Skopje's statues: Pride of North Macedonia, delight of selfie-takers The birthplace of Mother Teresa (and Tempe's Sister City) awaits a visit from Pope Francis on May 7.

Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 100 injured after a fire broke out in a nightclub before dawn Sunday morning in the North Macedonian town of Kočani, according to Interior Minister ...

The center of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, a Balkan country born just 33 years ago as an independent state, is awash in history. A statue of Alexander the Great looms over the central ...

Skopje, Macedonia: a cultural city guide Sara Evans offers an essential guide to the Macedonian capital and its rich Ottoman heritage.

Get help from zen dog at Skopje airport A woman pets Dino, a golden retriever led by his trainer Vesna Kiskovska (L) at the Skopje International Airport, in Skopje on January 29, 2025.

Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air is to base a second Airbus A320 at Alexander the Great Airport in the Macedonian capital Skopje from A ...

SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonia needs to rise above political feuding and form a government as soon as possible to unblock the Balkan country's path to European Union membership, the EU said on Tuesday.

After a massive and expensive urban renewal project designed to instill national pride, Skopje looks like a different city. And most people in the Macedonian capital aren't very happy about it.

On Tuesday a boy in central Skopje won the hearts of gathered passersby as he rescued a 24 year-old woman from drowning in the freezing cold waters of the river Vardar.

Heavy firing broke out today between Macedonian government forces and ethnic Albanian rebels west of the capital Skopje, rocking a fragile 17-day ceasefire, witnesses reported.