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Tag: United Arab Emirates

US pressures Iran with new sanctions over ‘malign activity’
WORLD

US pressures Iran with new sanctions over ‘malign activity’

The US has imposed sanctions on six people and three companies it says have ties to Iran’s elite military force,…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/05/2018
Sri Lanka trade mission visits UAE to promote domestic tourism
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka trade mission visits UAE to promote domestic tourism

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has successfully concluded a three-day promotional mission to the United Arab Emirates as part of…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/04/2018
Five new envoys to Sri Lanka present credentials to President
LOCAL

Five new envoys to Sri Lanka present credentials to President

Four new Ambassadors and a High Commissioner to Sri Lanka presented credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday at a…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor ‘drowned in hotel bath’
WORLD

Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor ‘drowned in hotel bath’

Superstar Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor died of accidental drowning, a Dubai post-mortem report has said. The 54-year-old actress, known simply…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/02/2018
SLPA receives Global Ports Forum’s Ports Authority of the Year 2018 Award
BUSINESSMain Story

SLPA receives Global Ports Forum’s Ports Authority of the Year 2018 Award

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was awarded the Ports Authority of the Year 2018 Award by the Global Ports Forum…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/02/2018

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