Both the United States and Israel issued security alerts Wednesday warning of a potential attack on tourist locations in a coastal area of Sri Lanka. The US Embassy alert advised they had received ...

Israel removes severe travel warning for Sri Lanka beach town National Security Council lowers threat level for Arugam Bay area from 4 to 2, after suspects arrested in connection with Iranian plot ...

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka – The sun hung low over the Indian Ocean, casting an amber glow on the waves as a heated argument erupted in Arugam Bay, a popular beach in eastern Sri Lanka. In the water ...

A police commando stands guard in front of a restaurant in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Credit: AP/Wasantha Chandrapala. By The Associated PressUpdated October 23, 2024.

During the program A. M. Jaufer said that they welcome President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s program on sustainable tourism and appreciated the swift action taken to annul the travel advisory on Arugam ...

Sri Lanka increased security around a Jewish community center in Arugam Bay after the U.S. and Israel warned of potential threats to popular tourist locations.

Arugam Bay, located in Sri Lanka’s south-eastern Ampara district, is well known as the island’s surf capital. For years, it has been drawing scores of tourists from around the world and hosted ...

“The travel alert for Arugam Bay and the coastal areas in south and west Sri Lanka (including for the cities Ahangame, Galle, Hikkaduwa and Weligama) has been raised to level 4,” it stated.