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BELGRADE - Saudi Arabia has condemned a U.S. law allowing families of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks to sue the kingdom for damages, calling it a matter of "great concern," RFE/RL reports.

BELGRADE - The European Parliament's civil liberties committee voted on September 5 for visa liberalization for Georgia to the EU's Schengen zone, RFE/RL reports.

It also voted in favor of similar move for Kosovo but against the proposal to let the European Parliament negotiate this visa-liberalization deal with other EU institutions, leaving the deal for Pristina in limbo.

According to site ‘TripAdvisor’, Athens is one of the best travel destinations in Europe for 2016. The site, which is arguably the most popular online resource for all things holiday, ranked Athens 12th in its ‘Travellers’ Choice Awards’.

The person who placed the bomb in the bus travelling from Prague to Varna was either a Czech or Slovakian citizen. The statement was made by manager of the transportation company Omega Group, Dragomir Petkov in an interview for bTV.

A team of students of the Grivita Technical High School of Bucharest has designed an independent car lifting system that would save drivers time and effort when replacing tyres because of a flat. The invention will represent Romania in the European final of the Skills for the Future competition this June in Prague, the Czech Republic.

Czech president's door "closed" for U.S. ambassador

PRAGUE -- Czech President Milos Zeman has announced that he "won't let any ambassador of another nation intrude with advice over his foreign visits."

Bosnia, Kosovo and Albania are the main recruiting grounds in the Balkans for radical Islamists seeking fighters for the wars in Syria and Iraq. In terms of numbers, they come just behind Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, Radio Free Europe, RFE, reported on Tuesday.

Bulgarian construction company Trace Group Hold will build an extension of the waste water treatment plant at the Prague International Airport.

The contracting authority is the joint stock company Prague Airport and the project is to be completed in 24 months.

The project is worth EUR 10.6 M, according to a media statement of the company.

Serbia beginning effort to reduce discrimination

A recent survey shows that discrimination is widespread, and even tolerated, in Serbia.

Protection for Equality Commissioner Nevena Petrusic (centre) holds a press conference on the survey results on February 28th. [Vesna Andic/RFE/RL]