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Month: October 2025

Albania and Albanians of 1920s in Eugene Pittard’s photographs

TIRANA, October 22/ATA/ The exhibition “Albania 1921 – Eugène Pittard” opened at the Center for Openness and Dialogue (COD). The exhibition is a unique journey through Albanian history and identity, through the lens of the distinguished Swiss anthropologist and academic…

BiH presents Roadmap and Action Plan for EU Chapter 10 on Information Society and Media

SARAJEVO, October 22 (FENA) – The Resource Center for Civil Society Organizations in BiH and the BH Journalists today presented the Roadmap and Action Plan for “Chapter 10 – Information Society and Media” from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Stabilisation and Association…

Turkish president arrives in Oman as part of 3-day Gulf tour

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday arrived in Muscat, the capital of Oman, the final stop of his three-day Gulf tour. At the Royal Private Airport, President Erdogan was welcomed by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, along with…

Drones and AI Dominate Defence – Experts

Discussing the use of new means and technologies in defence, experts rallied around the idea that drones and artificial intelligence dominate during military operations, and beyond. Representatives from different fields gathered at an international seminar on the topic: “Transformational Triggers…

Cluj university to represent Romania in EUR 11.7 million regenerative agriculture project

The Cluj-Napoca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV) is representing Romania in a project worth EUR 11.7 million carried out with European partners that will study how regenerative agriculture can contribute to reversing catastrophic soil erosion. ‘The Cluj-Napoca…

Consonance to give chamber concert in Bitola

Bitola, 22 October 2025 (MIA) — Consonance, a chamber ensemble founded in 2007 by Macedonian musicians from the Philharmonic, will perform Wednesday evening at the Bitola Officers’ Hall. The concert program features works by Blagoj Canev, Filip Ivanov and Darko Ilievski….

Niksic selected as 2030 European Capital of Culture

Podgorica, (MINA) – Niksic has been selected as the 2030 European Capital of Culture by the decision announced by the European Commission jury at a ceremony held at the House of European History in Brussels, following the final presentation in…

Average net salary in Croatia reaches €1,446 in August

The average monthly net salary per employee in Croatian legal entities reached €1,446 in August 2025, up 0.6% nominally and 0.5% in real terms from July, and 9.2% nominally and 4.9% in real terms year on year, the Croatian Bureau…

Cyprus and Oman Health Ministers sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of health has been signed by the Ministers of Health of Cyprus and Oman. Minister of Health, Michalis Damianos, paid a two-day official visit to Oman at the invitation of his counterpart, Dr….

Vatican expresses concern about Ranucci bomb attack

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Tuesday expressed concern about last week’s bomb attack on Rai investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci. A one kilo bomb blew up the cars of Ranucci and his daughter outside their home south of Rome…

Bulgaria to Take Active Part in Establishing Black Sea Maritime Security Hub

Luxembourg, (BTA) – Bulgaria welcomes and intends to play an active role in the creation of a Black Sea Maritime Security Hub, one of the key objectives set out in the new EU Strategic Approach, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said…

Bank of Greece: Tourism revenue at 16.7 billion euros in January – August 2025

Greece’s current account deficit decreased significantly by 2.1 billion euros in the eight-month period from January to August, falling to 6.6 billion euros, according to data from the Bank of Greece on Tuesday. According to the announcement, this development reflects…