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BELGRADE/TIRANA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic is on a two-day visit to Albania as from Tuesday, where she will meet with Albanian President Bujar Nishani, Parliament Speaker Ilir Meta and Prime Minister Edi Rama.

This is the first visit by a parliament speaker in the history of relations between the two countries, the Serbian parliament said in a release.

Iran must ratify a binding agreement on “Freezing” its nuclear programme for at least a decade, according to US President Barack Obama’s statements to Reuters news agency.

Tom Doshi, a businessman turned parliamentarian, lashed out on Monday against the speaker of parliament, Ilir Meta, accusing him of plotting to assassinate him and an opposition MP, Mhill Fufi, while accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama of turning a blind eye to the plot.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has announced undersecretaries from relevant ministries would be appointed in order to replace the ministers of the interior, justice and transportation ministries, who have to procedurally resign from their posts as part of a constitutional obligation designed to ensure a neutral election environment.

Serbia's High Prosecution Office on Monday brought charges against eight members of the Gendarmerie special police unit, for attacking an army officers in the performance of theirduties, abuse and torture and abuse of office.

Vatan Party (VP) Chairman Do?u Perinçek and a Turkish delegation accompanying him has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

Macedonian opposition leader: End of regime is near

SKOPJE -- Macedonia's opposition SDSM party leder Zoran Zaev presented on Monday during a news conference in Skopje "new materials in connection with wiretapping."

He accused Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski of organizing the surveillance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes to Capitol Hill on March 3 for another round in an increasingly heated battle with the White House over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
      
In a landmark speech to Congress, Netanyahu will seek to mobilise lawmakers to oppose an emerging deal with Tehran which is backed by President Barack Obama.        

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s kitchen is under the strict control of his doctors, with a five-member emergency team permanently on call in the presidential palace.

All food and meals are analyzed before being served to Erdo?an in the palace, according to his personal doctor, Cevdet Erdöl.

The awareness was there. So was the ambition to make cyber security the country?s ?fifth force.? Events in a span of less than two years have shown that Turkey is still too far away from building reliable defenses against cyber threats.