Balkan countries
Serbian citizens arrested on Montenegro's terrorism warrant
Two Serbian citizens suspected of terrorism by Montenegro have been arrested on a Montenegrin warrant, the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) said on Friday.
The Montenegrin prosecution ordered the issuing of the warrants against the two Serbians, Nemanja Ristic and Predrag Bogicevic, and two Russian citizens, in early December.
Turkey reacts sternly to Greek Aegean islet plan
In a stern statement late Thursday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu offered Ankara's first official response to an initiative by Greece's Deputy Shipping Minister Nektarios Santorinios for economic development on 28 uninhabited Aegean islets.
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Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Eve
Serbian Eastern Orthodox believers, the country's majority Christian denomination, are on Friday, January 6, marking Christmas Eve.
Christmas is a public holiday in Serbia celebrated on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. Among the countries where churches adhere to the same calendar are also Belarus, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, and Ukraine.
Turkish agency's cameraman assaulted in Belgrade
A cameraman working for Turkey's Anadolu news agency has been attacked in Belgrade, near the city's main railway station.
The victim has been named as Nihad Ibrahimkadic, a citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Tourism sector's growing split
Greece will be a two-tier tourism market this year, and the performance gaps between different sectors, enterprises and destinations look set to broaden.
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Croatia Urges Serbia to Return Religious Artefacts
The Croatian culture ministry demanded the return of over 1,000 artefacts taken to Serbia from Orthodox churches and monasteries during the 1990s wars and thousands of items that went missing from its museums.
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'When Ankara sneezes, Athens catches a cold'
Greece is looking at the developments in Turkey with a great deal of apprehension. Anything that may cause trouble in Turkey can be a cause of great concern for Greece.
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Greece: 2016 in pictures
The year began with protests against pension reform and ended with the government handing a 617-million-euro bonus to pensioners. In general, 2016 had a back-and-forth feel about it. The government wrapped up the first program review but failed to conclude negotiations on the second assessment. They will drag on into 2017.
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Nine Bosnian Croats Indicted in Controversial Orasje Case
Nine former Croatian Defence Council fighters have been charged with committing crimes against Serbs in the town of Orasje during wartime - a case that has angered Zagreb and Croats in Bosnia.
Croatia lifts veto on Chapter 26 in Serbia's talks with EU
ZAGREB - Croatia on Friday lifted its veto on the opening of Chapter 26 (education and culture) in Serbia's EU accession talks, Croatian Foreign Minister Davor Ivo Stir told a press conference in Zagreb.