temporarily suspended. The action follows an investigation by the Police Illegal Assets Division. The property, located on Pahala Katuneriya Road, consisting of 24.8 perches of land includes...
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October 3, 2026
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Capt. Smit Machchhar: India’s ‘hero’ pilot who thwarted Flydubai attacker
SANJAY KUMAR NEW DELHI: Capt. Smit Machchhar was operating Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday when his co-pilot attacked him. He was lying on the floor of the flight deck, covered in blood, when he realized the plane carrying more than 170 people was plunging, and he had to do something....
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