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Egyptian Minister Sherif Fathy to make the First Official Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to Egypt, Sabit Subasic, announced the first-ever official visit of an Egyptian minister to our country, and it concerns the Minister of Tourism, Sherif Fathy. That is not all – among the good news,...

POWERCHINA Drives Green Energy Transition In Europe And Central Asia Amid Growing Global Climate Pressures
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) In May, POWERCHINA entered into a general contracting agreement with Spain's Viroque Energy for the Arreaz Photovoltaic Power Station in San Roque, Cádiz. The project, with an installed capacity of 44 megawatts, includes...

Mapped: Europe’s Protected Land Share by Country
Ranked: Top 40 Countries With the Most Calories per Person This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways...

Sinem Aydınlı: Being a media researcher means taking a stand
This interview was originally published on the website of the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) as part of the Our Media project, in which bianet is a partner organization. Sinem Aydınlı is a research...

Talents Sarajevo 2025 Announces Full Programme and Key Guests
The Sarajevo Film Festival is proud to unveil the full programme for the nineteenth edition of Talents Sarajevo, taking place from August 16th to 21st. As one of the leading development platforms for emerging filmmakers and critics from Southeast...

Why the future of climate leadership may lie in China and Europe
Even before the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 degrees Fahrenheit) target was formally adopted in the Paris Agreement, the U.N. Environment Programme had been releasing its annual Emissions Gap Reports, warning how far off we remain from delivering on...

From Sarajevo to the South Pole: A solo traveller’s extraordinary life of discovery
From Sarajevo to the sea, Aida Karamesic redefines freedom through solo travel, scuba diving, and radical, intentional living. In a world increasingly defined by borders, both physical and psychological, Aida Karamesic is tearing them down one...

From rejection letters to red carpets: How Ding Xiaoyin brought Chinese cinema to the world
Header image source: Blossoms Entertainment via Forbes. At every alumni sharing session these days, Ding Xiaoyin is the senior known for bringing films like The Wandering Earth 2, Lost in the Stars, and The Eight Hundred to audiences in more than...

Regional News Agencies Gather in Skopje for ABNA-SE Annual Assembly
The annual General Assembly of the Association of Balkan News Agencies - Southeast Europe (ABNA-SE) took place in Skopje on Thursday, hosted by the Republic of North Macedonia’s state news agency MIA and attended by news agencies from across the...

EUFOR’s Annual “Quick Response” Exercise to be held in September
The annual EUFOR exercise “Quick Response” will be held from 9 to 26 September across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The exercise will involve EUFOR forces from 25 participating countries deployed in BiH, temporarily reinforced by reserve units from the...

Interrail sale: All the best European train route itineraries, according to a top expert
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EU Delegation to the Council of Europe welcomes Washington agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan
ArmInfo.The EU Delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has issued a statement welcoming the August 8 agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Ilham Aliyev in the presence of President...

Picture Day
One of my earliest family photos shows my father, mother and me together in a tent. There’s a just-healed bullet wound visible on my father’s leg. My mother looks tired; she had just spent the day waiting in line for medication. Then there’s me,...

Delegation of the European Union to the Council of Europe: EU statement on the initialling of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Treaty
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. We welcome the 8th August agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan by Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev, in the presence of President Trump in the White...

A skilled diplomat in an era of global challenges
Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić Radman background in areas such as foreign policy, international relations, law, economics and his diplomatic experience as the Croatian Ambassador to the Danube Commission have made...

Professor Pettigrew Calls for Stronger Action on Genocide Denial and Memorialization in BiH
In the former Omarska camp near Prijedor, organized by the Association of Camp Inmates in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Regional Association of Camp Inmates Associations of the Banja Luka Region, the Association of Camp Inmates “Prijedor `92.”, the...

How to prepare for an emergency
Imagine having only minutes to decide what to take and what to leave behind. Your home, your school, your community — lost in an instant. For millions, this isn’t just a worst-case scenario; it’s reality. Emergencies rarely come with a warning....

Transporters forced the Government to take Action, Damages Amounting to Millions
A little less than 48 hours was enough for the transporters to somehow force the authorities to work in sync. A series of meetings resulted in agreements that led to the lifting of the blockade, the resolution of strategic issues related to...

'It won't stop': Trump administration telegraphs more military action against drug cartels
The US on Wednesday said it would conduct more military action against Venezuelan drug smugglers, a day after the Pentagon hit a boat allegedly carrying drugs for the criminal group Tren de Aragua. US President Donald Trump said he had ordered a...

Peace in Ukraine requires a territorial fudge
There is much scepticism, on all sides, about the possibility of a breakthrough in Donald Trump’s diplomacy to end the Ukraine war. Elite opinion seems to have already passed its verdict: The Alaska summit a triumph for Putin, who scored a PR win,...