Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Serbia: Protesters face police repression as actions continue into their 8th month
Since November 1, students and community members in Serbia have been blockading, protesting and building the largest anti-corruption movement Europe has seen in recent history. The wave of anti-government protests was triggered by the Aleksandar...

Media Censorship in Kosovo at the Behest of Big Business
With media outlets in Kosovo and the region increasingly concentrated in the hands of major business moguls, journalists say censorship to protect the owners’ interests has become ‘the norm’. A six-month investigation, involving over thirty...

Grand central: New Belgrade library touts summer success, event spaces
The new Belgrade Library & Community Center has hosted a number of events since opening in April and aims to become a “grand centralized” community meeting place. The new library has spaces for community and special events. This summer, the...
Canada’s Shapovalov drops second-round match to American Tien at National Bank Open
Seeded players were in strong form in early play Tuesday at the National Bank Open men’s tennis tournament. Canada’s Denis Shapovalov didn’t follow their lead in the evening session. The 22nd-seeded left-hander from nearby Richmond Hill, Ont.,...

Serbia, Benin hold political consultations in Cotonou
COTONOU - The FMs of Serbia and Benin, Marko Djuric and Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, opened bilateral political consultations in Cotonou on Tuesday. The two sides said the consultations were a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations...

What incentives are available to investors in Serbia?
The Serbian government has regulated the area of support for direct investments through the Decree on Establishing Criteria for the Allocation of Incentives to Attract Direct Investments. This decree defines the conditions for granting incentives...

Djuric: Serbia interested in developing close political, economic ties with Benin
COTONOU - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is on an official visit to Benin, said on Tuesday in Cotonou that Serbia and Benin shared common values - above all, respect for the UN Charter and a wish to see a peaceful resolution of disputes among big...

Uzbekistan and Serbia Agree to Expand Cooperation in Agriculture
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and Serbia Agree to Expand Cooperation in Agriculture Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4),...

Gazprom's Serbian affiliate receives new sanctions waiver from US
A Serbian oil company partly owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom has received another temporary reprieve from U.S. sanctions, allowing it to continue operating through Aug. 27, the company said on July 29. Oil remains one of Russia's primary...

World News | Police Clash with Anti-government Protesters in Serbia over Student Expulsion
Belgrade(Serbia), Jul 29 (AP) Protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a southwestern Serbian town following the reported forced expulsion of a group of students from a faculty building where they had been camping for months as part of...

Serbian intelligence service began procuring controversial surveillance software 10 years ago
The document is marked “strictly confidential” and was addressed to Serbia’s Security Information Agency (BIA). It is an offer to renew licences for a forensic tool developed by the Israeli company Cellebrite, used to unlock and extract data from...

The long autumn of the Serbian economy
By Biagio Carrano The weather forecast for the summer still predicts hot days ahead, but for the Serbian economy, autumn has already begun: whether it will enter the winter of a recession or remain in the prolonged withering of stagnation depends...

Life in Serbia between economic theory and an artificially embellished reality
The average net salary in Serbia in 2012 was €365. Last year it reached €838, and in the first quarter of this year, €900. President Aleksandar Vučić and Finance Minister Siniša Mali are promising it will reach €1,400 by the end of 2027. In other...

Real estate prices in Serbia show modest increase
The real estate market in Serbia continues to show a growth trend in 2025, both in the number of properties sold and in property prices, said Nebojša Rapaić, a member of the Board of the Real Estate Cluster Association. He added that buyers are...

Fitch keeps Serbia’s credit rating at BB+
Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has maintained Serbia’s credit rating at BB+, but with a positive outlook for a potential upgrade to investment grade, according to the National Bank of Serbia (NBS). In its latest report, Fitch cited stable...

Montenegro Secures €350 Million from EBRD and EU to Modernize Transport Link with Serbia
Montenegro has secured €350 million in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union to improve transport connectivity both within the country and across the region, the EBRD announced. The EBRD...

Tide Now Supports Over 1.5 Million Small Businesses Globally
Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, today announces it has surpassed 1.5 million members globally. Tide has added over 500,000 members since September 2024, with the UK now at 750,000 and India at more than 750,000. Tide’s share...

Serbian leader rejects proposal of imposing sanctions on Russia
(MENAFN) Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has firmly rejected the idea of imposing sanctions on Russia in exchange for accelerated European Union accession, emphasizing that Serbia will not compromise its principles for political or economic...

Albanian MP urges Serbia to act on Albanian rights
Shaip Kamberi, an ethnic Albanian MP in Serbia’s parliament, has submitted a resolution demanding that Serbia recognize and end the discrimination faced by Albanians in Presevo, Bujanoc, and Medvedja. Kamberi says past efforts have failed and...

Serbian-American ‘Trumpocrat’ Boosts Bosnia’s Dodik on Social Media
Blagojevich hasn’t just been boosting Dodik, but also making alarmist statements about the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina – claiming that anti-American Islamists could thrive in the country’s Bosniak and Croat-led Federation entity....