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Syrian President Opens 62nd Damascus International Fair with Saudi Delegation Leading Ceremony
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 28, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa officially opened the 62nd Damascus International Fair on Wednesday, marking the first edition of the event since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. In his opening remarks, Al-Sharaa reflected on Syria’s...
Biggest sources of immigrants to South Bend
Indiana Statesman
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Biggest sources of immigrants to South Bend Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Afghanistan Faces Highest Unemployment Rate Citizens Seek Jobs
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Based on the World Bank's data, Afghanistan ranks 21st among countries with the highest unemployment rates in 2024. Afghan citizens are calling for more job opportunities, while experts say addressing...
North Macedonia's PM says he 'didn’t notice' hate chants
Gazeta Tema
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August 4, 2025
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has condemned anti-Albanian chants shouted during a basketball match in Kumanovo, while claiming he didn’t hear them—even though he was present in the arena. Fans were recorded shouting “a good...
North Macedonia Investigates After Anti-Albanian Chants At Basketball Match
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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August 4, 2025
Prosecutors in the North Macedonia city of Kumanovo have opened an investigation into possible hate speech offenses after nationalist and anti-Albanian chants erupted at a basketball match against Romania over the weekend. According to ethnic...
‘Mother’ Review: A Magnetic Noomi Rapace Plays Young Mother Teresa in a Stylistically Spiky Period Piece
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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August 27, 2025
Mother Teresa (1910-1997), the ethnically Albanian nun born in what is now known as North Macedonia and whose name has become a synonym for saintly goodness, was officially canonized in 2016, mostly for her missionary work with the poorest of the...
Romania and seven other countries sign MoU to develop capital markets
Romania Insider
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August 27, 2025
A Memorandum of Understanding on Capital Market Development was signed between the Ministries of Finance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of North Macedonia, and the Ministry of National Economy of...
Western Balkans Forum opens with focus on contributing to European-led deterrence and defense
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, BAYERN, GERMANY 08.27.2025 The Western Balkans Forum opened Aug. 26 at the Marshall Center with calls for greater regional cooperation, resilience, and progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration. “The Western Balkans remain...
Canada's Carney visits Ādaži military base
LSM
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August 28, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid a visit to Canadian and other troops serving at the Ādaži base near Rīga on August 27th, the second day of a two-day visit to Latvia. During the visit to Latvia, Prime Minister Carney was accompanied by...
New Skopje-Madrid Flight Strengthens North Macedonia-Spain Relations (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. Bilateral relations between North Macedonia and Spain are being further strengthened through the opening of the Skopje-Madrid air route, alongside the previously established Skopje-Barcelona...
Delivering Disappointment: Rescue Hopes Fade for North Macedonia’s Postal Service
Balkan Insight
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August 8, 2025
Igor Dimovski, a music enthusiast from Skopje, ordered two Metallica albums from Germany. But instead of two heavy rock classics, North Macedonia’s postal service delivered him four. The duplicate records were a surprise that highlighted one of...
North Macedonia sees no threat despite Balkan tensions
Gazeta Tema
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August 2, 2025
North Macedonia does not expect security problems at home, despite rising tensions in parts of the region. President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova chaired a two-hour Security Council meeting on Friday, focused on what she called “global security...
Record July for North Macedonia’s power exchange
CEENERGYNEWS
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August 8, 2025
According to the report of the North Macedonian National Electricity Market Operator (MEMO), a total of 135,072.8 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity was traded on the day-ahead market of the Macedonian power exchange in July, at an average price...
North Macedonia's Security Council Discusses Global Security Challenges, Wildfires, and European Integration
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia's National Security Council convened on Friday to discuss global security challenges and their impact on the country and the region, climate change and wildfires, as well as the country’s European integration following the European...
The government has approved an agreement with North Macedonia to strengthen the "transport visa-free regime"
The Odessa Journal
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law on the ratification of the protocol to the agreement between Ukraine and the Republic of North Macedonia on strengthening the "transport visa-free regime." This was reported on Telegram by Taras...
Crisis of Credibility: North Macedonia’s Anti-Corruption Future at a Crossroads
Balkan Insight
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August 7, 2025
When Tatjana Dimitrovska was appointed in late 2023 to lead North Macedonia’s State Anti-Corruption Commission, DKSK, expectations were already modest. Civil society groups had criticised the parliamentary selection process that chose her,...
North Macedonia's PM Expects US Tariffs on Goods from His Country to Drop below 15%
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski Friday said he expects the 15% tariff on goods from North Macedonia, announced by US President Donald Trump, to be reduced, as “negotiations will continue in the second half of August.” Mickoski...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kalamazoo
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Kalamazoo Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Skopje to Open New Cinemas and Cultural Centres Ahead of 2028 European Capital of Culture
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: North Macedonia’s capital city plans to build nine to ten new multifunctional cultural centres across the city by 2028, ahead of its role as the European Capital of Culture. The initiative aims to revitalise the city’s cultural...
North Macedonia Seeks Irish Support For EU Integration (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 31. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski, met with the Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence of Ireland, Thomas Byrne, Trend reports....