Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed rumors that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. In an NBC News interview from Tehran, he said Khamenei is alive “as far as I know,” amid reports of joint US-Israeli strikes. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119039
AdaDerana reports that fuel prices have risen after a Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) price revision, effective from midnight today (28). The announcement is carried via AdaDerana RSS. Published March 1, 2026 at 02:19 AM. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119038
Sri Lanka urges utmost restraint and immediate de-escalation in the Middle East. The government expresses deep concern over the rapid escalation of hostilities, warning that it threatens regional stability as well as international peace and security. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119037
එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යයේ සිටින සියලු ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන්ට අනවශ්ය ගමනෙන් වැළකී සිටිය යුතු බව ශ්රී ලංකාවේ එරට තානාපති කාර්යාලය දැනුම් දෙයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=221967
Reuters, citing unnamed sources via AdaDerana, reports that two senior Iranian officials are believed killed in Israeli attacks. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119036
Sri Lanka’s embassy in Abu Dhabi issued a travel advisory for Sri Lankan nationals in the UAE, urging heightened caution amid ongoing Middle East tensions. The notice, released March 1, 2026, via AdaDerana RSS, advises residents and travelers to stay vigilant given regional tensions. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119035
2026 අයවැයෙන් යෝජිත මට්ටමින් රාජ්ය නිලධාරීන්ගේ දේපළ ණය සීමාව ඉහළ දැමීමට අදාළ චක්රලේඛය නිකුත් කර තිබේ. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=221966
මෙරට ඉන්ධන තොග ගැන කලබල නොවන්නැයි කියා ප්රකාශයක්; මැද පෙරදිග මතුව ඇති තත්ත්වයන් සමඟ පවා මෙරට ඉන්ධන අර්බුදයක් නොමැති බව ලංකා ඛනිජ තෙල් නීතිගත සංස්ථාවයේ සභාපති ඩී.ජේ රාජකරුණා මහතා පවසයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=221965
State media IRNA and other outlets report a joint US-Israel airstrike killed at least 51 people at a girls’ elementary school in Minab, near Bandar Abbas in Iran’s Hormozgan province. The reports describe heavy casualties among students. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119034
SriLankan Airlines announced the cancellation of all Colombo-to-Middle East flights until 12:00 noon on March 1, due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119033