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Engineering school splattered in red paint for ties with Israel
Two years since the start of the Gaza war, the entrance of the Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was splattered in blood-red paint in an incident that appears to have been done in protest at the faculty's cooperation in an EU-funded...
Slovenia lowers energy dependence in 2024
Ljubljana, 7 October - Slovenia lowered its energy dependence by 3 percentage points to 55% last year over 2023, while its domestic energy production remained largely unchanged and final energy consumption increased by 3%, the Statistics Office...

Qatar Chamber holds trade talks with Slovenian envoy
Qatar Chamber Acting General Manager Ali Bu Sherbak Al Mansouri met on Thursday with Natalia Al Mansour, Non-Resident Ambassador of Slovenia to Qatar, at the Chamber’s headquarters in Doha to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in...

QC holds trade talks with Slovenian envoy
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Chamber Acting General Manager Ali Bu Sherbak Al Mansouri met on Thursday with Natalia Al Mansour, Non-Resident Ambassador of Slovenia to Qatar, at the Chamber’s headquarters in Doha to discuss ways to strengthen...

Energy FC Win 5StarsPremier League 2025, Wallop Snow Lions 4-1
Kunle Adewale It was football at its best on Saturday at the Showtime Arena, Lekki, Lagos, in the national finals of the 5Stars Premier League 2025, as Energy FC, Abuja defeated Snow Lions, to cart away the giant trophy and a sum of N3million. The...

Cyprus Business Now: maritime, BoC, hospitality, construction, CBC, ICT
The second day of the Maritime Cyprus 2025 Conference, held on Tuesday, brought together international industry leaders for discussions on insurance, ownership, and chartering trends under the theme “Unlocking the Future of Shipping.” Throughout...
Krka remains Slovenia's leading company, DARS in second
Ljubljana, 8 October - The business paper Finance has released its 2024 ranking of the country's largest companies, with the pharmaceutical group Krka once again securing the top position. National motorway operator DARS has climbed to second...

FM discusses with Slovenian counterpart Egypt’s ongoing efforts to end war in Gaza
CAIRO, Oct 7 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty held talks on Tuesday with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon, who is on an official visit...
Slovenian court asked to probe PM over police inteference
Slovenian prosecutors have asked a court to launch a judicial investigation against liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob over allegations he interfered in police staffing, his office said Friday. The case stems from a 2022 accusation by Golob’s...
Slovenia improves self-sufficiency in grains, fruit, vegetables
Ljubljana, 3 October - Total agricultural production in Slovenia increased by 5% last year, with self-sufficiency rates increasing for grains, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and honey, shows a report on the state of agriculture, food industry,...

STRABAG secures contract for southern section of Emonika project in Slovenia
Mendota Invest, part of OTP Group, has awarded a contract worth roughly €134m ($156m) to STRABAG for delivering the southern portion of the Emonika development in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Emonika is set to be a contemporary mixed-use urban complex. It...

Mining Forum Armenia opened in Armenia`s Tsakhkadzor
ArmInfo.The Mining Forum Armenia, an international mining forum, opened in Tsaghkadzor. For the second year in a row, it brings together the industry's potential to discuss strategic priorities, shape sustainable development prospects, and...

Slovenia allocates EUR 375 million for sustainable mobility
The Government of Slovenia has adopted a decree on the allocation plan for the Climate Fund for 2025-2028. The plan follows the key measures from the previous plan for the period 2023-2026 and adds funds for 2027 and 2028. The amount is determined...

Banks, insurance companies await details of new tax/levy
News Sean Douglas Just Now Davendranath Tancoo - THE Bankers Association (BATT) is adopting a wait-and-see approach to the budget's promise of a new tax/levy on assets held by banks and insurance companies, according to a BATT statement on October...
Mechanical engineering faculty entrance splattered with red paint
Ljubljana, 7 October - The entrance of the Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was splattered in red paint last night in an incident the faculty believes was done in protest of its cooperation in an EU-funded project where organisations...

Slovenia confronts its ageing challenge with contested pension reform
The battle over the comprehensive reform of Slovenia’s pension system is shaping up to be one of the small country’s defining political struggles of the decade. The overhaul of the pension system in Slovenia, an EU country with a population of...

Slovenia blocks Albanian peppers over pesticide residues
A shipment of peppers from Albania was blocked by Slovenian authorities after testing revealed pesticide residues exceeding legal limits. The case was classified as an "alert" under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). The peppers...

'In one-day races, he can become Pogačar's equal' – Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe confidently plotting how to help Remco Evenepoel close the gap on Slovenian champion
As the dust settled on the European Championships elite men's road race and another Tadej Pogačar exhibition, with 31 seconds still separating them at the line, silver medallist Remco Evenepoel could only concede that he needs to improve -and this...
Slovenia's Cold War shelters in disrepair
As geopolitical uncertainty and the prospect of armed conflict grows, countries around Europe are scrambling to restore Cold War bomb shelters to provide protection for their people. As a former Communist country, Slovenia has no shortage of bomb...
PRODUCTION: Janez Burger Starts Shooting One Month
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Janez Burger has started shooting his seventh feature film One Month / En mesec on 23 September 2025. The 33-days shooting of this Slovenian/Croatian/Italian coproduction is taking place in Ljubljana, Kamnik, Solkan...