Published on 29/04/2026 – 8:58 GMT+2 This year’s Eurovision backlash continues. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Protesters gathered outside the Serbian state RTS broadcaster yesterday to demand that the Balkan country pull out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation. The protesters in central Belgrade waved Palestinian flags and accused Israel of genocide. They called…
Shorouk Express Despite the controversy, Serbia’s parliament pushed the project through, with President Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party passing a special law to strip the site of its cultural protections. Lawmakers took the unusual step of invoking a constitutional provision to declare the development a project of national importance, thereby allowing it to proceed. Opposition lawmakers lashed out at the government over its decision, with center-left MP Marinika Tepić claiming Belgrade was sacrificing the country’s history simply “to…
Shorouk Express Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico faces heat from the opposition after he didn’t bat an eye when a group of Slovaks living in Serbia was assaulted. The incident took place this month in the northern city of Bački Petrovac, home to Serbia’s largest Slovak minority, where a photo exhibition documenting months of anti-government…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 8 July 2025 19:12 (UTC +04:00) Azerbaijan exported 128.5 million cubic meters of natural gas to Serbia for $66.6 million in the first four months of 2025. This marks a 7.6-fold rise in volume and an 11.1-fold increase in value compared to the same period last year. Access…
Shorouk Express After the fall of communism, a lot of these buildings were either not properly maintained or have largely been left in disrepair. The Novi Sad train station was built in 1964 and in dire need of a facelift. It was being upgraded starting in 2021 and retrofitted as part of China’s Belt and…
Shorouk Express For the last few months, Serbia has been shaken by a wave of protests after a tragic accident claimed the lives of 15 people, when the canopy of Novi Sad railway station collapsed on 1 November. The uprising, originally launched by Serbian students, has since gained the support of the broader population. The…
Shorouk Express In a statement, Branko Radujko of the Serbian Football Federation said the event would be more than just a football tournament and would “show the world what is possible when people focus on a common goal, inspired by the power of football.” Albanian Football Association President Armand Duko said the tournament “will be…
Shorouk Express “Tonight, the calendar New Year begins, but for us it starts when all the demands of the student protest are met,” the students of the University of the Serbian city Novi Sad announced on New Year’s Eve in front of thousands of other citizens, as Aleksandar Latas reported for the Serbian daily Danas….
Shorouk Express The two developments are viewed as a direct challenge to the delicate geopolitical balance that Serbia’s Vučić has spent more than a decade crafting, whereby he has signaled approval of Western values and EU policies while also maintaining strong ties with Russia and China. “We love Moscow and Washington, and everyone in the…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 11. Azerbaijan has informed Serbia of a suspension in daily gas deliveries of 1.7 million cubic meters due to technical problems at the Shah Deniz field, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Trend reports. At the time of publication, bp, the operator of Shah Deniz, and Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR…
