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ICJ embargoes reporting on witness testimonies

THE HAGUE -- The International Court of Justice has prohibited public disclosure of witness testimonies in public hearings in the Croatian and Serbian genocide lawsuits.

BELGRADE - U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby and Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Serbia Susan Fritz have handed awards to USAID’s new partners in Serbia.

BELGRADE - The Kuwaiti Embassy in Belgrade held a reception at Hotel Hyatt in Belgrade on Monday evening to mark 53 years of independence.

Ambassador Yousef Ahmad Abdulsamad said on the occasion that diplomatic relations between Serbia and Kuwait have spanned over more than fifty years, and noted that the countries have friendly ties and that there are no open issues.

B92 Fund-produced web series wins in Los Angeles

BELGRADE -- International Press Academy's Satellite Awards were given over the weekend in Los Angeles, with the Original Short-Format award going to a regional web series.

Regional PMs: Stability crucial for investment

LONDON -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development brought together in London on Monday seven prime ministers (PMs) from the Western Balkans, Tanjug said.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic will on Tuesday go on a two-day visit to Greece, at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Ministry of Defense has announced.

BELGRADE - Spanish Cinematheque in Madrid and the Barcelona-based Film Theater of Catalonia have staged a retrospective dedicated to the prominent Serbian film director Goran Paskaljevic, whose latest film "When Day Breaks" is currently shown in cinemas across Spain.

Serbia seeks to improve protection for human rights defenders

Activists and the EU are urging Serbia to increase protection for human rights defenders.

LGBT activists are a main target for extremist groups in Serbia. [Nikola Barbutov/SETimes]

BELGRADE - Forty-two percent of the people in Serbia believe that women are the population group that is exposed to discrimination the most in Serbia, according to the 4th annual opinion poll organized by the commissioner for protection of equality.

BELGRADE – Serbia’s politicians agreed Monday that the forthcoming early parliamentary elections need be followed by a public sector reform and work to reduce unemployment, simplify administrative procedures and adopt systemic laws so that Serbia could finally emerge out of transition.