Serbia backs Israel’s right to peaceful life of its citizens

BELGRADE – Serbia respects the right of the state of Israel to existence and peaceful life of its citizens, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday during a meeting with Israeli ambassador Joseph Levy. Commenting on the Middle East conflict, Vucic and Levy expressed hope that the situation will be resolved peacefully and that … Read more

Virtus Bologna retires Predrag Danilovic’s No. 5 jersey

BOLOGNA – Italy’s Virtus Bologna has honored Serbian basketball star Predrag Danilovic by retiring his No. 5 jersey. The ceremony took place on Sunday evening after a game between Virtus and Roma (85-89) in Bologna. About 10,000 Virtus fans came to salute Danilovic, former Yugoslav player and current chair of the Belgrade-based basketball club Partizan. A … Read more

Bora Todorovic passed away

BELGRADE – Serbian actor Bora Todorovic died this morning in the Clinical Center of Serbia, after spending several days in critical condition. A few days ago Todorovic had a stroke and fell into a coma, “Kurir” reported. “The actor recently had an appendectomy, but during recovery, his condition became worse, he was diagnosed with a … Read more

SPC awards Dodik, Kusturica with order of St King Milutin

The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has awarded President of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik and director Emir Kusturica with the Order of the St King Milutin.  Patriarch Irinej said that the Order was awarded to Dodik and Kusturica at the proposal of Bishop of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and Coast, Grigorije. According to him, … Read more