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BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Wednesday met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, to whom he presented the Order of the Republic of Serbia of the Second Class for merit in development and strengthening of peaceful cooperation and friendly relations between Serbia and the UAE.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will pay a working visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, May 24.

In the district of Al-Giza al-Bahriya in Libya's Sirte, the sea breeze mingles with the stench of corpses decomposing under the rubble.

The coastal neighborhood was the last part of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) north African bastion to fall to unity government-allied forces on Dec. 5 after nearly seven months of fighting.

Nigeria and Morocco have signed a joint venture to construct a gas pipeline that will connect the two nations as well as some other African countries to Europe, Nigeria's minister of foreign affairs said on Dec. 3. 

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday received the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Juma Rashid Al Dhaheri, to whom he handed a letter confirming Serbia's participation in Expo 2020 as an opportunity for the country to best present itself in the Middle Eastern region.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has ordered that all nude sculptures on display at the Capitoline Museum should be covered up so as not to offend visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Greek classical sculptures as well as Roman masterpieces have been hidden in a bid to seal multi-billion agreements that Rouhani arrived in Rome on Monday to sign.

This week's edition of Charlie Hebdo, put together by survivors of last week's newsroom massacre in Paris by Islamist gunmen, will defiantly feature caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, its lawyer said Jan. 12.

The special issue, to come out on Jan. 14, will also be offered "in 16 languages" for readers around the world, one of its columnists, Patrick Pelloux, said.

Five people fled a central Sydney cafe Dec. 15 where a gunman is holding terrified hostages after displaying an Islamic flag at the window, triggering a lockdown in an area home to government and corporate headquarters       

President congratulates Muslims on major holiday

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić congratulated all Muslim citizens on their religious holiday of Ramadan Bayram.

He expressed the wish for them to spend it in peace and good health, and for the holiday to bring them family happiness and joy.

NOVI PAZAR - President of the Meshihat of the Islamic Community in Serbia Mufti Mevlud Dudic said that the Muslim holiday of Ramadan Bayram represents an opportunity to pray for the suffering Muslim people, especially in Gaza, and call for genuine peace among all peoples.