DUBAI

Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is on a mission to become one of the Arab world's top centers for art, design, film and fashion - areas traditionally dominated by older Arab cities outside the Gulf.

Lawmakers in Serbia gave the green light to a riverside development project in Belgrade, bankrolled by an Abu Dhabi investor but deeply dividing residents of the capital. 

Serbian citizen "trapped" in Yemen

BELGRADE -- Serbian citizen Muhedin Gegic and his Yemeni wife and four children are "trapped" in the Middle Eastern country, according to Serbia's state broadcaster RTS.

Gegic told RTS that he was in daily contact with the Serbian embassy in Dubai, that he "awaits evacuation, and thinks all that will soon be resolved."

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep was defeated on Thursday evening by world's currently best ranked player Serena Williams in the semi-finals of the women's singles event of the 5,381,235-dollar WTA Miami Open 2015 tournament.

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The Travelers' Choice Award-winning destinations sifted through millions of reviews of grand cities and exciting trip ideas to come up with a list of top 25 destinations for 2015.

1. Marrakech, Morocco
Reviewers pointed to the "magical place" with its markets, gardens, palaces and mosques.

2. Siem Reap, Cambodia

3. Istanbul, Turkey

4. Hanoi, Vietnam

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, WTA No. 3, has won the USD 5,381,325 worth Indian Wells (California) WTA tournament on Sunday, after defeating in a very disputed final Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Photo credit: (c) Jayne Kamin-Oncea ? USA TODAY Sports / REUTERS

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has qualified, without playing, for the final of the WTA tournament in Indian Wells (California), equipped with total prizes worth 5,381,235 US dollars, following the withdrawal of No. 1 Seed Serena Williams from the semifinal due to a knee injury.

The low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air will start flying to five new destinations from Bulgaria's Sofia Airport.

From the middle of September Wizz Air will start operating flights from Sofia to Bari, Cologne, Geneva, Munich and Naples, daily Dnevnik reports.

The flights to Bari and Cologne will start on September 14 and will be operated twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays.

The 40th International Jewelry Show kicked off March 12 in Istanbul, bringing together jewelry industry professionals and purchasers from around the world.

Authorities at Athens International Airport on Wednesday ordered the seizure of a portion of nearly 300,000 euros in cash from a Greek national who had flown in from Dubai.