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Kosovo Indicts 32 Suspected Islamist Terrorists
Kosovo's Special Court in Thursday charged 32 persons with terrorism and for having direct or indirect ties to Islamic State, IS, and Al Nusra.
Of the 32 accused, 29 are accused of organizing, participating in and recruitment to terrorism, while three are accused of weapons possession.
Opposition Reveals Tapes About Journalist's Death
Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats on Thursday presented fresh wiretapped conversations, which they say show the authorities hid key evidence about the death of the prominent journalist Nikola Mladenov in 2013.
Macedonian Police Detain Two Anti-Government Protesters
The Macedonian police detained two protesters and filed misdemeanour charges against them after the anti-government demonstrations in front of the parliament building on Wednesday.
This was announced by Assistant Minister of Interior Ivo Kotevski on Thursday, when Police Day is observed in Macedonia.
Resistance to government spreading in Macedonia
Resistance to government spreading in Macedonia
SKOPJE -- The second day of civil protests against the Macedonian government in Skopje was more massive and better organized that the previous day.
Because of strong police forces it did not take place in front of the Macedonian government, but outside the parliament.
Two Injured in New Macedonia Opposition Protests
A photoreporter and a police officer have been injured in Wednesday's protests in Macedonian capital Skopje as demonstrators gathered for a second night to demand that the government stepped down.
Wednesday's gathering in front of the Macedonian Parliament was more peaceful that the previous one, which on Tuesday evening left dozens wounded.
Multinational exercise LOGEX 15
Multinational exercise LOGEX 15
BELGRADE -- The multinational post command and logistics exercise LOGEX 15 has started in Belgrade, gathering representatives of ten countries.
At least 19 injured in Macedonia anti-government protest
At least 19 people were injured May 5, including 15 police officers and a photographer, when an anti-government protest in Macedonian capital turned violent.
19 injured during protest in Macedonian capital
19 injured during protest in Macedonian capital
SKOPJE -- At least 19 people have been injured, among them 15 policemen and one photographer, in the clashes between the police and protesters in Skopje, AFP reported.
Macedonian Opposition Hurls New Accusations at Government, Protesters Gather
The political tensions in Macedonia remain heightened as the opposition SDSM leader Zoran Zaev hurled fresh accusations against the government.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Zaev stated that he will expose facts proving that the state leadership and the interior ministry plotted in the cover-up of a 2011 police killing.
Sklavenitis announces absorption of rival Veropoulos
Supermarket chain Sklavenitis announced on Tuesday that it is in the process of absorbing the Greek retail network of rival chain Veropoulos, to be completed by the end of the year.
Kosovo teens "prevented from joining Islamic State"
Kosovo teens "prevented from joining Islamic State"
PRISTINA -- Two 14-year-old girls from Kosovo who planned to travel to Syria "in order to join the Islamic State" have been returned home.
Albanians Work Longer for Less Pay, Survey Says
The survey of medium and large companies in the country that was carried out by the National Institute of Statistics discovered that Albanians usually work longer hours while getting paid much less than workers in neighbouring countries with similar levels of economic development.
Macedonia: Armed group seizes Islamic Community
"Worshipers block Islamic Community building"
SKOPJE -- A group of some 50 worshipers on Monday blocked the seat of the Islamic Community in Skopje, Macedonian and Albanian language media are reporting.
Previously, reports from the Macedonian capital said that a group of 50 armed persons had seized the building.
Child injured in explosion near Albanian party HQ
Child injured in explosion near Albanian party HQ
TETOVO -- An explosive device activated near the local headquarters of the Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) in Mala Recica near Tetovo has injured a child.
The DUI, led by Ali Ahmeti, is together with the VMRO DPMNE in power in Macedonia on the state level.
Explosion Rocks Office of Macedonia's Largest Albanian Party
A blast occurred late on Sunday near the office of Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), the largest Albanian political party in Macedonia.
The attack took place in Mala Recica, a village populated by over 8000 people located in Western Macedonia, near its border with Albania.