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              Sri Lanka

              Latest news from the South Asian country

              The UAE flag has been displayed with pride throughout the Iran war. Antonie Robertson / The National

              Business owners back UAE to emerge stronger as US-Iran peace plan brings hope

              UAEJune 18, 2026
              Healthcare workers in Galle carry the bodies of sailors from the Iranian naval frigate IRIS Dena. AFP

              Modi criticised for silence over US sinking of Iranian ship

              AsiaMarch 06, 2026
              The Indian consulate in Dubai is among the missions across the UAE that have set up 24/7 helplines. Antonie Robertson / The National
              Play01:19

              'Stay calm, be vigilant': Foreign envoys in the UAE pledge support for residents

              UAEMarch 05, 2026
              US submarine ⁠attack ‌on ​an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka's coast. Photo: Department of War / X
              Play00:20

              At least 80 killed in US submarine strike on Iranian warship, Sri Lanka says

              AsiaMarch 04, 2026
              The UAE has shut down 230 social media accounts promoting unauthorised domestic worker recruitment services. Pawan Singh / The National

              Fake UAE domestic worker recruiters face social media clampdown

              UAEFebruary 12, 2026
              Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, speaks to bankers in Dubai about re-engaging with his country. Victor Besa / The National

              'A year of rebuilding': Sri Lankan bank chief urges UAE support in recovery bid

              UAEJanuary 23, 2026
              An aid plane from the UAE arrived in Sri Lanka with crucial supplies on Tuesday. Wam

              UAE sends eighth aid plane to help Sri Lankan communities hit by floods

              UAEDecember 09, 2025
              The UAE has been delivering food, shelter materials and other essential relief items since the powerful cyclone struck last month. Photo: Wam

              UAE sends seventh aid plane to support flood-hit Sri Lanka

              UAEDecember 08, 2025
              A Sri Lankan orphan being cared by relatives after her parents and grandfather died in flash floods in Sri Lanka's central Nuwara Eliya district. The family were parishioners and close aides of a Sri Lanka priest who works in Dubai. Photo: Fr Roy Nayagam
              Camera10

              Sri Lankans in UAE mourn loss of loved ones as nation reels from deadly cyclone

              UAEDecember 06, 2025
              Subhashini Silva, second left, with staff of the Sri Lanka consulate in Dubai, with supplies for survivors of Cyclone Ditwah. Pawan Singh for The National

              Sri Lankans in UAE flock to deliver aid for cyclone-hit communities in homeland

              UAEDecember 03, 2025
              A woman stands inside her flooded house in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia on Wednesday. AP

              Battered South-East Asia and Sri Lanka have a message for the rest of the world

              CommentDecember 03, 2025
              Flooding in a suburb of Colombo. Officials fear tourists will cancel planned winter breaks and sever a crucial lifeline of foreign currency. EPA

              UAE residents urged to support major aid drive for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

              UAEDecember 02, 2025
              Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, is among many badly hit areas in Sri Lanka. AFP
              Play01:14

              Sri Lankans in UAE hold on to hope after deadly cyclone

              UAEDecember 01, 2025
              A youth carries an elderly man as they wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
              Play01:14

              UAE launches aid response to help survivors of floods in Sri Lanka

              AsiaDecember 01, 2025
              At least 123 people have died in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah triggered floods and torrential rain. AFP
              Camera18

              Death toll rises as heavy monsoon rain overwhelms parts of Asia

              AsiaNovember 29, 2025
              Rescuers ferry the elderly after flooding in Medan, North Sumatra. AFP
              Camera23

              Hundreds killed across Asia as torrential rain triggers landslides and flooding

              AsiaNovember 28, 2025
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