Macedonia

Egypt, Macedonia FMs reiterate deep-rooted relations

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 - 11:50 GMT

He said there is a strong political will to boost bilateral cooperation, adding that they agreed on maintaining dialogue and going through the legal framework regulating relations between the two sides.

Egypt’s FM to meet with Macedonian counterpart in Cairo

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 - 09:01 GMT

Both Foreign Ministers will hold a bilateral meeting and then a joint press conference, the statement added.

Alexander the Great, the military genius

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 - 01:08 GMT

Alexander was born in Macedonia. His father was King Philip II, and his mother was Queen Olympias.

July 7 marks the establishment of Egypt’s Alexandria

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 - 02:12 GMT

Alexander the Great and his successors made Alexandria the capital of Egypt until the Islamic conquest of Egypt at the hands of Amr ibn al-Aas in the year 641.

Egypt’s Veteran misses World Cup opener

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 - 01:09 GMT

Egypt plays in Group G alongside Chile, Sweden, and Macedonia.

Egypt’s Hurghada receives 1st flight from Macedonia since resumption of foreign tourism in July

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 - 09:46 GMT

The flight took off from Skopje, the Macedonian capital, with 175 tourists on board.

Pope makes historic first visit to North Macedonia

Tue, 07 May 2019 - 09:33 GMT

Pope Francis made the first-ever papal visit to North Macedonia on Tuesday.

Macedonian parliament approves country's name change

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 - 09:34 GMT

Macedonia’s parliament on Friday approved a proposal to change the country’s name.

Greek protesters clash with police after Macedonia name deal

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 - 01:16 GMT

The demonstrators, waving Greek flags, had tried to approach the signature ceremony on the banks of Lake Prespa.

Greek pm survives no confidence vote in parliament

Sat, 16 Jun 2018 - 07:42 GMT

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence motion in parliament setting the stage for the signing of a historic accord with neighbouring Macedonia.

Greek police fire teargas to protesters over Macedonia deal

Sat, 16 Jun 2018 - 05:48 GMT

Greek police fired teargas at protesters outside parliament as lawmakers were in session discussing a deal with neighbouring Macedonia.

Macedonian PM Zaev confirms "historic" name deal reached with Greece

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 - 10:22 GMT

Macedonia agreed to change its name to the Republic of Northern Macedonia after reaching a historic deal with Greece.

"We have a deal," say Greece and Macedonia over name dispute

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 - 10:50 GMT

Greece and Macedonia have reached an historic accord to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name.

Thousands protest in northern Greece over Macedonia name issue

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 - 11:30 GMT

Tens of thousands rallied in northern Greece on Wednesday to protest against a possible compromise solution to a long-running row between Athens and Skopje.

Egypt Today's world news brief

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 - 12:28 GMT

Egypt Today brings you the latest top of the hour news from around the world over the past 24 hours in this round-up.

Thousands protest against the government in Macedonia

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 - 01:10 GMT

Several thousand supporters of Macedonia's opposition VMRO-DPMNE party protested on Saturday.

Macedonia to expel one Russian diplomat over nerve gas attack

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 - 09:20 GMT

Macedonia said on Monday it would expel a Russian diplomat from the country over the poisoning in Britain of a Russian former double agent.

Macedonia's largest opposition party appoints new leader

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 - 07:36 GMT

Macedonia's main opposition party, the rightist VMRO-DPMNE formally replaced its leader Nikola Gruevski on Saturday and appointed Hristijan Mickoski.

Macedonia targets 'grandiose' neo-classical monuments

Sat, 25 Nov 2017 - 03:39 GMT

A massive urban makeover by Macedonia's former conservative government that covered the capital Skopje.

Macedonia’s parliament declares Albanian 2nd official state language

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 - 12:05 GMT

Macedonia’s parliament approved on Wednesday a draft law declaring the Albanian language as the state’s second official language.

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