Sri Lanka, June 23 -- Five SriLankan Airlines flights have been diverted to the Muscat International Airport in Oman, the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates due to the current situation in the Middle East.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka said all precautionary measures will be taken to ensure the safety of Sri Lankans and other passengers using SriLankan Airlines.

This comes amidst the announcement of the closure of several airspaces in the Middle East following today's airstrikes by Iran on an US military base in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have closed their respective airspaces following airstrikes by ...