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BELGRADE - Deputy Protector of Citizens Milos Jankovic has said that more than 4,000 migrants from Asian and African countries whose ultimate goal is reaching Western Europe countries expressed intention to seek asylum in Serbia in the first half of this year.

Two sphinxes weighing around 1.5 tons each will not be moved from the entrance to the tomb at Ancient Amphipolis currently being excavated by archaeologists.

It has also been decided that a mosaic displaying black and white rhombus shapes will not be moved either, Kathimerini has been told.

"More than 4,000 seek asylum in Serbia"

BELGRADE -- Deputy Citizens' Ombudsman Miloš Janković says there have been more than 4,000 migrants seeking asylum in Serbia in the first half of this year alone.

He pointed out that they are mostly citizens of Asian and African countries, and that their ultimate goal is to reach western Europe.

This week we celebrate the anniversaries of two famous journeys, three centuries apart.

BELGRADE - The Indonesian embassy in Belgrade marked on Sunday the 69th anniversary of Indonesia's independence and 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Serbia and Indonesia.

At least one person was killed in Egypt Thursday as police quashed attempts by supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to commemorate the first anniversary of a brutal Cairo crackdown.
      

The Israeli missile tore through the vaulted ceiling and pulverised age-old sandstone. One direct hit destroyed the Omari mosque in Jabaliya and dealt another blow to Gaza's beleaguered heritage.
      
The site is believed to have housed a mosque since the seventh century and parts of the Omari were said to date back to the 14th century.
      

Israel and the Palestinians renewed a truce that had largely tempered a five-week-old war, but the deal got off to a shaky start on Aug. 14 with rockets from Gaza slamming into Israel and Israel retaliating with air strikes.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s official plane has used an unusual flight route on its way back home from Russia as it avoided flying over Turkish airspace, the website airporthaber.com reported on Aug. 13.

The Panama Canal, one of the 20th century's greatest engineering triumphs, celebrates 100 years Friday, facing competition from rival projects and delays in the expansion aimed at ensuring its 21st-century relevance.