St. John of Rila Unites the People in Prayer, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev Says at Rila Monastery Library
“St. John of Rila unites the people in prayer,” BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said at the library of Rila Monastery as it hosted the launch of the August issue of LIK magazine Tuesday. Titled “St. John of Rila –…
Tourist arrivals decreased by 1.1% in July 2026
Tourist arrivals decreased by 1.1% in July 2026, totalling 582,754 compared with 589,116 in July 2025. Furthermore, according to the Statistical Service, for the period January–July 2026, tourist arrivals totalled 2,238,769, compared with 2,432,129 in the corresponding period of 2025,…
Trade with EU accounts for more than half of Albania’s total
TIRANA, Aug 18 /ATA/ – The European Union remained Albania’s main trading partner in July, accounting for 53.6% of the country’s total trade, while EU markets absorbed more than two-thirds of Albanian exports, data from the National Institute of Statistics…
At Istanbul cafe, customers learn to order coffee in sign language
At a cafe inside Istanbul’s Dialogue Museum, customers may need to learn a few signs before ordering their coffee. The Dialogue Cafe, located at Gayrettepe Metro Station, employs six deaf baristas. Its menu uses short videos, illustrations and other visuals…
Kosovo’s handball players to represent the country at Taranto 2026
Kosovo handball coach Jesper Ostlund has announced the squad that will represent Kosovo at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games. This will be the first time Kosovo’s national handball team participates in the Mediterranean Games, which are scheduled to take place…
Budget for dams, levees increase five times (minister)
Romania’s 2026 budget for works on dams has increased five times to RON 250 million, and three consolidation projects that lost funding under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) will be supported by national funds, Minister of the Environment…
US supports energy security and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, State Department says
A State Department spokesperson underscored US support for energy security and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean in a statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), following a bipartisan congressional push regarding the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI). “ The United States…
Espresso coffee price up a quarter since 2021
An espresso at a bar in Italy today costs almost a quarter more than it did five years ago, according to a new study from a consumer group. The Centre for Training and Research on Consumption, in collaboration with Assoutenti,…
Saranovic: Increased aerial surveillance to prevent new fires
Podgorica, (MINA) – The Ministry of the Interior (MUP) monitors areas at risk with drones and takes preventive actions to prevent new fires, Minister of the Interior Danilo Saranovic said. As announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Saranovic and…
Sixty scholars gather at 59th Seminar on Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture
Skopje, 18 August 2026 (MIA) — Sixty Macedonian and Slavic language scholars from 17 countries will attend the summer school of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University’s 59th International Seminar on Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture, which begins Thursday in Ohrid. Addressing…
