Ksenofon Krisafi’s account of how he raised international awareness of the Reçak massacre
Twenty-seven years after the Reçak massacre, the former Ambassador of Albania to the United Nations, Ksenofon Krisafi, recounts how he helped raise international awareness about Serbia’s aggression against the innocent Albanian population, KosovaPress reports. Ksenofon Krisafi served as Albania’s Ambassador…
Turkish firm Karmod completes steel construction villa project in Uzbekistan
Turkish construction company Karmod said on Wednesday that it completed a steel construction villa housing project in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The project was carried out as part of Karmod’s ongoing activities in the Turkic republics, using its steel…
Antitrust probes large-scale retailers over food-price hikes
The Italian Antitrust Authority said Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into the role played by large-scale retail chains in hikes in food prices in Italy in recent years. It said it was launching the probe “in view of…
Former President of Cyprus George Vassiliou passes away
Former President of the Republic of Cyprus George Vassiliou passed away on Tuesday night, at the age of 94. In a post on X, his wife Androulla Vassiliou announced his death, saying that after two years of suffering, “my beloved…
New digital case file system ‘saves time and cuts back bureaucracy,’ PM says following demonstration
After a demonstration on the use of an innovative new digital application for use in the judicial system, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday congratulated Justice Minister George Floridis on the introduction of a system that he said would make…
Vevchani Carnival to close with traditional burning of masks
Vevchani, 14 January 2026 (MIA) – This year’s Vevchani Carnival is to close Wednesday afternoon with the traditional Vasilica folk dance and the burning of the masks in the village center. By burning the masks, evil is symbolically chased away,…
Durres Port, over 790 thousand passengers in 2025
TIRANA, Jan 14 /ATA/ The Port of Durrës maintained its position as the primary maritime passenger transport hub in Albania throughout 2025. From January to December of the past year, a total of 792,023 passengers were processed. Of this total,…
ForMin Toiu: Romania will serve as UNDP, UNOPS and UNFPA Executive Board President, represented by Ambassador Cornel Feruta
Romania won the mandate to serve as President of the Executive Board of some of the most important UN development agencies – UNDP, UNOPS and UNFPA – for 2026 and will be represented by its Ambassador to the UN Cornel…
World Bank Revises Up Bulgaria’s Economic Growth Forecast for 2025–2027
The World Bank revised upward its forecast for Bulgaria’s economic growth in 2025, 2026 and 2027 on Tuesday. The assessment is part of the international financial institution’s regular biannual analysis, Global Economic Prospects, published on its website. In the current…
Vukicevic: DNP will not wait indefinitely for Government response
Podgorica, (MINA) – The Democratic People’s Party (DNP) is closer to leaving the Government that staying in it, said the party’s deputy president and Minister of Transport Maja Vukicevic, adding that the DNP will not wait indefinitely for the Government’s…
Airport passenger numbers rise
ZAGREB, 13 Jan (Hina) – In the first 11 months of 2025, nine Croatian airports handled over 13.5 million passengers, up 6.8% from the same period in 2024, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) reported. In November alone, 456,000 passengers passed through…
