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          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
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          '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
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          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
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          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
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          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
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          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
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          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
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          Hundreds killed across Asia as torrential rain triggers landslides and flooding

          AsiaNovember 28, 2025
          Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, opens new homes for families in the Puttalam region of north-western Sri Lanka. Wam
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          Deputy Ruler of Sharjah opens new homes for families in Sri Lanka

          UAESeptember 26, 2025
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