News archive of September 2018

Only a couple of days remain until Sunday's referendum in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia regarding the so-called Prespes agreement. In my opinion, the results of a recent poll by Market Vision and the stance of the country's political leadership give rise to three important points:

The Bulgarian manufacturer of notebooks and mobile phones "Pravetz" is looking for a new owner. The information appeared first on a web portal for the sale of companies and was confirmed by the manager of "Pravetz Bulgaria" Boyko Vuchev to Money.bg.

United Group's General Counsel, Steve Leroy, said nothing would change after the private equity firm BC Partners this week acquired a majority stake in the largest alternative pay-TV company in former Yugoslavia.

"The future plans for the companies within the group, including the N1 news network, will not change," Leroy told BIRN.

A total of 350 million Turkish Liras ($58 million) have been spent so far on the renovation of the Topkapı Palace, which was the home of Ottoman sultans for hundreds of years in Istanbul.

An Iraqi model and social media influencer has been shot dead by unknown attackers in Baghdad after receiving threats.

Greek retail sales by volume rose 2.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year after a downwardly revised 1.7 percent increase in June, statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Retail sales were led higher by pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and books, the data showed.

During the meeting, Guterres stated that for the UN, Kosovo is not a state, the Serbian government said in a press release.

The UN chief also underlined that the UN will support a possible agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina.

A cross-liver transplant surgery in Istanbul bestowed a fresh start in life to Turkish and Ukrainian families.

Toppled trees hit power lines and caused outages in parts of Athens as a powerful storm rolls across southern Greece.

Schools in the Greek capital and several other parts of the country were closed Friday, and civil protection services were on alert through the weekend. Winds were expected to reach up to 100 kph (62 mph).

One of India's leading wedding planners, a new target market for Turkish tourism, will visit Turkey for an international event in November.