Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Macedonia 20.04.21 | 11:11

Idrizovo prison guards seize mobile phones from detained group of Albanian terrorists

Prison guards seized mobile phones from the cells of the members of the Albanian terrorist group that attacked Kumanovo in 2015. Two dozen terrorists are sentenced to life or lengthy prison sentences for the attack in which they killed eight Macedonian police officers. The group since practically runs...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 10:59

Greek police arrests three smugglers who were transporting marijuana and guns from Macedonia

Greek police seized 55.5 kilograms of marijuana and two automatic weapons when it moved against a three men group of smugglers operating out of Macedonia. The drugs and weapons were taken from Macedonia into Greece in the region of Kukus. Those arrested are all Greek citizens.

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 10:56

Government officials threaten and insult media outlets, RSF finds in its latest report on Macedonia

In a brief report on the state of media freedom in Macedonia, Reporters Without Borders note that “senior government officials continued to threaten and insult media outlets, while cyber-harassment and verbal attacks against journalists increased on social media”. All this served to reinforce...

Macedonia Economy 20.04.21 | 09:48

Tourism and hospitality workers set to protest in front of the Government

Associations representing some 6,000 companies from the hospitality industry and tourism, including the restaurants and cafes who are vital for employment, will protest in front of the Government today. They have lost most of their income since early April when they were ordered to close their businesses...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 09:33

Expensive SUV driven by Zaev’s adviser Dragi Raskovski was owned by one of the co-defendants in the corruption case against him

The 360 Degrees news program, which did much of the reporting on Zaev’s disgraced top adviser Dragi Raskovski, reveals that the luxury SUV he was seen using is owned by a businessman and part-time Government employee. Raskovski was filmed by 360 driving a Volvo XC90, which is priced at over 50,000...