Category: Balkans
Balkans 08.12.19 | 12:04

Macedonian businessman was held by Albanian kidnappers demanding 250.000 EUR in ransom

A Macedonian businessman, identified by the police as Davor V. (23) was kidnapped yesterday in the Albanian capital Tirana. Three kidnapers held Davor and demanded he organizes a payment of 250.000 EUR for his release. Albanian police intervened and was able to free the hostage. The incident occurred...
Balkans 07.12.19 | 20:35

Number of injuries in the Macedonian bus accident near Prokuplje rose to 26

The number of passengers injured in the bus accident that occurred near Prokuplje in Serbia rose to 26. None are believed to be in critical danger, and one has sustained more serious injuries. The passengers are treated in the hospitals in Prokuplje and Bace, and more in depth examinations are being...
Balkans 05.12.19 | 18:49

Serb Tegeltija is Bosnia’s new prime minister

Serb politician Zoran Tegeltija was on Thursday appointed as head of the new Bosnian government, which formally ended a lengthy deadlock caused by feuding ethnic groups. Tegeltija, 58, was nominated on November 19 by the country’s tripartite presidency, with a representative from each of the ethnic...
Balkans 02.12.19 | 12:20

New Democracy wants to get rid of Prespa Agreement without paying any costs

The political question is how will we set ourselves free of the Prespa Agreement without paying any costs, former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said in his address the 13th New Democracy Congress, MIA’s correspondent in Athens reported. The political question is how we set ourselves free...
Balkans 01.12.19 | 14:38

Durres Mayor resigns after comments on death toll spark outrage

Mayor of Durres Valbona Sako stated she was resigning today, after her comments last evening on the earthquake death toll in Durres sparked outrage. Sako wrote on Faceebok: “Hurt by the strong negative reactions to a statement I made under stress that exceeds my strength, I resign from the duty of...
Balkans 30.11.19 | 16:25

Albania ceases quake rescue operations, turns to damage assessment

Albanian authorities have ceased rescue operations in earthquake-stricken areas, with the death toll reaching 50, Prime Minister Edi Rama told a news conference on Saturday. Rama said that 41 people remain hospitalized since the quake and that damage assessment has begun. The 6.4-magnitude quake...
Balkans 29.11.19 | 20:13

Turkey to build 500 homes for families affected by the Albania earthquake

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday at a press conference that Turkey will help Albania to build 500 homes in Durrës for all of the families which were affected by the earthquake. Although Turkey is assisting special search and rescue teams, Erdogan believes that this assistance...
Balkans 28.11.19 | 20:46

Albania earthquake death toll climbs to 46

Hopes were fading Thursday of finding anyone else alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Albania, two days after a deadly quake struck the country’s Adriatic coast killing at least 46 people and injuring more than 2,000. By Thursday afternoon, search operations were winding down, and...
Balkans 28.11.19 | 15:18

Emotional appeal from Albanian Prime Minister Rama after it’s revealed that his son lost his girlfriend in the earthquake

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama launched an emotional appeal to the media to report responsibly after it was revealed that one of the victims of the devastating earthquake in Albania is the girlfriend of his son Greg. Rama was unable to hold back tears as the news broke. “I don’t want to...
Balkans 28.11.19 | 13:18

V4: More than a thousand migrants arrive in Greece in just a few days

Seven hundred migrants in twenty-four hours. It might seem like a record, but it is commonplace in Italy and Greece. Migration pressure has been growing continuously in the Southern European region, with 1350 migrants landing on the Greek islands just last weekend, reports the V4 news agency. After Italian...
Balkans 28.11.19 | 11:50

Serbian magazine NIN withdrawing issue with photo of sniper rifle pointed at President Vucic

Serbian NIN weekly said it is reprinting its current issue after they used a photograph portraying a sniper rifle aimed at President Aleksandar Vucic on their front page. NIN, a magazine highly critical of Vucic, is reporting on the allegations of corruption involving the Krusik weapons factory and used...
Balkans 28.11.19 | 11:04

Earthquake death toll in Albania rises to 35

The number of casualties from the devastating earthquake in Albania has risen to 35, local news outlets report. More than 650 were injured and 45 were saved from the rubble of collapsed buildings across the country. Rescuers are still searching for survivors in the worst hit areas around Durres and Tirana.
Balkans 27.11.19 | 22:29

Albania quake death toll rises to 32, eight people fight for life

The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Albania has risen to 32, and the number of injured has reached 658, Albanian Daily News reports. Albanian Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said the health condition of eight injured is serious. She added that two of the injured were likely to be transferred...
Balkans 27.11.19 | 17:46

524 tremors felt in Albania since Tuesday’s deadly earthquake

Following Tuesday’s powerful earthquake that struck Albania, 524 earthquakes have been registered in the area so far, according to the seismology department at the Institute of Science in Tirana. Four earthquakes measuring over 4.5 on the Richter scale have been registered, including the 6.3 magnitude...
Balkans 27.11.19 | 15:06

Rescuers working round the clock in Albania

Rescuers throughout Albania are working to save people who are trapped under the rubble of homes and buildings toppled in yesterday’s earthquake. The team dispatched by Macedonia has so far recovered two bodies from the ruins at two different sites. Other teams have been more fortunate and reports...
Balkans 27.11.19 | 11:16

Greek rescue teams save two people in Albania

Greek rescuers saved a man and a woman buried under the ruins of buildings that collapsed in Albania following yesterday’s devastating earthquake. One of the rescues was performed north-west of the capital Tirana, where a Greek team located a 45 year old woman still alive in the rubble. During...
Balkans 26.11.19 | 22:30

Tirana Mayor Veliaj says that 500 homes in his city were damaged by the earthquake

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj informed that 500 houses and buildings in the Albanian capital have been damaged from the powerful earthquake which hit the country overnight. Veliaj said that the city authorities have opened shelters for people who had to evacuate their homes for fear they will collapse and...
Balkans 26.11.19 | 17:03

The tremors continue – another five degree quake hits Albania

Another earthquake, measuring five degrees on the Richter scale, hit Albania at cape Rodon. Although the quake was centered at sea, there is no tsunami threat reported. At least 16 people were killed in the strongest of the earthquakes which hit near the port city of Durres overnight and some 600 are...
Balkans 26.11.19 | 15:41

Albania earthquake toll climbs to 14 as rescuers hunt for survivors

Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings on Tuesday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 14 people and injured more than 600. The 6.4 magnitude quake was felt across the southern Balkans and was followed by multiple aftershocks....
Balkans 26.11.19 | 13:17

Tirana airport opened for traffic

Tirana’s Mother Teresa Airport, which was closed shortly after the devastating earthquake this morning, is open for traffic. The airport website states that scheduled flights will be realized on time.
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