Belgrade

In a final ruling that was made public on Monday, Belgrade Appeals Court cleared Milorad 'Legija' Ulemek and six other former members of the Special Operations Unit, JSO of involvement in a rebellion in November 2001 against the Serbian government led by Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.

Heavy rain in Belgrade in the last few days has left many streets in the city under water. Many pavements, driveways and parking lots are submerged and in some places water has entered buildings.

On Sunday evening even the main highway was under water. Mayor Zoran Radojicic blamed this on malfunctions in two pumping stations. Due to the floods, traffic in Belgrade remains difficult.

Refugees, NGO workers and local residents gathered at Ada Ciganlija Lake in Belgrade on Thursday to celebrate World Refugee Day at an event organized by Info Park, a Belgrade-based NGO.

"It is a good opportunity to see how both smaller and bigger European cities are doing, and how we are actually on the same page for how we want to introduce citizens to decision-making," Radomir Lazovic, one of the founders of Ne Davimo Beograd, said.

The official launch of direct Belgrade-Cairo flights was on Thursday attended by Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic, Egyptian Ambassador to Belgrade Amr Aljowaily and Air Serbia CEO Duncan Naysmith, the Egyptian embassy in Belgrade said in a statement.

The president of the Russian Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs is also quoted as saying that Russia can provide support to Serbia in ensuring security - if it receives Belgrade's request.

According to the government, they discussed projects that the Serbian government is implementing with this Chinese company, which successfully operates in 157 countries of the world.

The government announced the event, saying it was "a prestigious gathering of the world's leading innovators, scientists, business leaders and artists, who will present the ideas of the new age in an inspirational way."

Dacic pointed to Serbia's determination to build the best possible relations with Tanzania, on the foundations of friendship and cooperation, which began in the years of acquiring Tanzanian independence.

Events to mark Victory Day in World War II in Russia on May 9 will be staged in several cities in Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova, and in Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, including several Immortal Regiment marches.