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Turkey will host leaders from all corners of the world when it holds commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli April 24-25.

The heads of state for 20 nations will be in attendance, while two parliament speakers, three vice presidents, five prime ministers and around 20 ministers will also attend the ceremonies.

BELGRADE - Officials of the City of Kragujevac and the company Barakat Palace Group from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a cooperation agreement Monday under which the company is to mediate in bringing investors to that Serbian city.

The agreement was signed by Kragujevac Mayor Radomir Nikolic and President of Barakat Palace Group Talal Ahmed Ali.

Bulgaria could become Europe's Silicon Valley if it tackles corruption and changes the attitudes of politicians, a Bulgarian IT entrepreneur tells the BBC in a report of the British broadcaster.

The dollar/Turkish Lira parity went above the 2.68 level at mid-week last week and it has shown a tendency to remain in the 2.75 lira band. The Central Bank had to make a written intervention in this situation and "challenged" that in its April 22 meeting; they would make a decision for deterrence from the dollar.

MONTE CARLO - Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Poland's Marcin Matkowski secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the doubles event at the ATP Masters tournament in Monte Carlo, after defeating Spaniards Tommy Robredo and Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in the second round Thursday.

KAI Group, the largest Bulgarian manufacturer of ceramic tiles, has been acquired by leading global flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries.

The previous owner of KAI Group, investment fund Advent International, is selling the company 7 years after acquiring it.

The saddest story of urban transformation in Istanbul is Sulukule. This neighborhood is known as the one of the oldest Roma settlements in the world. Romani coming from India during the Byzantium era are believed to have settled right next to the city walls of Istanbul. 

CHANGWON - Serbian sports shooter Dimitrije Grgic has finished fourth in the men's air rifle event at the World Cup in Changwon, securing an Olympic berth for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

Scoring 159.2 points in the final, he fell short of winning a medal, finishing behind Jin Jong-oh of South Korea, Ye Tun Naung of Myanmar and Jitu Rai of India.

CHANGWON - London Olympic shooting vice-champion Ivana Maksimovic won a "visa" for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after winning a silver medal at the 2015 ISSF World Cup in the Korean city of Changwon Saturday to meet the qualification standard.

Florin Mergea of Romania - Rohan Bopanna of India men's double on Friday advanced to the men's doubles final at the 439,405-euro Casablanca Open 2015 ATP tournament after defeating Pablo Andujar (Spain)/Oliver Marach (Austria), 5-7, 6-3, 10-8.

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