The Embassy had planned to evacuate more Sri Lankans in small batches in the coming weeks There are around 135,000 Sri Lankans in Saudi Arabia at the moment Around 4,000 Sri Lankans in Saudi Arabia ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia advised its nationals to leave Sri Lanka, Al Ekhbariya state TV said on Tuesday, citing the kingdom's embassy in Colombo. "Due to the current security situation in the ...

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met with the Director of the UN Tourism Regional Office for Middle East based in Riyadh, Samer Al Kharashi recently and discussed on ...

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Rizana Nafeek, a 19-year-old Sri Lankan female worker, was sentenced to death by a three-member panel of judges in Dawadami High Court in Saudi Arabia on June 16. Nafeek’s case is another instance of ...

Sri Lanka unveils 6-month visa-free entry for travellers from 35 nations. Image: Shutterstock The Sri Lankan government announced visa-free access to citizens from 35 countries, including the UAE, ...

Saudi Arabia has agreed to reopen the case of a Sri Lankan maid who was sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, according to the Sri Lankan deputy foreign minister. The woman, an unidentified 45 ...

Saudi officials defended the execution saying the woman was lawfully convicted Sri Lanka will limit the amount of women that go to Saudi Arabia to work as housemaids as outrage continues over Saudi ...