Tag: Ohrid
World 12.10.24 | 19:27

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond dies while attending a conference in Ohrid

Former Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond died suddenly, while visiting Macedonia. Salmond was in Ohrid for a cultural diplomacy conference co-organized by the office of former President Gjorge Ivanov. The former SNP leader was staying at the Inex Olgica hotel where he fell ill during lunch, and the...
Macedonia 30.09.24 | 22:34

Ohrid: Notorious DUI boss receives a second charge

Powerful DUI party official in the area of Ohrid Nefi Useini was charged for a second time with unlawful construction. In this instance, Useini and another person were charged with building a house in downtown Ohrid without a permit. During the rule of DUI and SDSM, Useini became notorious with his violent...
Macedonia 26.09.24 | 21:06

“Orban’s visit will open new areas of economic and cultural cooperation”

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski welcomed his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban to Ohrid today, saying that this visit opens doors for new areas of economic and cultural cooperation. We are proud of the opportunity to strengthen cooperation between our two countries. We believe that the visit will...
Macedonia 26.09.24 | 09:25

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban begins his visit of Macedonia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to Macedonia today for an official visit. Over two days, Orban and his host, Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, will be meeting in Ohrid, along with large delegations on both sides. Hungary currently holds the presidency of the European Union,...
Macedonia 15.08.24 | 10:42

Ohrid: Call for volunteers to help put out serious fire on Mt. Galicica

Citizens of Ohrid are urged to volunteer and help put out the serious fire spreading on Mt. Galicica, at the south-eastern side of lake Ohrid. The fire is also active on the lake Prespa side of the mountain, near the villages of Leskoec and Stenje. It’s mostly affecting low forest and shrub covered...
Economy 28.06.24 | 18:15

Chinese bank approves loan for the Kicevo – Ohrid highway

The Chinese EXIM bank approved the last tranche of the loan needed to build the Kicevo – Ohrid highway. The loan was agreed as part of the renegotiations led by the Zaev Government with China, which failed to move forward the long delayed construction. The new Government announces that finishing...
Macedonia 18.04.24 | 21:23

Nikoloski: The elections will determine whether Ali Ahmeti will continue to lord over Macedonia

On the first day of the election campaign, VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the party expects to win a major victory that will begin a thorough reset of Macedonia. Nikoloski was speaking in Ohrid, where VMRO traditionally begins its election campaigns, and which is the site of...
Macedonia 18.04.24 | 20:28

VMRO-DPMNE begins the campaign with a rally in Ohrid (LIVE VIDEO)

VMRO-DPMNE is opening its formal general election campaign this evening, with a large rally in Ohrid. The largest party in Macedonia always begins its campaigns in the cultural capital of Macedonia. You can follow the rally live.
Macedonia 19.01.24 | 19:05

Nikola Jakimoski successfully retrieves the cross from Lake Ohrid

Nikola Jakimoski, a resident of Ohrid, was the fortunate believer among the 100 participating swimmers who successfully retrieved the Holy Cross after it was placed into the waters of Ohrid Lake on Friday morning. Expressing his joy, the 29-year-old Jakimoski mentioned, “I’ve been jumping into...
Economy 02.11.23 | 19:54

Kovacevski and Grubi are eyeing the stalled Kicevo – Ohrid highway

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and his powerful deputy Artan Grubi announced a new move – to try to cancel the contract to build the Kicevo – Ohrid highway, with the Chinese Sinohydro company. The long delayed 40 kilometer highway that is a key in the country’s south-west was started...
Macedonia 27.09.23 | 08:27

Immediate actions to restore the natural and cultural heritage of Ohrid

Upon receiving recommendations from a UNESCO monitoring mission, the Ministry of Culture has proposed a series of urgent measures for the restoration and preservation of the natural and cultural heritage within the Ohrid Region. In an official statement released, the Ministry of Environment and Physical...
Culture 16.09.23 | 20:26

UNESCO decided that Ohrid will remain a heritage site

UNESCO decided to maintain the cultural heritage status of the region of Ohrid, despite concerns about overdevelopment and destruction of the unique environmental conditions. Culture and Environment ministers attended the UNESCO meeting in Riyadh to push for the continued designation of Ohrid as a cultural...
Sport 27.08.23 | 14:29

Italian Alessio Occhipinti sets new record at the Ohrid Marathon

Italian marathon swimmer Alessio Occhipinti won the Ohrid Marathon and set a new record time of under 4 hours. Occhipinti swam the 25 kilometers from the monastery of St. Naum to Ohrid in 4 hours, 53 minutes and 14 seconds. Argentinian Mathias Diaz, who won the race last year, was second on Saturday. Caroline...
Sport 25.08.23 | 21:41

15 swimmers will compete in the Ohrid Marathon

The Ohrid Marathon will take place tomorrow. Nine men and six women swimmers will race along the length of lake Ohrid. The route is 25 kilometers long, from the monastery of St. Naum to the city of Ohrid.
Macedonia 20.08.23 | 12:38

Ohrid: Five people saved from a sailboat caught in a storm

Ohrid police saved five persons stuck on a sailboat, who lost control. The captain, who was carrying four passengers, lost control during a small storm as the boat suffered from defect. In the evening, a police boat intervened and towed the sailboat seven kilometers to shore.
Macedonia 14.08.23 | 00:06

The Government and Albanian parties celebrate the Ohrid Framework Treaty

The Government and Albanian parties in Macedonia today marked the 22nd anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Treaty, which ended the inter-ethnic war started by Ali Ahmeti’s NLA/UCK terrorist organization. The treaty, which formally turned Macedonia into an multi-ethnic country, was...
Macedonia 13.08.23 | 11:26

Ahmeti wants Parliament to accept the Bulgarian amendments

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti urged the adoption of the amendments that Bulgaria requires from Macedonia and asked political parties to unify in a “European Front” over this issue. DUI is pushing for the unification of Albanian parties, with SDSM, against VMRO-DPMNE which opposes this latest...
Macedonia 09.08.23 | 14:51

Professor Friedman: Only in the period of fascism, when the Bulgars beat the Macedonian children who spoke Macedonian, this language was a Bulgarian dialect

The Macedonian language is a separate Slavic language like Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian. The current problems will be somehow solved, but the Macedonian language exists and it will continue to exist, Professor Victor Friedman Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, perhaps the greatest American and...
Macedonia 08.08.23 | 11:08

Is something cooking in Ohrid: Ex-President Branko Tsrvenkovski published a photo with one of the SDSM most prominent members

A photo of the ex-president of the country and the first leader of SDSM, Branko Tsrvenkovski, with his cousin Jovan Mircheski, one of the most prominent SDSM members, initiating rumors that something new is coking in the Ohrid branch of SDSM. There is no confirmation from any source if this was a simple...
Macedonia 07.08.23 | 19:37

Father and son injured during wedding celebratory gunfire in Ohrid

Police in Ohrid detained a 60 year old man who opened fire during a wedding, and injured a father and his underage son. The man was shooting from a Zastava handgun. The police also found a CZ gun, a rifle and a shotgun in his possession, which he owned with permits. The man is facing charges.
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