Novi Pazar

Abid Podbicanin, Sead Plojovic, Tefik Mujovic and Izudin Crnovršanin, all from Novi Pazar, and Ferat Kasumovic, from Belgrade, are accused of recruiting men to fight for the Sunni terrorist organisation Islamic State, or Isis.

Zukorlić: Amfilohije and genocide

NOVI PAZAR -- Sandzak Mufti's involved the Metropolitan of the Serbian Orthodox Church into the further debate on the influence of Zukorlić on Muslims in Montenegro.

NOVI PAZAR - The ambassadors of the United Nations and Japan to Serbia, Irena Vojackova-Solorano and Masafumi Kuroki, have opened an outpatient clinic in Blazevo, near Novi Pazar, and visited the construction site of a recycling centre.

The two facilities are a result of the UN project titled Improving Human Security in Southwest Serbia, mostly funded by the Japanese government.

Branko Stamenkovic, a prosecutor for high technology crime, has ordered Serbian police to gather information about the people behind the Facebook pages called "Army of Sandzak".

There are several pages bearing the name of Sandzak Army, mostly set up in the last couple of weeks. None has more than 120 members.

NOVI PAZAR - The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) of Sandzak has announced that a slate titled "For Bosniak Unity" has been formed in Novi Pazar that will take part in the elections for the new composition of the Bosniak National Council.

NOVI PAZAR - Reis ul Ulema of the Islamic Community of Serbia Adem Zilkic congratulated Muslim believers on Sunday on the beginning of the Ramadan Bayram, with the message that Muslims are living in a very difficult situation today which has brought about by several factors but, as he said, strength lies in faith and success lies in patience.

NOVI PAZAR - Over the next three and a half years,the European Union and the governments of Serbia and Switzerland will set aside at least EUR 24.6 million in support of the development of 34 local self-government authorities in southeastern and southwestern Serbia through the European Progress Programme,the signatories of a grant agreement said on Wednesday.

Government sets up "team" in bid to improve traffic safety

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government has formed a team for coordination of road safety tasked with improving traffic safety and reducing the number of accidents.

NOVI PAZAR - Serbian Minister of Justice Nikola Selakovic met with a delegation of the Islamic Community of Serbia and promised support to addressing the difficulties, which are affecting not only the Community but also the entire society, in a non-violent and legal manner, the office of Reis-ul-Ulema Adem Zilkic released in a statement on Thursday.

Mufti hopes for unity among Serbia's Muslims

BELGRADE -- The Islamic Community of Serbia (IZS) wants unity of Muslims to be achieved under its Riyasat in Belgrade, IZS deputy Reis-ul-Ulema Muhamed Jusufspahić says.