Kula

Kula, defined by the ancient geographer Strabon as "Katakekaumene-Burnt Country" in his work "Geographika," has more than 80 volcano cones, fairy chimneys, karst caves, canyons, rock tombs, stone bridges and historical houses over a large area. (AA Photo)

A blanket of fog covered the volcanic geopark of Kula, located in the Aegean province of Manisa. (AA Photo)

The third and final day of closing arguments in the retrial of former Serbian State Security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko 'Frenki' Simatovic at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague on Wednesday saw disputes between prosecution and defence over incidents from the 1990s.

With the ongoing works in the Aegean province of Manisa's Kula district, efforts are being made to enhance the region's tourism potential, aiming to welcome more visitors in the new season. (AA Photo)

The extinct lava ruins of volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago in Kula-Salihli Volcanic Geopark, included in UNESCO's Global Geopark Network, has witnessed unique views with the vibrant colors of spring.

The prime minister said this on Wednesday during a visit to the "Euroin" factory in Kula, northern Serbia.

Brnabic pointed out that it is necessary to have a competition between the investor and a larger choice of jobs, expressing the expectation that the opening of the German investor will create new jobs in Kula, noting that new 300 jobs and new investments are coming.

Twenty-six irregular migrants have been arrested on their way out of Bulgaria, border police say.

In Kula municipality in Western Bulgaria, 18 Afghan nationals tried to enter Serbia on Saturday evening. Four Iraqi and as many Pakistani nationals tried to take the same step in the areas of Banya village in Tran municipality and at the railway station of Dragoman, respectively.

A major international road into Serbia which was affected a landslide earlier this year is still unusable, an opposition leader has warned.

"I am not in [Nepal's capital] Kathmandu, as anybody would think, but on an international road linking Bulgaria and Serbia," Mihail Mikov, who chairs the Bulgarian Socialist Party, wrote on Facebook [BG] on Sunday evening.

People living in the village of Brankovtsi near Vidin protested Friday against the illegal deforestation in the vicinity.

According to protesters close to 1,000 cubic meters of wood have been cut in the village forest, but local inspectors report one third of that number.

Scientific researchers in the western province of Manisa’s Kula district have unearthed the oldest man-made tool in Anatolia, a stone-cutter made of quartzite that dates back to 1.2 million years ago. Harran University announced the discovery on its Facebook page.