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Two explosions caused material damage in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica in north Kosovo on Saturday night, police said. Mitrovica — divided between Serbs in the north and Albanians in the south — has been the scene of protests, occasional clashes and bomb attacks since Kosovo’s Albanian majority declared …
Read More »Iran’s Judiciary criticizes EU for removing MKO from black list
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Ali-Reza Jamshidi criticized the European Union on Tuesday for removing the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) from its black list. Under heavy pressures exerted by the Zionist lobby, the EU politicians decided in their latest meeting on Monday, to exclude the outlawed group from Europe’s …
Read More »EU Takes MKO off Terror List
TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Union decided Monday to remove the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), from its blacklist, a move which caused angry demonstrators to pour to the streets in Tehran. The 27- nation bloc’s foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels, decided to drop MKO from the blacklist. …
Read More »Diviziile lui Grigore Vieru
„Papa? Câte divizii de blindate are Papa?” (replica lui Stalin către Papa Pius al XII-lea) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com Dincolo de atmosfera tragic-înălţătoare a funeraliilor marelui spirit care a fost şi rămâne Grigore Vieru, procesiunea ne-a mai arătat ceva. Zecile de mii de oameni din stradă, simbolurile care au flancat evenimentul …
Read More »Albania Election “A Test for EU Bid”
The EU delegation head in Tirana, Helmut Lohan, said that the upcoming June 28 general election will be considered by Brussels as a litmus test for Albania’s bid to join the union. Albania has yet to hold elections that meet international standards, with all six general elections since the collapse …
Read More »Albania Adressing Police Brutality, More Needed
A report released on Wednesday by the Council of Europe lauds Albania’s improvements of pre-trial detention conditions and detainee treatment, but says the government still needs to redouble its efforts. “Improvements in various areas, in particular, in contrast to the findings made during previous visits, nevertheless, a number of credible …
Read More »Watchdog Worried About Kosovo Press Freedom
A Vienna-based media watchdog said it was “deeply concerned” about the current media environment in Kosovo, and cited a string of recent brutal attacks on journalists. The South East Europe Media Organization, SEEMO, said it had been monitoring attacks on journalists, which brought into question press freedom in the newly-independent …
Read More »Macedonia Welcomes Obama, Thanks Bush
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski sent his congratulations to newly-inaugurated United States President Barack Obama, and thanked outgoing president George W. Bush for his support. In a letter to Obama, Gruevski stressed the importance Skopje places to its strategic partnership with Washington. He said he hopes the US would continue …
Read More »Obama Knows Albania, Balkans Well – Envoy
President Barack Obama is well informed about Albania and the region, the US ambassador in Tirana, John L Withers, said in an interview aired on Tuesday. Withers told TV Klan that he had a chance to talk to the than Senator of Illinois, at the time of his confirmation hearing …
Read More »Bosnia Hopes Obama Renews US Balkan Role
Bosnians tuned in en masse to the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, with politicians and analysts saying they hoped for renewed US engagement in the Balkans after eight years of Washington paying very little attention. Like in many other countries which are dependent …
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