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Special Crowds of pilgrims gather in Mina to perform Hajj rituals on June 7, 2025. (SPA)

Hajj operations set ‘global benchmark’ in crowd management: Sri Lanka envoy

  • Almost 1.7m people undertook Hajj pilgrimage this year
  • Saudi authorities used AI systems to manage pilgrim flow
By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Sri Lanka to monitor bus drivers with AI after worst crash in decades

Sri Lanka to monitor bus drivers with AI after worst crash in decades

By AFP ·
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21

Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21

By AP ·
Sri Lanka helicopter crash kills six military personnel

Sri Lanka helicopter crash kills six military personnel

By AFP ·
Special Sri Lanka looks to attract Saudi travelers to diversify tourist influx

Sri Lanka looks to attract Saudi travelers to diversify tourist influx

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Sri Lanka Buddhists overwhelm city in bid to see Buddha's sacred tooth

Sri Lanka Buddhists overwhelm city in bid to see Buddha's sacred tooth

By AFP ·
Sri Lanka holds tourism roadshow in Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka holds tourism roadshow in Saudi Arabia

By Rashid Hassan ·
UAE FM meets Sri Lankan president in Colombo visit

UAE FM meets Sri Lankan president in Colombo visit

By Arab News ·
Gunman fires at Sri Lanka church ahead of Easter bombings anniversary

Gunman fires at Sri Lanka church ahead of Easter bombings anniversary

By AFP ·
Special Sri Lankan navy seizes 800 kg of heroin, meth in record drug bust 

Sri Lankan navy seizes 800 kg of heroin, meth in record drug bust 

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Special Sri Lanka, India forge defense, energy ties during Modi’s visit video

Sri Lanka, India forge defense, energy ties during Modi’s visit

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Special Western Province Governor Hanif Yusuf and community leaders inaugurate the Salam Ramadan festival in Colombo on March 21, 2025. video

Ramadan festival promotes heritage of Sri Lanka’s Muslim communities

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Special Female medics at the Wathupitiwela Base hospital, some 110 km from Colombo, join a nationwide strike of Sri Lankan doctors.

Sri Lankan doctors on nationwide strike to demand safety after rape of woman medic

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

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