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  • Defence

Spanish female soldier attacked in Šiauliai

A female Spanish Air Force soldier was attacked in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania on Tuesday night. [...]

6 years ago
  • Society

Šiauliai politicians discuss future of Soviet troops’ graves in central square

As part of the restructuring of the central square of Šiauliai, a city in northern Lithuania, the city's politicians are…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Russian ambassador fails to convince Šiauliai not to remove Soviet monument

Russia's ambassador to Lithuania has failed to convince the local government of Šiauliai to leave a Soviet-era monument on the…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian town of Šiauliai celebrates 780-year anniversary

Šiauliai, Lithuania's fourth biggest city located in northern part of the country, is celebrating its 780-year anniversary. [...]

8 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets scrambled three times to intercept Russian bombers last week

NATO fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled three times last week…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

US military officer arrested for DUI in Šiauliai

Police officers arrested a US military captain for driving a car while under the influence in Šiauliai. The US officer…

9 years ago
  • Society

Controversial broadcast about tragic house fire calls media’s priorities into question

A shocking TV broadcast preview showing video footage of a mother in Šiauliai screaming as a fire spread through the…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Hill of Crosses photo receives honourable mention in National Geographic contest

When the National Geographic published its list of winners of its annual photography awards, one photo among the honorable mentions…

9 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets scrambled twice over Baltics in past week

Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence has released data on interceptions of vessels and aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders…

9 years ago
  • Society

Jewish representatives to visit WWII mass grave discovered in Šiauliai

Members of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe are to come to Lithuania and visit the…

9 years ago
  • Society

U-turn on excavation of WWII mass grave found in Šiauliai

The authorities in Lithuania's northern city of Šiauliai have decided against excavating remains from a recently discovered World War Two…

9 years ago
  • Society

Šiauliai authorities decide to excavate remains from WWII mass killing site

Human remains from a mass burial site dating back to WWII, recently discovered in Lithuania's northern city of Šiauliai during…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian police step up security in Šiauliai ahead of football match

Around 450 police officers will gather in Lithuania's northern city of Šiauliai on Thursday in preparation for the upcoming football…

9 years ago

Baltic Assembly Committee to hold meeting in Šiauliai

The third event of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Baltic Assembly will be held in Šiauliai. The Education, Science and…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Local government bans Avia Solutions Group from settling near NATO airport

Administration of Lithuania's northern city of Šiauliai has banned Avia Solutions Group from repairing airplanes in the near-by Zokniai airport,…

10 years ago
  • Society

Northern Lithuanian city in rows over Soviet soldiers’ memorial

Conservative members in the city council of Šiauliai, north Lithuania, want to remove graves of Soviet soldiers and an obelisk…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Šiauliai decides to cancel suspicious investment deal near military airport

Šiauliai City Council on Thursday decided to cancel a controversial agreement on an investment project near a military airport where…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian PM says investment project near military airport to be stopped

An agreement between the local government of Šiauliai and a company that wants to invest in a project close to…

10 years ago