Four weeks ago, in two consecutive nights of violence, crowds of Macedonian Slavs ransacked Albanian-owned shops, cafes, and homes in Bitola, Macedonia's second-largest city. Two days later, clashes ...

BITOLA, North Macedonia (JTA) — In a country where Nazis killed 98 percent of its Jewish minority, the survival of five members from the Abravanel family was regarded as something akin to a miracle.

BITOLA, Macedonia (JTA) — About 200 people gathered in this Balkan nation’s second city for a Holocaust commemoration that became one of its largest Jewish events in decades. The gathering Sunday in ...

People buy flowers at a stand in Bitola, North Macedonia, on the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, 2025. Photo: Xinhua People buy flowers at a stand in Bitola, North Macedonia, on the ...

BITOLA, Macedonia – It can be easy to miss, tucked away on the outskirts of this town, where 70 grand mosques pay more obvious testament to the Turkish past. But plans are under way to revive a key ...

The influences of waves of civilisations are reflected in the monuments, architecture and lifestyle of the one-time ‘City of Consuls’. Located in southwest, Macedonia, the country’s second largest ...

The international monodrama festival in the southwestern Macedonian town of Bitola will feature performances by actors from eight countries. The plays “Sinker on a pillow” (“Olovo na pernica”) from ...

Police in the Macedonian city of Bitola did not attempt to stop rioting crowds on Wednesday night, and some police officers actively participated in the violence. "The anti-Albanian riots in Bitola ...

Civil violence returned to the streets of Macedonia's second-largest city, Bitola, last night after three local police reservists were among five security officers killed in an ambush by ethnic ...

BITOLA, North Macedonia (JTA) — In a country where Nazis killed 98 percent of its Jewish minority, the survival of five members from the Abravanel family was regarded as something akin to a miracle.