Tag: arifi
Macedonia 03.05.22 | 12:43

Foreign Minister Osmani insists that Teuta Arifi was never formally nominated to be ambassador to D.C. or Ankara

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani insisted that former Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi was not formally nominated as ambassador to the US and Turkey, and was merely considered for the EU post. His comment comes after reports that all three capitals – D.C., Ankara and Brussels – rejected Arifi’s...

Macedonia 02.05.22 | 15:38

The Arifi diplomatic scandal: It’s a shame to have the same candidate for ambassador rejected three times

Another shame for the country, to have Teuta Arifi denied for a third ambassadorship in a row, reacted commentator Sofija Kunovska. After losing her mayoral post in Tetovo, due to badly mismanaging the city for two terms, including over the disastrous Covid hospital fire, Arifi was nominated by the SDSM...

Macedonia 09.09.21 | 08:42

State leaders rushed to Tetovo, did not disclose more information about the tragic fire

Top Government officials rushed to Tetovo yesterday, as the news of the major fire in the modular Covid hospital spread, abandoning the celebrations organized for the 30th anniversary of Macedonia’s independence in Skopje. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti, Deputy Prime Minister...

Macedonia 20.06.21 | 09:55

Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi unveils a new invention – “communal” restrooms

Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi did not get the social media reaction she wanted when she presented the newly renovated youth center. The image that was quickly shared online was of the restrooms – which has three toilets lined up next to each other without any privacy. Dozens of critical comments poured...