Tag: Ohrid
Macedonia 04.09.20 | 13:16

Lake Prespa water levels continue their dramatic drop

Water levels are continuing to decline in lake Prespa and Ohrid. The situation is especially dramatic in Prespa, which is 85 centimeters down from the September average. Ohrid is down 5 centimeters. Both lakes, which are connected by passages under the Galicica mountain, receded – Ohrd by two centimeters...
Macedonia 03.09.20 | 17:08

Useini brothers denied bail, their company denies digging sand directly out of lake Ohrid

The court in Ohrid ordered local DUI party boss Nefi Useini and his brother into detention for 30 days, after the Bitola Appeals Court rejected their bail offer. The two are charged in the beating of local man Spiro Topaloski, and allegedly drew a gun on his 14 year old son because of a land dispute....
Macedonia 02.09.20 | 14:54

Diggers owned by detained DUI boss in Ohrid filmed digging sand directly from the protected lake

And while the country was entertained with the demolition of an unlawfully built cafe in Skopje, the powerful boss of the DUI party in Ohrid Nefi Useini, while in prison, had crews digging sand directly from the lake Ohrid to be used in his new cement plant. An environmental group from Ohrid posted pictures...
Macedonia 31.08.20 | 20:18

Ohrid court prepares to release notorious local DUI boss Nefi Useini out on bail

The Ohrid court accepted a guarantee of 30,000 EUR to allow notorious local boss Nefi Useini and his brother out on bail, in a case in which they are accused of pulling a gun on a local citizen and his 14 year old son, and then beating the man. The two were arrested after days of hiding from the police...
Macedonia 26.08.20 | 14:03

Ohrid boss Nefi Useini turned himself in to the police

Notorious Ohrid boss Nefi Useini and his brother turned themselves in to the police after spending several days as fugitives. The two are charged with assaulting a man from Ohrid and pulling a gun on his 14 year old son as they intervened in a land dispute the man had with oligarch Zore Temelkovski....
Macedonia 25.08.20 | 15:38

Fleeing from the police didn’t stop notorious DUI official from starting a new business

While Ohrid police is still reportedly looking for local strongman Nefi Useini, he casually opened a new company in Bitola. The head of the DUI party branch in Ohrid is charged with assault after reportedly beating a citizen with a gun in a land dispute. The attacked man later changed his story and denied...
Macedonia 22.08.20 | 15:03

Rape reported in Ohrid

A 39 year old woman from Ohrid was raped yesterday. The police has identified the attacker, who is being prosecuted. The woman reported physical assault preceding the rape that occurred yesterday evening.
Macedonia 22.08.20 | 08:39

Victim now denies claim that powerful DUI boss pulled a gun on his son, says he imagined the whole thing

Spiro Topaloski, a man from Ohrid who claimed that the powerful local DUI party boss Nefi Useini pistol whipped him and pulled a gun on his 14 year old son, changed his statement. He now claims that he’s good friends with Useini and that he just imagined seeing a gun aimed at his son. After years...
Macedonia 21.08.20 | 10:55

Ohrid police still can’t find local DUI party boss Nefi Useini after he pistol whipped a citizen

Ohrid police is still unable to locate the notorious DUI party member of the Ohrid city council Nefi Useini. The local party boss who has ramped up an impressive list of incidents over the past few years, is sought after he, his brother and companions pulled guns on a local citizen and his 14 year old...
Macedonia 20.08.20 | 19:18

Ohrid court orders detention for the untouchable DUI party boss Nefi Useini

The Ohrid courrt ordered detention for the powerful local DUI party boss Nefi Useini after he was filmed beating a local man over a property dispute with the butt of his pistol. DUI party boss in Ohrid pistol whipped a citizen in front of his son The latest violent incident involving the untouchable...
Macedonia 18.08.20 | 21:27

DUI party boss in Ohrid pistol whipped a citizen in front of his son

An Ohrid citizen accused the powerful local boss of the DUI party Nefi Useini of pistol whipping him in front of his son and of pointing the gun at the boy. Spire Topaloski spoke to local Ohrid media about the incident which he says broke out over the house he is building in Raca, a mixed lakeside district...
Macedonia 13.08.20 | 10:20

All alone: No party leader wants to come to Ahmeti’s party

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti is scheduled to hold a celebration of the signing of the 2001 Ohrid peace treaty, but the leaders of the other major Albanian parties refused to participate. Ahmeti planned to have the celebration where he would present himself as a heroic leader of the UCK/NLA terrorist organization...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 18:02

So far 15 young people infected with Covid-19 after partying in Ohrid

The number of infected people as a result of the crazy parties on the beaches of Ohrid has risen to 15, the Center for Public Health confirmed for “Kanal 5”. It says that out of about fifty new cases in the past two days, 15 said they had been in Ohrid. These are teenagers and young people...
Macedonia 10.08.20 | 15:34

Zaev sees Ahmeti’s pan-Albanian gathering as a form of pressure against him

Zoran Zaev responded to the move by DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti, who invited all other leaders of ethnic Albanian parties but Zaev, as a form of pressure. Since the chaotic July 15 elections Ahmeti has been eager to present himself as the top Albanian leader in Macedonia, after winning 15 seats from...
Macedonia 09.08.20 | 22:12

First Covid-19 cases from the parties in Ohrid during the Ilinden weekend confirmed

Three people, who were partying in Ohrid during the Ilinden weekend, tested positive for Covid-19, Kanal 5 reports, citing hospital sources. The patients show mild symptoms and are receiving home treatment.Soon should be known the exact number of their contacts who would have to go into self-isolation...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 22:34

Macedonian police patrol boat fired on an Albanian speedboat in lake Ohrid during a midnight chase

Ohrid lake police patrol opened fire at a speedboat coming from Albania on Sunday at midnight. The speedboat refused to stop when ordered by the police boat, which was sailing after receiving information that two criminals are transporting unspecified objects. The Albanian boat rammed the police patrol...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 16:40

Charges filed after beach parties in Ohrid violate coronavirus restrictions

Prosecutors are charging the organizers of two beach parties in Gradiste in Ohrid, where dozens of young participants were seen completely ignoring coronavirus restrrictions. Ohrid is crowded with tourists on the long Ilinden weekend, as the closure of the borders drove the tourists to the lake resort....
Macedonia 01.08.20 | 23:06

Thousands of tourists crowd Ohrid completely ignoring coronavirus restrictions

With the borders closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, thousands of tourists have flocked to Ohrid, Macedonia’s main domestic tourist attraction. Pictures from the lakeside beaches today show complete disregard for social distancing. Hundreds of people would crowd onto a beach, sitting next to...
Macedonia 30.07.20 | 17:04

Ohrid mayor asks organizers to cancel events if venues don’t have the capacity to implement Covid-19 measures and protocols

The Ohrid local self-government has launched a campaign to raise COVID-19 protection awareness ahead of upcoming Republic Day long weekend, mayor Konstantin Georgieski told reporters on Thursday, adding that informational flyers will be handed out to visitors. He added that protocols related to operations...
Sport 30.07.20 | 11:04

The Ohrid marathon has been officially canceled

The Ohrid swimming marathon has been canceled. The Macedonian swimming federation said that the iconic race is being called off because of the coronavirus epidemic. Both planned races, of 10 and 25 kilometers, are not going to take place. The federation hopes that the lake Ohrid marathon will take place...
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