world
September 18, 2021 – 22:05

Greece has recently inaugurated a new refugee camp, which can accommodate up to 3,000 people, to cope with the influx of Afghans fleeing their country as a result of the Taliban.

The EU-funded camp, which opened on the island of Samos, is the first of five similar facilities to be opened on other Greek islands in the coming months.

Private security forces will patrol the perimeter of the reception center which will be protected by steel fences and barbed wire.

Thousands of refugees will be accommodated in 6-bed rooms and will have the opportunity to use the facilities in the camp.

The first 450 asylum seekers currently residing in another camp will be housed in the new facility on Monday, after Greek ministers assessed their new camp as modern and safe. / A2

Albanian Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka said her country is ready to shelter thousands of Afghans, who are being evacuated from Afghanistan after the Taliban take over the country.

“During the meeting of NATO foreign ministers, we discussed the situation in Afghanistan.

Albania is ready to host thousands of Afghans. This is a challenge for NATO.

“If Albania can do such a thing, why shouldn’t others do the same,” she wrote on Twitter.

Minister Xhaçka said that sheltering Afghans is an “obligation” as they have worked with NATO forces.

“We can and should help.

“This has to do with the future of NATO as much as it is a humanitarian mission,” she said.

NATO foreign ministers, after the meeting held on August 20, call on the Taliban to facilitate the safe evacuation of thousands of Afghans and foreign nationals from Afghanistan, REL reports.

There have recently been reports that Taliban militants are blocking people from reaching Kabul airport, from where Afghans and foreign nationals are being evacuated by fighter jets.

Albania is awaiting the arrival of the first group of Afghans, who will be housed temporarily until they have the necessary documentation to relocate to the United States.

Both Kosovo and Northern Macedonia have also expressed their readiness to shelter Afghans who have cooperated with US forces.

On August 15, the Taliban took control of Kabul after taking control of most of the country’s provinces for a week.

The militants have vowed to want a comprehensive government based on the principles of Islam.

They have also said they will not retaliate against Afghans who have worked with foreign forces or for the previous Afghan government.

The US-led international troops have until August 31 to leave Afghanistan.

But US President Joe Biden has said US troops could stay beyond that date until all Americans are evacuated from Afghanistan.

world
August 17, 2021 – 23:31

Northern Macedonia will accept 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban and shelter them until the US special visa application process is completed.

The men are workers and family members of Afghans who have worked in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, human rights activists, journalists, translators and students, the Macedonian government said in a statement on August 17th.

Skopje has said it will also accept Afghans “who have supported NATO troops for the past 20 years, including the Army of Northern Macedonia”, which has contributed troops to US-led coalition forces. – in Afghanistan in the period 2002-2008.

A number of transfer operations are currently underway at Kabul International Airport for people who are extremely feared by the Taliban regime.

Most of them worked with the Americans or other NATO countries, as translators or in other roles, during the nearly 20-year war.

Most of the 450 Afghans heading to northern Macedonia are expected to arrive in the country by the end of the week, depending on conditions at Kabul airport, the statement said.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Northern Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, has said that the quarantine measure will depend on the vaccination status of these people against the coronavirus.

In addition to northern Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania have also expressed readiness to welcome Afghans fleeing their country.

Authorities in both countries have confirmed that they have discussed with the US authorities their housing, although it is not yet known exactly how many people will be housing them.

The first group of Afghans is expected to arrive in Albania on Wednesday.

Authorities have confirmed that they will be sheltered in Tirana and Durres.

The Taliban claimed victory on August 15 after seizing control of the capital, Kabul, after nearly 20 years of ending the military presence of US-led forces.

The government has fallen and President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country.

His whereabouts are still unknown.

U.S. troops are patrolling Kabul International Airport as desperate residents try to flee the country.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying that “the mission was never aimed at state-building.”

“I am very saddened by the facts we now face, but I do not regret my decision to end the war in Afghanistan,” Biden said in a speech to the nation on August 16.

“Americans cannot and should not die and fight in a war that Afghans are not ready to fight for themselves,” said President Biden.

According to him, the national interest of the United States in Afghanistan has always been primarily in preventing terrorist attacks.

The US president has said the Afghan government failed to listen to his advice and negotiate a political solution with the Taliban, adding that the collapse of the Afghan government happened much sooner than his administration had expected.

US-led forces ousted the Taliban from power in October 2001.

The Taliban have been harboring Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda figures in connection with the September 11 attacks in the United States.

US President Joe Biden has said the US withdrawal is now reasonable, as US forces are assured that Afghanistan will no longer become a base for foreign jihadists to carry out plots against the West. / REL

Sport
June 11, 2021 – 11:11

Latest news from the sport

The European Championship “Euro 2020” will start tonight.

“Euro 2020” will start tonight with the opening match between Turkey and Italy, went lajmi.net.

The match will take place at the “Stadio Olimpico” in Rome.

However, this is not the only place that will host the championship.

Innovation is also the fans, who are allowed to participate with 25% of the capacity of the stadiums.

This European Championship will take place in 11 countries, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, where a very professional and safe organization is provided.

The host stadiums are: La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Arena Nationala in Bucharest, Romania, St Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Parken Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Joan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Wembley Stadium in London, England, and Hamden Park, Glasgow, Scotland.

Sport
May 22, 2021 – 23:50

Latest news from the sport

FC Prishtina will be the host in the preliminary round of the Champions League, while the possible opposing teams are already known, Zeri.info reports.

The local team of the semi-final tournament of the preliminary round of the Champions League, HB Torshavn and Prishtina are the hosts of the four teams participating in the three-day tournament.

HB and Prishtina have 2,250 points each, while the two non-winning teams are the champions of Andorra, Inter Club d’Escaldes with 1,500 points and the new champions of San Marino, Folgore with 1,000 points collected, the capital club announced.

So, Prishtina in the draw on June 8 can face one of the two teams with the lowest coefficient, Inter from Andorra or Folgore from San Marino.

The San Marino, Folgore team, from its six European appearances and in its 12 matches has no round pass and no win, except for a draw. This will be only their second participation in the Champions.

Meanwhile, the champions of Inter from Andorra, will have the second appearance in a row. They had the first against Drita in the last edition, being defeated by the former champions of Kosovo in Switzerland, 2-1. In the next match in the Europa League, they were eliminated by the champions of Ireland, Dundalk with the minimum score, 1-0. /Zeri.info

Sport
April 26, 2021 – 23:47

DETAILS

Global football has been gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic for 14 months and since March last year football matches have been played without fans, writes Zeri.info.

In this regard, the Spanish Government has expressed the desire to open stadiums for the last four rounds in Laliga.

The Minister of Health of Spain has this proposal on his desk, reports the Spanish media “El Larguero”.

ë NOTICIA @ellarguero

ë Inform @manucarreno

ë The government wants to open the LaLiga stadiums for the last 4 days

ë The proposal is on the table of the Ministry of Health, and a second option is being considered that would only affect the last two days pic.twitter.com/8ibGnppbsm

– El Larguero (@ellarguero) April 26, 2021

The race for the title in the Spanish league is one of the hottest in Europe, where Atletico, which is at the top with 73 points, is fighting against Real Madrid, Barcelona with 71 points each and Sevilla with 70 of them.

In case the stadiums are opened for fans, this would be an important decision for the flow of this season. /Zeri.info

The comments were made at a presentation in Belgrade and showed the achievements of the Serbian health system in improving services for migrants and refugees with the support of the European Union.

The “Report on the Health of Refugees and Migrants in the WHO European Region” was cited as evidence that the challenges of travel and integration make refugees and migrants more ill than local populations.

The meeting also concluded that once the immediate health needs of refugees and migrants are met, the ability of health professionals to provide culturally sensitive health promotion and prevention services needs to be strengthened.

In Serbia the first steps have been taken to achieve this:

• Health promotion materials in 6 languages
• Community workshops attended by 853 migrants and refugees
• Training in stress management and cultural sensitivity for 350 health professionals

Subsequent workshops and training courses will continue to be organized by the Serbian Ministry of Health.

The inclusion of the leaders of Serbia and its breakaway province of Kosovo in the White House on the eve of a major anniversary in Serbian (and world) history raises questions about what President Donald Trump is up to in the Balkans.

Richard Grenell has not been the acting director of the National Secret Service or ambassador in Germany for two weeks, but technically he is still Trump’s special envoy for talks between Serbia and Kosovo. In this capacity he announced the meeting scheduled for June 27th.

Belgrade has agreed to temporarily suspend its campaign for countries that have recognized Kosovo to withdraw that recognition, while Pristina has also stopped seeking membership in international organizations. Discussions will focus on economic growth, Grenell said on Monday.