Vladimir Putin: Russian Arms Exports Hit USD 14.5 Billion in 2015
Russia's arms exports totaled USD 14.5 billion last year, more than originally planned, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Tuesday. The total portfolio of foreign orders...
View ArticleNumber of Unaccompanied Refugee Children Increases Dramatically
The number of the unaccompanied refugee children arriving in Greece from Turkey rose dramatically in the first quarter of 2016 compared to 2015, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard's report. The head...
View ArticleExhibit of Artworks Selected at Second Buyout Call of Ministry of Culture
An exhibit of artworks, selected at the second call under the Ministry of Culture's project for buyout of visual artworks and gallery format sculptures, was opened Tuesday at the Multimedia Center...
View ArticleBelgium Seeks United States Help with Investigation into Attacks in Brussels
Belgian officials are struggling to right their increasingly troubled investigation into last week’s terrorist bombings and sought more help from the United States on Tuesday, a day after releasing...
View ArticleMyanmar Elects First President after 50 Years
Myanmar's new President has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years, BBC reported. Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes over from Thein Sein, who...
View ArticleLaw on Media: All Unions and Organizations to Submit Their Own Proposals
Journalist associations, unions, and political parties have submitted, or will submit eventually, their own proposals for changes to the Law on Media. This issue of the Przino Agreement remained...
View Article'Days of Macedonian Music' Festival Kicks Off
This year the Days of Macedonian Music festival, organized traditionally by the Macedonian Composers' Association-SOKOM, will offer 11 concerts in 16 days, beginning on Wednesday. Thirty tree...
View ArticleCanada: Seven People Killed in Quebec Plane Crash
Seven people have passed away after a small private plane crashed on an island off the east coast of Quebec, the BBC reports. Authorities said the plane crashed as it approached Iles-de-la-Madeleine...
View ArticleBalkan Ministers to Prepare for Paris Summit in Durres
Foreign Ministers from six Balkan countries meet in the Albanian port city of Durres to coordinate ahead of the upcoming Paris Summit. Ministers from Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro,...
View ArticleUN Mediator on Name Dispute Issue Nimetz: Migration Crisis Creates Pressure...
Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator on the name dispute between Athens and Skopje, considers that after June elections, the conditions for resolution of name dispute over Macedonia’s name will again be...
View ArticleMacedonia: Home Legalization Deadline Expires on Thursday
The deadline to apply for legalization of unlawfully built homes or facilities expires on Thursday. The deadline was already prolonged once and this Thursday is expected to be the last chance for...
View ArticleTragedies Among Refugees: Due to Route Closure, Syrian Girl Cannot Meet Her...
A 15-year-old Syrian girl cannot go back to her mother who is stranded in Greece due to the halt of the Balkan route along which refugees were travelling through Europe. With the halt of the route,...
View ArticleEvent on Enhancement of Consumers Associations to Take Place in Skopje
The Organization of Consumers of Macedonia (OCM) organizes Wednesday event "Consumers Associations in Consumer Protection System-Guidelines for Enhancement of Their Position in Macedonia". A namesake...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament President Schulz: Reunification of Cyprus Is Becoming...
On Tuesday, European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz said that the reunification of Cyprus has become a realistic possibility no one could imagine of a few years back, Xinhua reports. Schulz,...
View ArticleBrussels Attacks: FBI Warned Dutch Authorities of Brothers El-Bakraoui
According to a Dutch Minister, the FBI warned Dutch authorities that the two brothers who blew themselves up in the Brussels attacks were being sought by Belgian police, Newsweek reported. Belgian...
View ArticleRussian Su-25 Attack Jet Crashed During Landing, Pilot Reported to Be Safe
A Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft crashed on Wednesday during the landing at an airfield in Russia's Far Eastern Primorye territory, the defense ministry said, according to Russian news agency TASS. The...
View ArticleParis Terror Attackers Believed to Have Used Phones Bought in Croatia
Croatia is investigating whether some of the attackers involved in the November 2015 Paris terror attacks were using mobile phones purchased in Croatia. Croatian intelligence is cooperating with its...
View ArticleKathimerini: Refugees and Tourists in Piraeus, Tensions in Idomeni
The port of Piraeus is full of refugees and migrants, who live there in tents and under terrible conditions, and some of them, by chance even mix with the tourists who are arriving in luxury cruiser...
View ArticleCriminal Court: Special Prosecutor's Office Search Warrant Motion for G.G.'s...
Macedonia's Special Prosecutor's Office has filed a motion to the Criminal Court on Tuesday for a search warrant and for the custody of the person G.G., holding a high position at the so-called Fifth...
View ArticleUN Secretary-General: Refugee Crisis Calls for United Global Action
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, stated Wednesday in Geneva that the Syria refugee crisis calls for a united global action. "We are here to offer a response to the greatest...
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