Friday, 22 January 2021
Macedonia 22.01.21 | 11:41

Mayor Bexheti denies reports that he is opening lake Treska for commercial developers

Saraj Mayor Blerim Bexheti denied media reports that he is planning to open the lake Treska for developers. This large recreational area near an artificial lake on Skopje’s western outskirts have been abandoned for a long time as the water in the lake became too polluted for swimming. Recently,...

Macedonia 22.01.21 | 11:19

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians will hold a technical meeting

The joint Macedonian – Bulgarian committee of historians is meeting today for what is expected to be a technical meeting. The work of the committee is stalled as the Bulgarian demands for concessions continue to grow and Macedonian historians opted to avoid meeting rather than be pressured. Several...

Macedonia 22.01.21 | 11:16

Drug dealer arrested in Skopje

A 28 year old man from Skopje was arrested after the police found a small quantity of marijuana, hashish and amphetamines in an apartment he was renting. The officers also found a digital scale, and other drug paraphernalia. The raid was carried out in the center of Skopje.

Macedonia 22.01.21 | 10:27

Role reversal: Mickoski begins a diplomatic push while Zaev remains isolated at home

Early in his term, and during the preceding Colored Revolution, Zoran Zaev and his SDSM party have enjoyed nearly universal international support. The high watermark here being his signing of the 2018 Prespa treaty with Greece and the imposed name change. Mickoski and Orban discussed Macedonia’s...

Macedonia 22.01.21 | 09:57

“Zaev needs to explain his comments about the Good Friday massacre”

The statement by prosecutor Fatime Fetai, confirming there is no new evidence in the trial against the group of Islamists who perpetrated the 2012 Good Friday massacre, has caused a storm in the public. Fetai was once part of the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office which initiated the retrial,...

Macedonia 22.01.21 | 09:25

Police raids drug dealers near Skopje

Police units conducted a raid against a suspected group of drug smugglers in Vizbegovo, a northern part of the capital Skopje, yesterday evening. Initial media reports were that the raid is conducted against cocaine smugglers. It was later reported that the police seized 50 kilograms of marijuana that...