Sri Lanka

India, Sri Lanka, and Israel’s overlooked Indian Ocean opportunity  - opinion

Sri Lanka may not top Israel’s Asia agenda but its location, its ties with India, and its emerging role in the Indian Ocean make it a strategic opportunity hiding in plain sight.

Sri Lanka air force IAI Kfir fighter jets fly past a national flag during the National Victory Ceremony in Colombo June 3, 2009.
A gathering of local Sri Lankans protesting a Chabad House in the town of Hiriketiya, on Friday, August 14, 2026

Buddhist monks, locals protest Chabad House in Sri Lanka amid threats, harassment

President Isaac Herzog is pictured with the Ambassador of Georgia to Israel, Beka Dvali on August 3, 2026.

Chile, Honduras return ambassadors to Israel for first time since October 7

Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026.

At least 25 dead, 100 injured in clashes between prisoner groups at Sri Lanka jail, sources say


Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

"Some airlines have also discontinued frequency of flights. Load factor is much lower than it used to be," Gomes said. "It is a worrying factor for sure."

A Sri Lankan navy soldier searches a truck at a check point in Colombo, three days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Sri Lanka April 24, 2019

Churches in Sri Lankan capital cancel Sunday mass due to threat

Sri Lankan security forces have said they were maintaining a high level of alert as intelligence reports indicated the terrorists were likely to strike before the beginning Ramadan.

A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Voices From The Arab Press: SRI LANKA AND THE 100-YEAR BATTLE

I am convinced that this battle – the battle to eradicate terrorism – is going to be a long one, spanning maybe even an entire century.

A MAN purported to be Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29.

Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State

Investigations revealed the bombs used in the Easter attacks were made locally, the president said in the interview.

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Why only ‘unnatural’ deaths?

Let us not wait for a disruption at the scale of two world wars to reconsider this as “natural.” Let every death as a result of climate criminals be followed by international headlines.

A candlelight vigil is held at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for victims of a shooting incident at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California

All in the family: How Sri Lanka terror reveals reality of threat

There is no doubt that ISIS is still a widespread threat around the world with a capacity to inspire attacks.

A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Sri Lanka bans face veils after Easter day bombing attacks on churches

Human Rights Watch condemned the ban.

Muslim woman whose veil is decorated with the Egyptian flag

Family of Jewish teens killed in Sri Lanka to start charity in memory

A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

ISIS attacks show the world what Israel has always been dealing with

ISIS proved this week that not only is the organization alive, it is also kicking, fiercely.

AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to  lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; raids safe house

Israel recommends citizens leave island, refrain from visiting.

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka