Albania Press Review - December 28

Next month, Croatia’s anti-smoking laws will take effect and lighting up in most bars will be restricted.

Belgrade Alternative Guide is a project set up by 10 young Serbians who see it as their responsibility to show visitors the true Belgrade.

Demand for office space in Sofia increased towards the end of 2009. By the end of 2009, rental values were 22.5 per cent off their summer 2008 peak and this more realistic pricing brought renewed interest in the sector, according to Elta Consult, a commercial property agency based in Bulgaria.

Accidentally good food on the banks of the Danube.

A powerful new novel follows the fortunes of five Bosnians, trying and not always succeeding, to find their way home.

Lebanon is a film about a group of young Israeli soldiers who were part of the force that invaded the Lebanon in 1982. Along with ‘Waltz with Bashir’,the acclaimed 2008 bio-pic, this is another significant film which examines the controversial military conflict. Samuel Maoz, the director, re-lives his military days, through this small masterpiece of frantic, claustrophobia and humanity.