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UN envoy 'very hopeful' about solving Macedonia name dispute

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

UN envoy Matthew Nimetz said Wednesday he was "very hopeful" that a solution was within reach to end a 27-year dispute between Greece and Macedonia over the former Yugoslav republic's name. "I am very hopeful that this process is moving in a positive direction," said Nimetz following talks with envoys from the two countries at the United Nations. source: AFPRead more

Partnerships vital to preventing polarization

Skopje - Arab Today

Srgjan Kerim, one of the nine global candidates vying for the job of UN secretary general, told Xinhua in a recent interview that building partnerships is the best way to prevent polarization. "We live in an era of globalization which dominates economical and technological processes worldwide. Politically speaking, the world is becoming multi-polar, which does not necessarily need to causeRead more

Escape, stranded, waiting -- stuck refugees along Balkan route expect way out

Brussels - Arab Today

Nedal Alsheikh Ali and his family had been stuck at a refugee transition center in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for several days. According to the 20-year-old Syrian guy, the borders connecting FYROM and Serbia had been sealed for refugees, which meant that his family cannot continue to travel northward to a European Union (EU) country where theyRead more

Greece protests 'unacceptable' violence against refugees by FYROM forces

Athens - Arab Today

Greece's political leadership on Monday strongly condemned the "unacceptable" injuries of hundreds of refugees by Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) forces on Sunday at the Idomeni border crossing. "Countries that adopt unacceptable behaviors in terms of humanity, such as FYROM's behavior against refugees on Sunday, do not have place either in the European Union or in the NATO," GreekRead more

Serbia: UN court 'political', failed to reconcile Balkans

New York - Arab Today

Serbia's Prime Minister accused the UN Yugoslav war crimes court Friday of being "political" and failing to reconcile the Balkans, a day after radical Serb leader Vojislav Seselj was acquitted. Premier Aleksandar Vucic said reconciliation had been one of the main goals of court, set up to try crimes during the 1990s Balkan conflicts, but "there is no doubt thatRead more

Ex-ICTY spokeswoman held under 'suicide watch conditions'

The Hague - Arab Today

The former prosecutorial spokeswoman for the Yugoslav war crimes court, convicted in 2009 on contempt charges, was being held under "suicide watch conditions" at the tribunal's detention unit, her lawyer said Saturday as efforts continued to get her released. French national Florence Hartmann, who was sentenced on appeal to seven days in prison in 2009 after writing a book containingRead more