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Serbia in 58th place in Global Firepower rankings
BELGRADE - In the latest rankings published by the US-based Global Firepower website, Serbia is placed 58th out of 145 countries, ranking higher than any other country in the region in terms of military strength.
Compared to the previous rankings, Serbia has moved up from the 61st position.
Kosovo Serbs block road in protest against shooting of Serb youths
STRPCE- Kosovo Serbs blocked a regional road between Strpce and Urosevac on Friday in protest against a drive-by shooting and wounding of two Serb youths earlier in the day, Tanjug's correspondent on the ground reports.
Dačić: "We will vote"
Member of the Parliament of the Socialist Party of Serbia, Ivica Dai said today that this parliamentary group will vote for the Report on the negotiation process with the temporary institutions of self-government in Pristina, because everyone must be aware of the situation in which Serbia is.
Brdo-Brioni Process summit in Slovenia today; Vučić attends
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, is also participating in the Summit.
Albania Urged to Strengthen Cyber Defences Following Attack
After the recent attack on public online servers, blamed on Iran, experts say Albania must toughen its cyber infrastructure.
Expelled; They burned everything before leaving
Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday and kicked out its diplomats after a cyberattack in July it blamed on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Russia: "We lost time... To discuss real threat"
This was stated on Wednesday by the permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vasiliy Nebenzya.
This meeting, if approved by France, which currently chairs the Security Council, will be the third UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine in three days, TASS reported.
Meeting Vučić, Pahor counts on political wisdom of region’s leaders
Belgrade – The impact of the war in Ukraine on the Western Balkans and the region’s European perspective topped the agenda as President Borut Pahor met his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade on Saturday. Pahor hopes the region’s leaders will muster enough political wisdom to solve all bilateral issues through dialogue.
Albania Mogul Says Govt Targeting His Media Over Editorial Line
A pro-opposition media group in Albania on Friday accused the Socialist government of Prime Minister Edi Rama of harassing its owner businesses to force it to change its editorial line - an accusation the government has rejected.
Vučić hosts gala dinner; the President of Serbia with the guests of the Summit PHOTO
The First International Wine Fair "Wine Vision of the Open Balkans", under the auspices of the governments of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania, was opened today in the presence of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vui and the Prime Ministers of Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro, Edi Rama, Dimitar Kovaevski and Dritan Abazovi, with the opening Red Wine "Open Balkan" made from three loc
MFA: Bulgaria will Not Recognize Passports issued in the Occupied Zones in Ukraine
"The preparation of our country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is moving forward, and on August 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting of the interdepartmental coordination mechanism for Bulgaria's accession to the OECD.
Albanian Experts Query Rama’s Move to Revive Gambling
Experts have expressed dismay after Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Wednesday raised the possibility of again allowing online gambling, saying the move would be harmful and regressive.
Aacknowledging his government's failure to crack down on the industry, Rama said gambling activity had continued despite the ban his party imposed a few years back.
Pahor to host regional summit in September
Ljubljana – Slovenian President Borut Pahor will host the leaders of the Brdo-Brijuni initiative of regional cooperation for a summit at Brdo estate on 12 September which is to call on the EU to step up enlargement to the Western Balkans.
Fugitive Turkish Cryptocurrency Businessman Arrested in Albania
Elbasan prosecutor Kreshnik Ajazi confirmed to BIRN on Tuesday that fugitive Turkish Faruk Fatih Ozer, suspected of staging a massive cryptocurrency scam, is being held in the Albanian city, saying that "he was arrested today in Elbasan".
Albanian Government’s Stalin-Lenin ‘Art Installation’ Stirs Anger
Statues of Lenin and Stalin, removed from Albania's streets in the dying days of communism three decades ago, have suddenly reappeared in the garden of a government villa. Not everyone is impressed.