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BELGRADE - Serbia registered 2.0 pct more tourist visits in August 2024 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 5.2 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays by Serbian tourists were down by 15.1 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 10.6 pct y-o-y.

Western nations are weighing their options on how to safely get nationals out of Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out, diplomats said, with Cyprus and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of people.

Nikos Panagiotopoulos issued a message of alarm and high alert from the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives regarding the wave of migrants that will be caused by the deterioration of the war front in Lebanon.

The Minister of Immigration and Asylum said that a possible Israeli land invasion of Lebanon would bring millions of refugees to Greece and the EU.

Nearly 900,000 Romanian tourists visited Bulgaria between January and July 2024, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Irena Georgieva. Speaking to a group of Romanian journalists in Plovdiv, she noted that over 500,000 of these visits took place during the period from May to July.

The Bulgarian National Assembly swiftly reacted to the news of Albania and North Macedonia being separated on their paths to EU membership. Brussels' decision to greenlight Albania's negotiations while pausing those for North Macedonia sparked immediate responses from Bulgaria's parliamentary leaders.

NEW YORK - Serbia has written to the UN Secretary General and the UN General Assembly president in response to a speech by Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Denis Becirovic in the UNGA in which he has levelled a series of unfounded and malicious accusations against Serbia and the Serbs, Tanjug learns.

The United States is set to finalize a 920 million dollar direct loan agreement with Romania on Wednesday to bolster the country's defense modernization efforts, according to the Romanian government.

Iran has built a wall more than 10 kilometers long on the border with Afghanistan, a key passage for Afghan migrants into the country, an army officer said today, according to local media.

Iran's military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the main entry point for immigrants, local media reported on Monday.

Bulgaria ranks among the top five countries in the European Union for growth in tourist overnight stays during the April to June 2024 period, according to data from Eurostat cited by the Ministry of Tourism.