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Judge who hid 350,000 EUR in a secret compartment ordered into house arrest

The Skopje Criminal Court ordered Appeals Court judge Gjoko Ristov into house arrest. Ristov is charged with accepting bribes in a major money laundering and…

20.01.2026

Macedonia
Macedonians mark Vodici – Epiphany

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Zaev and Filipce tried to intimidate doctor Mitrev to sell them his hospital

19.01.2026

Macedonia
No reports about the location of judge Ristov, who hid 350,000 EUR in the walls of his home

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Prime Minister Mickoski calls on the prosecutors to investigate allegations that Filipce extorted a major hospital

18.01.2026

Macedonia  | 22.03.2025

Six patients remain in critical condition

In the latest update about the condition of hospitalized youngsters who were injured in the Kocani nightclub disaster, Healthcare Fund director Saso Klekovski said that…
Macedonia  | 21.03.2025

Kocani disaster: the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning

Forensics teams revealed the findings of the autopsies conducted on the 59 young victims of the Kocani nightclub disaster. In all of them, the cause…
Macedonia  | 21.03.2025

Nikoloski: nearly 100 construction firms will lose their licenses

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski informed that out of 1,100 licensed construction companies, 643 were reviewed and almost 100 of them will lose their licenses.…
Macedonia  | 21.03.2025

Israeli doctors performed 23 surgeries on patients from Kocani in just one day

Only in one day, teams of Israeli doctors performed 23 surgeries on young people who sustained injuries in the Kocani nightclub disaster. The teams were…
Macedonia  | 21.03.2025

Mavrovo municipal official arrested with a bribe

Sedredin Elezovski, head of the urbanism division of the Mavrovo municipality, was ordred into detention after he was caught mid-act in bribery. Elezovski asked a…
Macedonia  | 20.03.2025

Twenty patients remain in critical condition

Healthcare Minister Arben Taravari said that there are 72 patients treated in Macedonia and 101 are in hospitals abroad, after the Kocani nightclub disaster. Of…
Macedonia  | 20.03.2025

Kocani ambulance driver who died after transporting patients for 30 hours will receive a posthumous decoration

Ambulance driver Ilco Gocevski, who died from heart-attack while helping youngsters injured in the Pulse nightclub disaster, will receive a decoration, said Healthcare Minister Arben…
Macedonia  | 20.03.2025

Arrests over fireworks set off during the period of mourning

Two men from Skopje were detained after they used fireworks during a celebration. Macedonia is in a seven day period of mourning for the 59…
Macedonia  | 20.03.2025

The outgoing and two former mayors of Kocani arrested over the nightclub disaster

Three former mayors of Kocani were detained today. Ljupco Papazov was Mayor when the Pulse nightclub disaster happened, and he resigned in its aftermath. Along…
Macedonia  | 19.03.2025

Prime Minister Mickoski promises uncompromising fight against corruption, reopening of covered up court cases

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that besides conducting a thorough investigation into the Kocani nightclub disaster, he will push to have other prior cases reopened,…
Macedonia  | 19.03.2025

Police commissioners of Kocani and Stip arrested and charged over the Pulse club disaster

Seven police officials from Kocani and Stip have been detained and charged with serious crimes against public safety, said Interior Minister Pance Toskovski today. These…
Macedonia  | 19.03.2025

Republika will not cover the funerals in Kocani

Respecting the parents of the children killed in the Kocani nightclub disaster, Republika will not cover the funerals that will take place tomorrow. Archbishop Stefan…
Macedonia  | 18.03.2025

Colored Revolution activists attempt to use the Kocani disaster for political goals

A number of activists of the former Colored Revolution have surfaced in the aftermath of the Kocani nightclub disaster, in apparent attempts to use it…
Macedonia  | 18.03.2025

Education Ministry prepares guidelines to help students cope with the psychological effects of the tragedy

In cooperation with UNICEF, the Education Ministry and the Institute of Psychology prepared guidelines to help students cope with the impact of the Kocani nightclub…
Macedonia  | 18.03.2025

Updated list of contact numbers for patients treated abroad

The Foreign Ministry has updated its list of contact numbers where citizens can receive information about the Macedonian citizens that are being treated abroad after…
Macedonia  | 18.03.2025

Prime Minister Mickoski met with survivors of the Kocani disaster

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met with some of the youngsters injured in the devastating Kocani nightclub disaster who are being treated at the 8th of…
Macedonia  | 17.03.2025

14 detained, including two top former officials

Two high ranking former officials are among the 14 people who are detained for interrogation after the disastrous Kocani nightclub fire that killed at least…
Macedonia  | 17.03.2025

Prime Minister Mickoski promises full accountability for all responsible for the Kocani nightclub disaster

Prime Minister Mickoski spoke today about the accountability he expects from all responsible for the devastating nightclub fire in Kocani that killed at least 59…
Macedonia  | 17.03.2025

Tense protest in Kocani, Mayor Papazov resigned

Angry citizens of Kocani, devastated by the loss of dozens of children who were killed in the Pulse nightclub disaster, gathered for a protest today.…
Macedonia  | 17.03.2025

Kunovska blasts Filipce for politicizing the Kocani night club disaster

Former SDSM party official Sofija Kunovska strongly denounced current leader Venko Filipce for his politization of the Kocani night club disaster. Kunovska reminded Filipce that…