Emirates boosts UAE to Sri Lanka flights with updated schedule
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Etihad plane forced to land after hitting bird
Etihad plane returned to airport after mid-air collision with bird
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Emirates doubles daily direct flights from Dubai to Colombo
Emirates will now offer a total of three Dubai to Colombo flights every day
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Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa seeks help from UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman over nation’s crisis
Vowing to stay in office and complete his term, Rajapaksa hopes Gulf nations can support Sri Lanka with long-term oil supply
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Sri Lanka opens South Asia’s tallest communications tower
The Lotus Tower project has been plagued by allegations of corruption
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UAE flights to India still unaffected by Cyclone Vayu
Emirates, Flydubai and Etihad are all monitoring the situation but have reported no disruptions to flight
Colombo
India’s Modi makes unscheduled stop at bombed Sri Lanka church
Narendra Modi’s entourage made a detour to St Anthony’s shrine on their way to President Maithripala Sirisena’s office, where a red carpet military parade awaited
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Sri Lanka forecasts 50% drop in tourist arrivals after attacks
Sri Lankan authorities believe that the country will fall short of its target of attracting 2.5 million foreign visitors this year
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British Dubai expat confirmed killed in Sri Lanka attacks, colleague missing
Lorraine Campbell, 55, is the second Dubai resident to have been confirmed dead after the Easter Sunday attacks
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Toll in Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday rises to 359
Sri Lankan police carried out fresh raids overnight and detained 18 more people in their hunt for those involved in the attacks
Colombo
Indian holidaymakers start to cancel Sri Lankan trips
Cancellations could lead to growth in domestic tourism in places like Kerala
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In pictures: Sri Lanka blasts kills 290 at churches and hotels
A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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UAE resident confirmed among those killed in Sri Lanka attacks
At least 290 people were killed in a series of blasts across Sri Lanka
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Two Saudia crew members still missing after Sri Lanka attacks
Two crew members are believed to be Saudi nationals
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Sri Lanka seeks answers as death toll hits 290 from blasts
Several blasts occurred hours after the first explosions on Sunday, and experts detonated a pipe bomb found on a road near Colombo’s airport
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Dubai-bound Sri Lanka passengers urged to arrive at airport early
Passengers will be able to move to Colombo’s airport despite a curfew imposed by Sri Lankan authorities
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Bomb blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill nearly 160
Americans, British, Japanese and Dutch citizens were among those killed in the six blasts, which also injured hundreds of people