Tag: kumanovo
Macedonia 21.12.19 | 12:12

Zaev under pressure to release the Kumanovo terrorist group

Zoran Zaev’s comment of assurances to a group of ethnic Albanians who confronted him in Tirana yesterday, rased the issue of whether he will push the courts to release the terrorist group which attacked Kumanovo in 2015, killing eight Macedonian police officers. Of the Albanian group which carried...

Macedonia 20.12.19 | 20:12

Kumanovo high school principal locks the students to stop them from protesting for clean air

The principal of the Goce Delcev high school in Kumanovo ordered the doors closed today, to stop the students from joining the large protests for clean air. The rallies, inspired by Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for future movement, are being held in a number of Macedonian cities, but principals and...

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 22:30

People chant “Never North, only Macedonia” in front of Kumanovo building while government holds session

Members of the VMRO-DPMNE Municipal Committee from Kumanovo protested in the town square in front of the building where the government’s 171st session was held. They chanted “Never North, only Macedonia”, referring to the change of the country’s name that this government did. Ministers...

Macedonia 06.12.19 | 22:56

110 times higher concentration of PM 10 than allowed – Kumanovo tonight

The municipality of Kumanovo this afternoon started an aerosolization procedure in the downtown area, a measure being taken to reduce air pollution. Aerosolization as a method has already been used on the territory of Kumanovo and has delivered results in reducing air pollution, Kumanovo Mayor Maksim...

Macedonia 27.11.19 | 10:39

Van with 25 illegal migrants slides off the road between Sveti Nikole and Kumanovo

A passenger van carrying 25 illegal migrants had an accident on the regional road between Sveti Nikole and Kumanovo. Police found that the driver has fled and some of the migrants had sustained injuries, Alsat TV reported. The group was taken to the Kumanovo hospital for treatment. Kumanovo is the main...

Macedonia 22.11.19 | 10:11

Macedonian army says they’re investigating report of sexual assault on a female soldier in the Kumanovo barracks

The Defense Ministry said it will investigate in full the report that a soldier sexually harassed a female soldier in the Kumanovo barracks. The alleged incident happened four days ago, and was reported the next day by the female soldier. We strongly condemn any attempt of sexual harassment. Such behavior...

Macedonia 18.11.19 | 18:54

Seven illegal immigrants from Syria stopped near Kumanovo

Seven Syrian illegal migrants were arrested last night in the village Recica near Kumanovo. The men were stopped after a report that a Renault van is transporting migrants. They were sent to the Skopje transit center. Recica is close to the border with Serbia, in a region which is a busy crossing for...

Macedonia 30.10.19 | 13:13

Ten construction workers injured in Kumanovo

Ten construction workers were injured today during an accident at a site in Kumanovo. The men were working at a site in the south-eastern outskirts of the city when the incident happened. All were sent to the Kumanovo hospital for treatment.

Macedonia 25.10.19 | 22:19

Spike in PM10 air pollution recorded in Kumanovo this evening

Macedonia has enjoyed a warm and sunny autumn so far, which has reduced the need for heating, but as the temperatures begin to go down, air pollution is creeping up. In Kumanovo, the PM10 measuring station recorded 1.028 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter of air this evening. It’s...

Macedonia 18.09.19 | 12:24

Kumanovo attack terrorist commander calls for the partition of Macedonia

Albanian terrorist Muhamed Krasniqi, who goes under the name Malisheva, called for the partition of Macedonia along ethnic lines, after the Skopje Appeals Court confirmed the sentences of the group which attacked Kumanovo in 2015. The court decided that seven of the defendants will serve life in prison,...

Macedonia 30.07.19 | 13:27

Two customs officers arrested over a 70 EUR bribe

Two customs officers from Kumanovo were detained after they tried to get a bribe of 70 EUR from a German citizen. The officers wouldn’t allow the man driving a pickup truck from entering Macedonia from Serbia at the Kumanovo border crossing until he paid the required sum. After paying, the man...

Macedonia 11.07.19 | 10:26

Spasovski sure there will be no”Kumanovo in the middle of Skopje”

The security situation is stable, calm and there are no indications of violation on the entire territory of the country, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said answering journalist question what are the security assessments after El Cheka’s threats that “a new Kumanovo could happen in the...

Macedonia 02.07.19 | 11:48

Railway traffic between Skopje and Kumanovo will be interrupted for at least several days

The overnight derailment of a cargo train near Kumanovo will stop all railway traffic between Skopje and Kumanovo for a few days at least. This will affect international transportation as well. Passengers on the international Belgrade – Solun (Thessaloniki) train will be carried by bus between...

Macedonia 02.07.19 | 10:23

Skopje – Kumanovo railway line closed following a cargo train accident

Several train cars overturned while a cargo train was moving between Kumanovo and Skopje around 2 in the morning Tuesday. The railway line remains closed while the damage is being assessed and the train cars are removed. No injuries were reported, but the damages are significant, Macedonian Railways...

Macedonia 17.05.19 | 19:43

Zaev looking into an international investigation as a means to release the Kumanovo Albanian terrorist group from prison

With the Albanian voters providing ever more crucial for the future survival of the Zoran Zaev Government, the Prime Minister faces a difficult decision over what to do with the 30 Albanian terrorists sentenced to life in prison over their 2015 attack on Kumanovo, where they killed eight Macedonian police...

Macedonia 16.05.19 | 21:34

Refugee crisis love story enters its second act

Macedonian policeman Bobi Dodevski and Iraqi Kurdish refugee Nora Elijah Arakvazi revealed on their social media accounts that they are now remarried. Their love story was born in the midst of the 2015 migrant crisis, when Nora arrived to Macedonia as a refugee from Iraq. She fell in love with the policeman...

Macedonia 12.05.19 | 20:04

Zaev’s ex adviser Shaqiri praises the terrorist attackers on Kumanovo

Former UCK terrorist commander Xhezair Shaqiri – Hoxha, who Zoran Zaev appointed as adviser but had to ask him to step down due to public outrage, is back in the news after he publicly praised the terrorists who killed eight Macedonian police officers in the battle of Kumanovo in 2015. Shaqiri,...

Macedonia 09.05.19 | 00:02

On anniversary of the Kumanovo attack, groups plan protests to demand release of the Albanian terrorists

Albanian organizations are preparing a protest tomorrow to demand the release of the group of terrorists which attacked the city of Kumanovo in 2015. The protests are planned for the anniversary of the attack in which eight Macedonian police officers were killed by the heavily armed terrorist group. Ten...

Macedonia 21.04.19 | 11:27

Police officer killed, another badly injured after a driver hit them near Kumanovo

A police officer was killed and a trainee was badly wounded when a slammed into them with his car shortly after midnight. The incident happened on the Kumanovo – Sveti Nikole road. S.J. (40), driving a Mercedes, hit the officers identified as V.C. (37) and trainee A.M. (25). V.C. was killed instantly,...

Macedonia 10.04.19 | 21:59

SDSM sends more public contracts to a donor company

Deluks Auto from Kumanovo, a company which has donated money to the ruling SDSM party and has won major contracts with the SDSM led Kumanovo municipal authorities, is back in the news. The company has reportedly signed a contract worth over 300.000 EUR with the Customs Office, to provide it with 12 Skoda...

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