The morning after the night before the wedding of the year. Croatian tennis ace, Marin Čilić, married the beautiful Katarina Milković on Saturday in Cavtat and the newlyweds celebrated the big day with a gala party in the Revelin Fortress on Saturday night.

But it would appear even if you are one of the most successful tennis players in the world you still have to clean up after your party. Čilić was spotted on Sunday morning back at the Revelin Fortress helping with cleaning the leftovers from the party.

Cakes and pastries that weren’t consumed at the party were wheeled away and Čilić was more than happy to help. Looking relaxed and full of energy after his big day he proved that helping with the housework won’t be a problem.

Dubrovnik was alive to the sounds of runners today as the flagship event of the Du Motion Runners’ Day, the Dubrovnik Half Marathon, started at 9.30 in the centre of the Old City of Dubrovnik. The Dubrovnik Half Marathon was once again an international race with runners from all over the world. A little before 11.00 am the runners started to make their way across the finishing line on the Stradun.

This year’s men’s gold medallist was Janez Maroević from Dubrovnik with a time of 1 hour – 18 minutes and 57 seconds. He was followed by Mladen Stevanović from Bosina and Herzegovina and in bronze position was Vinko Sliško from Dubrovnik.

In the women’s competition the gold medal winner was Josefin Sjölind-Kohtamäki from Finland with a time of 1 hour – 30 minutes and 3 seconds - followed by Amela Trožić from Bosnia and Herzegovina and in bronze was Deborah Walters from the UK.

Croatia’s national airline, Croatia Airlines, is to be sold off by the government in cost cutting move. This week the government adopted the National Reform Program for 2018, which has the goal of increasing economic growth, and the sale of Croatia Airlines was in the program.

The sale of Croatia Airlines has been on and off the table for the past five years. In 2014 the airline was put up for sale by the government but no interested investors came forward. And then it was taken off the market with the Minster of State Property, Goran Marić, stating that “the Republic of Croatia must continue to be the owner.” This situation has been reversed and an investor is being sought.

In the first quarter of 2018 Croatia Airlines recorded a net loss of 84.5 million Kuna (11.4 million Euros) which compared to the same period from 2017 was a significant loss. In the first three months of 2017 Croatia Airlines has a net profit of 9.05 million Kuna or 1.2 million Euros.

In 2015 the airline went through a complete reconstruction process and this lead to a growth in passengers and ultimately an increase in profits. However, figures from this year mean that the airline needs fresh investment and a new partner.

Marin Čilić and his beautiful bride, Katarina Milković, partied the night away in the Revelin Fortress in the heart of Dubrovnik last night after their romantic wedding in Cavtat.

The newlyweds were quick onto Instagram to publish a joint selfie with Čilić adding the description “My wife and me.” Čilić also published a photo with his brother just before the ceremony with the caption “Go Time” as the pair stood overlooking the Adriatic Sea in Dubrovnik.

Around 400 guests attended the “after party” in the Revelin Fortress were revellers partied long into the early morning hours. The Croatian pop star Gibonni entertained the gala night.

The DU Motion Runner’s Days got off to a great start in Dubrovnik today with the “Run the Wall” and the “Kid’s Day” events.

The winner of this year’s Run the Wall was one of the youngest competitors, Luka Đurović, from Dubrovnik who ran the two and a half kilometre track around the historic walls of Dubrovnik in 11 minutes and 24 seconds. The race around the ancient walls included the 1,940 metres of the walls as well as 1,080 steps, making for a very challenging race and the warm and sunny weather conditions meant that the runners had to take on plenty of water. In second place was Rolf Majevic from Austria and third was Vito Papić.

In the women’s competition the winner was Melanie Nicolle from Great Britain with a time of 13 minutes and 47 seconds. Whilst the silver and bronze medals in the women’s race both went to Dubrovnik born athletes, Nela Madeško came second with a time of 13 minutes and 55 seconds and Dijana Urlić Obuljen came in third place with 15 minutes and 21 seconds.

Runners from all over the world took part in this year’s Run the Walls race, which is a warmup for the big event on Sunday the Dubrovnik Half Marathon.

After the Run the Walls it was the turn of the children to take centre stage in the Kid’s Day race. Running the length of the main street, the Stradun, through the centre of the Old City around 500 children took part.

This year's winners of the Race the Walls event - Melanie Nicolle and Luka Đurović 

The Croatian tennis number one, Marin Čilić, married Kristina Milković, this afternoon at the Church of St. Nicholas in Cavtat.

In what was an intimate and romantic ceremony the couple drew attention, especially Milković in her elegant designer wedding dress, from the media and the numerous tourists in Cavtat. The bride even insisted on traditional earrings from Konavle to complete her look. Čilić seemed relaxed, dressed in a classic black suit and black butterfly, and was happy to pose for photos.

After the wedding ceremony, the celebration will continue in Revelin Fortress where there will be about 400 guests who will be entertained by the popular Croatian singer Gibonni. It is also rumoured that the Swiss tennis legen Roger Federer could be one of the party goers tonight. And it is expected that Croatian tennis stars, such as Goran Ivanisevic and Dubrovnik born Ana Konjuh will also be in attendance. 

On the eve of their big day the new couple has been in Miami and Monte Carlo.

It is no wonder that this harmonious couple decided to marry in Dubrovnik because the city was crucial for the beginning of their love. Marin and the beautiful brunette met in Dubrovnik in 2008 at the Davis Cup, where Kristina worked as a hostess, and soon afterwards their friendship turned to love.

After that, the couple started living together in the Marin's apartment in Zagreb. Kristina attended almost every Cilic’s match. A successful tennis player often emphasized that his beautiful girl brought him happiness on the field and found comfort in her embrace after losing the Wimbledon finals. But he won in private life, after he got a big ‘’yes’’.

Immediately after marriage, the wedding plans began. Through the relationship, Kristina successfully completed her college duties along with traveling with Marin, and she has a degree in psychology and political science. In the younger days, she was in fashion and in 2005 won the title of the first runner up at Miss Alpe Adria.

Details of the newlyweds honeymoon plans have yet to been announced.

This week the third-year students of the Libertas International University, majoring in International Relations, had the opportunity to simulate the Model United Nations in the City Council of Dubrovnik. Each student represented a member state of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. The topics of the simulation were ensuring equitable access to education and the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance.

Model United Nations is an educational simulation and/or academic activity in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. It involves and teaches participants researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities.

During the three-hour simulation, the students could see how even simple resolutions, like the implementation of a special holiday to end religious intolerance, could fail due to the different interests of nations states.

Tim Schacht, a third year student from Hamburg said "It felt like every student felt committed to his/her role as a delegate of a country which was an important aspect of the simulation to be successful. I am thankful that I was given the chance to participate in Model United Nations to gain a better understanding how multilateral negations look. For me personally, this exercise was an extraordinary chance to use all the skills and knowledge I have gained during the last three years in a “real world” situation. All aspects of the Model United Nations, from the research phase to the actual General Assembly meeting, made me feel like I was an actual delegate representing the interests of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by lobbying for resolutions in the General Assembly".

Ruben Zilberboim from Israel, who will graduate soon, commented that "the experience of this simulation was very refreshing and uplifting, considering we are at our last stage before graduating from LIU. It allows us to implement our skills and knowledge, what we knew and what we have learned as a direct result from the preparation to the actual simulation, and it gave us the opportunity to act and be in the shoes most of us wish for. I personally appreciate the opportunity to be the Chair of this simulation. it gave me the opportunity to learn about each nation state and understand their positions and interests when addressing those subjects on the table.”

Croatian television is going global. Three popular home-grown series have been purchased by Sweden and the UK. “The Paper”, “Rest in Peace” and “Guardian of the Castle,” have been recognised by international television stations and will be broadcast in Sweden and Great Britain.

Guardian of the castle is a four-part mini-series and has been purchased by Channel 4 in the UK and SVT from Sweden.

“I believe we have once again confirmed we can make a globally competitive product,” said the head of the national TV broadcaster, Kazimir Bacic.

The series Guardian of the Castle is set in the 1980’s and is about the Secret Police and the collapse of the intelligence system.

The series “The Paper” was sold to Netflix at the beginning of the year, and “Rest in Peace” was also sold to Channel 4.