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Kurti: Kosovo is an attractive and favorable destination for investments

The Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti said that Kosovo is an attractive and favorable destination for investments and that with a young and dynamic population, according to him, the country has great potential to become a regional center for…

BiH Agency for Gender Equality: Number of elected female municipal mayors declining

SARAJEVO, October 8 (FENA) – According to preliminary results from the recently concluded local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, out of the total number of elected municipal mayors, only four are female (three in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina…

So far, 1,550 people have left Lebanon via Cyprus, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson tells CNA

So far, 1,550 people, mostly third-country nationals, have left Lebanon via Cyprus since assisted departures began on September 27, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis told CNA on Tuesday.  He noted that the majority of them are Australians. Out of the 1,550…

Organization of Turkic States countries to establish Turktransplant system

SHUSHA, Azerbaijan Health ministers from member countries of the Organization of the Turkic States (OTS) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of intent to establish the Turktransplant system, which will facilitate the sharing of information and experiences regarding organ and tissue…

BTA Presents Its “News on File: 1899-2023” Book in Sofia

A book presenting each of the 125 years since the establishment of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) by one major domestic and international development was presented in BTA’s MaxiM Hall on Tuesday, on the eve of the Day of the…

European Heritage Awards: Saxon Church of Alma Vii receives Grand Prix, Public Choice Award

The project for the rehabilitation of the Saxon Church of Alma Vii – Romania is the big winner of the 2024 European Heritage Awards, being rewarded with both a Grand Prix and the Public Choice Award, awarded on Monday evening…

Book launches in Skopje, Veles, Kumanovo for Norwegian writer Hilde Myklebust’s ‘Splintered’

Skopje, 8 October 2024 (MIA) — Norwegian writer Hilde Myklebust will attend Tuesday a book launch in Skopje for the Macedonian translation of her debut novel for young readers, “Splintered” (“Splintra,” 2022). She will attend two more launches, one in Veles…

New WB project contributes to the strengthening of Montenegro’s fiscal stability

Washington, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a €80 million loan to help Montenegro strengthen fiscal sustainability and promote sustainable development. According to a press release issued by the World Bank (WB), the Montenegro…

Newly renovated Croatian Natural History Museum opens in Zagreb

The Croatian Natural History Museum was ceremonially opened to the public on Monday after more than three years of extensive reconstruction, in the presence of senior state and city officials. The renovation of the Museum cost €31.6 million, and its space…

The EU finances the restoration of 14 houses in Janjeva

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti together with the ambassador of the European Union in Kosovo, Aivo Orav, have visited some of the 14 old houses that are being restored within the project “Cultural heritage as a driver for…

Passenger traffic in Cyprus airports at all-time high in September

September ended on a positive note regarding passenger traffic at Larnaka and Pafos Airports, Hermes Airports says in a press release, noting that an all-time record for the month has been set. Last month, it says, 1.4 million passengers travelled…

In the areas of Jablanica and Konjic, 16 deaths confirmed so far, nine people still missing

MOSTAR, October 7 (FENA) – In the catastrophic floods that hit Jablanica and Konjic, 16 deaths have been officially confirmed, and search efforts are ongoing for nine missing persons, the Government of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton reported today at a press conference. It…