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Drone that struck military airbase in Cyprus was not launched from Iran, UK says

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The UK's Ministry of Defence has ruled out Iran as the source of the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday night, though it said the unmanned aircraft bore the hallm... Read More


Sri Lanka recovers 84 bodies from Iranian Ship sunk in US strike

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The bodies of 84 individuals who were on an Iranian vessel that sank after a U.S. attack in southern waters beyond Sri Lanka's maritime boundary have been recovered, the Sri Lank... Read More


Bribery Commission arrests retired Health Ministry official and businessman

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- A retired Chief Clerk of the Ministry of Health has been arrested by the Bribery Commission on charges of accepting a bribe exceeding Rs. 20 million. It is reported that the sus... Read More


Donald Trump rates Iran war '15 out of 10'

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Mar 4) rated the US performance in the war with Iran as a 15 on a scale of 10, saying the Islamic Republic's leaders were rapid... Read More


Explosion reported near tanker off Kuwait, crew safe, UKMTO says

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says it received a report of an incident 30 nautical miles southeast of Kuwait's Mubarak Al Kabeer. The master of a tanker at anchor... Read More


Oil price up nearly 2% in early Asian trade

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Oil prices rose nearly 2 per cent in early Asian trade on Thursday (Mar 5), off the back of persistent worries about supplies because of the Middle East conflict. At around 11.1... Read More


Qatar evacuating residents "in vicinity" of US Embassy

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Authorities in Qatar are evacuating residents living "in the vicinity" of the US Embassy as a "temporary precautionary measure," the interior ministry said. The ministry didn't ... Read More


US will have "complete and total dominance" over Iranian airspace soon, White House says

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the United States will have "complete and total dominance" over Iranian airspace in the next few hours. "We expe... Read More


Group of 200 Indian tourists home-bound after evacuating UAE

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- A group of 200 Indian tourists has managed to evacuate the United Arab Emirates after a trip to visit the country's Hindu temples left them stranded as the war broke out. Yogi O... Read More


Majority of US Senate blocks effort to force Trump to end strikes

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- US Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday (Mar 4), voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and ... Read More