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Month: April 2026

Izabela Jakimova’s ‘A Flag and a Suitcase’ to premiere at Salon 19:19

Skopje, 14 April 2026 (MIA) — Izabela Jakimova’s new theater play “A Flag and a Suitcase” will premiere at the Cultural and Information Center’s Salon 19:19 at 8 pm. A production of Theater for You company, the play was directed…

Fourth Diaspora Summit: Strengthening ties with Albanians living abroad

TIRANA, April 14 /ATA/ The Fourth Diaspora Summit was opened last evening with a formal ceremony attended by distinguished personalities from the country and across the globe.  At this significant national event, Albanians from all corners of the world convened…

Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs to ANA-MPA: ‘Lebanon is at a critical point, but it has not broken down’

Lebanon is at an extremely critical yet still reversible phase, stressed Lebanon’s Minister of Social Affairs, Hanin Sayyed, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) while holding a series of meetings at the United Nations this week. She…

Prishtina 2030 aims for a global spectacle, Aliti on whether Dua Lipa or Rita Ora will perform at the opening ceremony

The Secretary General of the Kosovo Olympic Committee, Besim Aliti, has spoken about preparations and expectations for the opening ceremony of the Prishtina 2030 Mediterranean Games, stressing the importance of presenting the event in a dignified way on the international…

Cyprus Presidency and European Parliament reach provisional deal to protect EU steel market

The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement late on Monday on a new regulation aimed at tackling the negative effects of global overcapacity on the EU steel market. The regulation…

Nuclearelectrica puts out to tender feasibility study to double CANDU-6 nuclear fuel assembly production capacity

National Company Nuclearelectrica has launched a tender for a feasibility study on doubling the production capacity of CANDU-6 nuclear fuel assemblies, a contract estimated at 630,000 euros, according to an announcement posted on the public procurement platform. “The object of…

National Repository for Radioactive Waste Unveiled at Kozloduy Plant

Kozloduy, on the Danube, (BTA) A National Repository for Radioactive Waste was unveiled by caretaker Minister of Energy Traicho Traikov near the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday. He described the repository as unique and one of the most modern…

Bulgarian Writer Georgi Gospodinov Wins Spanish Critics Award for “Death and the Gardener”

The novel Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov has won the Spanish Critics Award for Best Foreign Book, the Bulgarian publisher Janet 45 announced. “We are happy to share that Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov has won the Spanish Critics Award…

‘Whirlpool’ Lake Vida to become sustainable rural-tourism site

    The Dobresti local administration plans to turn Lake Vida – one of Romania’s most distinctive lakes – into a regional hub for active and sustainable rural tourism, through a project worth €4 million, following the completion of major…

Construction of new tugboats at Elefsis Shipyards in full progress

In a period of increasing geopolitical risks and operational demands, maritime safety is once again coming to the forefront. The construction of a new fleet of tugboats at the Elefsis Shipyards, along with the enhancement of their capabilities, constitutes a…

Türkiye warns against military solutions in Strait of Hormuz tensions, calls for peaceful approach

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday warned that military approaches to securing key global sea lanes would be highly complex and instead urged diplomacy to ensure uninterrupted maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint. Fidan…

Patriarch Daniil Proclaims Christ’s Resurrection and Blesses Nation During Sofia Service

The Head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Daniil, proclaimed the Resurrection of Christ and blessed the Bulgarian people in front of the St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia in the first minutes of Easter Sunday. The Gospel and the…