In the most recent turn of events in Turkey’s ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, authorities have apprehended a former judge and a former prosecutor who were being sought due to their alleged ties to the movement, the private DHA and IHA news agencies reported. The Gülen movement, inspired by Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen,...
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DigitMak- Digital innovation center for strengthening digitization of companies promoted
DigitMax – the digital center for innovation to facilitate the strengthening of digital preparedness and capacities of businesses and public sector, was promoted Wednesday at a cooperation symposium “The Future of Digital Innovation – Academia and Industry Collaboration Symposium” at the Faculty for Computer Science and Engineering in Skopje. Minister for Digital Transformation Stefan Andonovski...
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Assange speaks in public for the first time since release from jail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spoken in public for the first time since being released from prison after he struck a deal with the United States. He travelled from Australia to Strasbourg to address a human rights committee (Pace) of the Council of Europe, which has said in a report that he was a political...
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Ex-NBA player says NYC mayor withdrew support from him on Turkey’s orders
Former NBA player and activist Enes Kanter Freedom has said New York City Mayor Eric Adams withdrew his support for him due to orders from the Turkish government since Freedom is a follower of the faith-based Gülen movement, labelled as a terrorist organization by Turkey. Adams is charged with bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting...
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Citizens can be calm, pension fund to pay pensions on a regular basis, says director
The Pension and Disability Insurance Fund paid Tuesday the increased pensions in the linear amount of Mden 2,500 (EUR 40), which represents an 11.2-percent raise. An alignment using the existing methodology would have resulted in a four-percent increase, says Fund director Nikola Memov. Regarding the Fund’s budget deficit, Memov told Telma that it generally resulted...
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First deployment of NATO ARF to focus on readiness, support to KFOR
Approximately 200 personnel from NATO’s newly established Allied Reaction Force (ARF) will deploy to the Western Balkans from 30 September to 16 October 2024, to conduct training to ensure its readiness and to support the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). This is the first time any element of the ARF has deployed since the organisation was...
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Ex-Union coach Bjelica takes over at Dinamo Zagreb
Former Union Berlin coach Nenad Bjelica has returned to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb after four and a half years away. The 53-year-old has signed a “multi-year contract,” the third-placed team in the Croatian league announced, without giving any further details. The 25-times Croatian champions parted company with coach Sergej Jakirovic after the 9-2 thrashing in...
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Germany’s Baerbock calls for first female UN secretary general
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is calling for the first woman to lead the United Nations, urging the international body to elect a female secretary general after nearly 80 years of male leadership. Women make up 50% of every country, Baerbock said at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, “but in 80...
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Turkish court sentences builder of apartments that collapsed in 2023 quakes to 865 years
A Turkish court on Friday handed down a prison sentence of 865 years and 62 life sentences to a man behind the construction of a building that collapsed on February 6 2023, killing 96 when two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local media. The 14-story apartment block in the southern Turkish city...
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CMC: Nine fires on Wednesday, mosquito spraying in Skopje this weekend
Nine wildfires were reported to the Crisis Management Center on Wednesday, including several dumpster fires, brush fires, and forest fires, the CMC said Thursday. It also warned beekeepers to cover their hives before the mosquito spraying in Skopje this weekend. According to the CMC release, Skopje firefighters put out a fire spreading on a 200...