Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Macedonia 14.07.20 | 12:30

Activists again call on opposition voters to spoil their ballots

After the organized push to fool voters into making their voting ballots illegitimate by crossing out the word “North” from the imposed name “Republic of North Macedonia”, political activists are still making similar attempts at affecting the results of the elections. Police yesterday...

Balkans 14.07.20 | 11:44

Greek Government joins patriarch Bartholomew in his push over Hagia Sophia

The Greek Government joined the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in his opposition to the Turkish decision to repurpose the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque. The cathedral was declared a museum by the Turkish authorities in the 1930-ies, but now under President Erdogan it is again turned into a mosque. Greek...

Macedonia 14.07.20 | 11:34

Anniversary of the Battle of the Knife

Macedonia marks the 113th anniversary of the Battle of the Knife, the epic confrontation between the VMRO komiti units from Prilep and Kostur and a large Ottoman regular army. Of the near 200 komiti fighters, 67 died in a heroic last stand against several thousand Turkish soldiers. The VMRO commanders,...

Macedonia 14.07.20 | 10:37

Field hospital set up next to the Pulmonary Institute in Skopje

A field hospital is being placed near the Pulmonary Institute within the Mother Teresa medical complex in downtown Skopje. According to the Healthcare Ministry, the hospital will be ready by mid august, and will provide four ambulances, two inpatient rooms, labs and other necessities. According to the...

World 14.07.20 | 10:22

V4: Viktor Orban calls Andrzej Duda’s victory “critically important”

In his congratulatory letter he wrote to the re-elected Polish president, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the victory of Andrzej Duda “critically important” to strengthening Central Europe, the prime minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian public news agency MTI. Through...

Macedonia 14.07.20 | 10:06

Early voting continues, with thousands eligible to vote at home and in prisons

Voting continues today in the early general elections in Macedonia, with elderly people who asked for the option to vote at home and with voting in the prisons. A little under 9.000 people asked for the first option, and there are also 1.657 prisoners eligible to vote, who have the option to do so today....