UPDATE: Over 250 Sri Lankans evacuated in Qatar fire

Over 250 Sri Lankans evacuated unharmed after a fire broke out today in a dormitory in Qatar, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. MORE..

May 9, 2015  03:42 pm|

Sri Lankan jailed for reckless driving in Qatar

A Criminal Court in Doha has awarded a six-month jail sentence to a Sri Lankan expatriate motorist for his reckless driving, which caused the death of a GCC citizen and injury to some others, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday. MORE..

May 4, 2015  05:29 pm|

Sri Lanka and Qatar sign three MoUs

President Maithripala Sirisena and Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani presided over the signing ceremony of three memorandums of understanding between the two countries at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday (25), the Government Information Department said in a statement. MORE...

March 25, 2015  10:37 am|

Qatar Emir arrives today, special traffic plan in Colombo

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will arrive in the island today (24), the Defence Ministry said. MORE...

March 24, 2015  12:09 pm|