Tag: dubai
Culture 31.08.24 | 12:25

Former Culture Minister Kostadinovska bought tickets to Dubai and left them to expire

Audits in the Culture Ministry show that former Minister Bisera Kostadinovska – Stojcevska purchased tickets to Dubai, worth 3,000 EUR, and never used them, leaving them to expire. Kostadinovska, who the VMRO-DPMNE party refers to Antoinette, is being accused of numerous abuses of public funds,...

Macedonia 07.04.24 | 21:29

Reports that a major Skopje Albanian drug clan leader was arrested in Dubai

TV21 is reporting that Shevalj Muaremi, head of the notorious Grcec drug clan that operates out of Macedonia, was arrested in Dubai. An arrest warrant was issued for Muaremi a month ago. It was widely reported that he is living in Dubai, after a spectacularly failed police raid on the village of Grcec,...

Macedonia 03.12.23 | 19:04

At COP28, Macedonia introduces a framework for investments in just energy transformation

Macedonia unveiled a just energy transition investment platform at COP28, signifying a major shift toward a low-carbon electricity sector. Supported by the EBRD, this initiative aims to transform the nation’s energy landscape by phasing out coal-fired power, introducing renewable energy, and ensuring...

Travel 12.02.23 | 09:46

Dubai may soon open world’s first moon-shaped luxury resort

Dubai, which already boasts the world’s tallest building — the Burj Khalifa–is now expected to get a gigantic moon-shaped resort soon, reports NDTV. Quoting Arabian Business magazine, NDTV reported Moon World Resorts (MWR), a Canadian architectural firm, has proposed to build the resort...

Macedonia 20.05.22 | 21:41

Nikoloski calls for an investigation into the allegations of money laundering in Dubai

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski called on the prosecutors to investigate media reports that corrupt Macedonian politicians are engaged in money laundering using real-estate in Dubai. He implied that the Zaev family is among them. As was reported, a large number of businessmen from Macedonia...

Macedonia 14.06.21 | 15:50

Sedat Peker released after his arrest in Dubai

Turkish mobster Sedat Peker was released by the United Arab Emirates police today, after being summoned for interrogation. Turkish media outlets reported this morning that Peker was detained, after publishing massively watched video messages accusing people close to Erdogan of crimes and corruption. Peker...

Macedonia 14.06.21 | 12:08

Sedat Peker, Turkish mobster who operated under protection of the Zaev regime, reportedly detained in Dubai

Turkish mobster Sedat Peker was arrested in the United Arab Emirates, Turkish media outlets are reporting, although this is being denied by his laywers. Peker became notorious in Macedonia after he stayed in the country for several months at the end of 2020 and in early 2021, under apparent protection...

Macedonia 11.04.21 | 16:36

Zoran Zaev’s cousin Trajce Zaev, who is implicated in a major drug raid, confirms that he is currently in Dubai

Zoran Zaev’s cousin Trajce Zaev, one of the key figures in the family’s businesses including in marijuana growing, confirmed that he is in Dubai. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party revealed at a press conference today that Trajce Zaev is not in the country and asked about his involvement in the seizure...

Macedonia 11.04.21 | 11:03

VMRO-DPMNE: Trajce Zaev fled to Dubai?

VMRO-DPMNE issued a statement alleging that Trajce Zaev has left the country and is currently in Dubai, after his personal driver Aleksandar Usilkovski was arrested while escorting a shipment of marijuana produced at a farm owned by the Zaev family.  Uslikovski was detained on Friday, along with the...

Macedonia 24.03.21 | 15:31

Nikolovski: I didn’t get vaccinated in Dubai, I have the right to dedicate three days to my wife

Deputy Prime Minister Ljupco Nikolovski denied that he used his three-day vacation in Dubai to get vaccinated. He says that his vacation was planned much earlier and therefore was left with the impression that he left Macedonia in a crisis period. I am entitled to vacation days, and I will not allow...

Macedonia 17.03.21 | 09:21

Mexico, Dubai, Zanzibar: New quarantine for the people, while SDSM officials travel around the world

Following the news that a curfew might be imposed this weekend starting at 5 pm, the Ministry of Health confirmed that a weekend may follow in which there will be more restrictions, but that it will depend on the number of patients and hospitalizations in the days until Friday. Weekend curfew from 5...

Macedonia 25.02.20 | 15:54

The Dubai passenger doesn’t have coronavirus

The passenger who was hospitalized after arriving to Macedonia with flu like symptoms from Dubai does not have the coronavirus. This was determined after testing conducted at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje. Another similar scare yesterday also turned out to be negative.