Tag: samoil
Macedonia 11.07.23 | 08:58

Prosecutors finally have a suspect in the kidnapping of Ljube Boskoski’s nephew

State prosecutors have expanded the investigation into the disappearance of Samoil Kostadinovski (26), who went missing in early March in Skopje. He is a nephew of controversial former Interior Minister Ljube Boskoski, who faced war crimes charges for the 2001 war and is currently part of the SDSM led...
Macedonia 04.04.22 | 14:13

Miteva: The public has every right to feel concerned about the secret negotiations with Bulgaria

The public is justified in feeling deep concern about the way the SDSM led Government is conducting its negotiations with Bulgaria, said VMRO-DPMNE spokeswoman Marija Miteva. Uncertainty about the talks reigns since Friday, when historians from both countries concluded their meeting, which was much hyped...
Macedonia 04.12.20 | 14:39

“Zaev lied to us” – Bulgarian historians protest that the Macedonian counterparts are holding their ground

Bulgarian Trud paper reports that the talks between Macedonian and Bulgarian historians have yielded no result. Bulgarian historians are blaming their Macedonian counterparts of refusing to budge and accept their proposals, even after Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, in his BGNES interview, publicly...
Macedonia 04.11.19 | 15:11

Zaev: “I’m not a traitor, I built a monument to Tsar Samoil”

During a campaign rally in Strumica, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev sought to protect himself from charges that he is giving up on Macedonian national interests and recasting the Macedonians as a newly formed nation in the Balkans, which is feeding into the nationalist propaganda of neighboring countries. Zaev...
Macedonia 28.06.19 | 10:41

Ohrid police says the man found dead in Tsar Samoil’s fortress was from Tetovo, autopsy has been ordered

Ohrid police informed that the man who was found dead at Tsar Samoil’s fortress yesterday was a 60 year old male from the city of Tetovo. The initial report mistakenly said that the man is a Chinese citizen. Prosecutors ordered an autopsy to be performed to determine the cause of death.
Macedonia 02.05.19 | 13:59

Albanian flag stunt in Ohrid causes rift in Zaev’s Government

The nationalist provocation with the display of a huge Albanian flag over Tsar Samoil’s fortress in Ohrid caused a rift in Zoran Zaev’s Government. Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani said that the move by a group of Albanian nationalist was legitimate and that they had the right to display...
Macedonia 29.04.19 | 15:31

Four Albanians detained after provocative stunt in Ohrid

Four ethnic Albanians who raised an Albanian flag over Tsar Samoil’s fortress in Ohrid today were detained. They are members of a folk group who attempted to make a performance on the iconic fortress, while displaying the flag – a move seen as a nationalist provocation in the city. The flag...
News 29.04.19 | 12:37

Nationalist provocation in Ohrid – huge Albanian flag draped over Tsar Samoil’s fortress

Ohrid media have shared a picture of a huge Albanian flag being draped over Tsar Samoil’s fortress above the old city. Four men have reportedly placed the flag on the historic fortress. It’s the second time such a nationalist provocation was reported in Ohrid, after 2013, when similarly a...
Macedonia 21.02.19 | 14:08

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians agree to “share” Tsar Samoil, Clement and Naum of Ohrid

The Joint Macedonian – Bulgarian commission of experts on history agreed that Tsar Samoil and the Ss Clement and Naum of Ohrid will be celebrated jointly by the two countries. Committee experts were debating for months over which historic figures should be considered as “shared” between...

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