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Albania Journalist Links Assault to Drug Traffickers
Elvi Fundo, director of the news portal Citynews.al and Radio Best, was beaten up by unidentified assailants near Tirana's train station on Wednesday and later hospitalized.
FYROM’s diplomats adopt a provocative stance towards their neighboring countries (PHOTOS)
According to a report from Anastasia Mertzou on her twitter account, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) ambassador in Canada, Toni Dimovski, gave a speech on the 4th of February 2017 with a poster of the “Greater Macedonia” and the “Vergina flag” behind him.
Serbian LGBT Activists Report 'Offensive' Vucic Video
A collective of Serbian LGBT NGOs called Da se zna (Let it be Known) have sent an official complaint to Serbian Regulatory Body for Electronic Media, REM, alleging that the latest promotional video released by Aleksandar Vucic in his campaign for the presidency contains offensive speech.
FYROM president warns EU, NATO of Albanian meddling
In a letter sent to European Council President Donald Tusk ahead of the 9-10 March EU summit, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov warned against attempts by Western powers to impose on his country a political platform "written in Tirana", EurActiv.com reported.
Albania Debates Recruiting Volunteers to Aid Police
The draft law on recruiting unpaid volunteers to work alongside Albania's police force and assist them in some of their duties is expected to be debated by MPs in parliament by the end of this week.
"The voluntary police officer is a volunteer who offers citizens and the state police help with enforcing the law, preventing crime and dealing with civil emergency," the draft says.
Albanian president visits Serbia's south; Vucic reacts
Albanian President Bujar Nishani arrived in Bujanovac shortly after noon on Tuesday, marking the start of his one-day visit to Bujanovac and Presevo.
Nishani was greeted in front of the municipal building by Mayor of Bujanovac Saip Kamberi and Mayor of Bujanova Jonuz Musliu, who is also president of the National Council of Albanians in Serbia.
Albanian President Makes Landmark Visit to Serbia
President Bujar Nishani on Tuesday became the first Albanian head of state to visit Serbia since Communist dictator Enver Hoxha in 1948.
Nishani visited Bujanovac and Presevo, two municipalities in the south of Serbia where the majority of people are ethnic Albanians, but did not meet any Serbian state officials and got a frosty reaction from politicians in Belgrade.
Albanian president visits Serbia's south; Vucic reacts
Albanian President Bujar Nishani arrived in Bujanovac shortly after noon on Tuesday, marking the start of his one-day visit to Bujanovac and Presevo.
Nishani was greeted in front of the municipal building by Mayor of Bujanovac Saip Kamberi and Mayor of Bujanova Jonuz Musliu, who is also president of the National Council of Albanians in Serbia.
Albania, Kosovo Deny Stirring Crisis in Macedonia
Regional experts in Albania and Kosovo have dismissed claims that Tirana and Pristina have played a role in fomenting the crisis in Macedonia, following highly-charged accusations of interference made in Macedonia and the Serbian media.
Greece's National Bank agrees to sell South African unit
Greece's second-largest lender National Bank (NBG) agreed to sell its entire 99.8 percent stake in its South Africa Bank of Athens (SABA) subsidiary to AFGRI Holdings as part of an EU-approved restructuring plan, the bank said on Tuesday.
Jokey Video Wants US to Put North Kosovo 'First'
"America first, but North Kosovo ahead of Kosovo," is the slogan of a new satirical video made in the northern, Serb-run part of Kosovo - playing on US President Donald Trump's election slogan of "America First".
"We have two governments, both claim the right to possess us, yet no one really cares about us," the video, meaning Serbia and Kosovo.
Kosovo, Albania Condemn Macedonian President's Veto
Political leaders in Albania and Kosovo have condemned the decision on Wednesday by Macedonia President Gjorje Ivanov to refuse the offer of a mandate to the Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev because of his alliance with Macedonia's ethnic Albanian parties.
Macedonia Opposition Accuses President of Attempted Coup
Zoran Zaev, leader of the opposition Social Democrat party, SDSM, accused the country's president on Wednesday evening of a coup d'état after refusing to award Zaev the mandate to form a government.
Macedonia President Denies Zaev Right to Form Govt
Macedonia's President has refused to give Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev a mandate to form a government, despite his majority in parliament, claiming he had the potential to "destroy the country" by accepting the demands of the country's ethnic Albanian parties.
Albania's Participation in Islamic Games Causes Dissent
Albanian athletes will be participating for the first time in this year's Islamic Solidarity Games, which take place Baku in Azerbaijan in May.