Ljubljana – The new Covid restrictions that are coming into effect on Monday will affect the Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe), which is due to kick off on Wednesday. Seating capacity is being halved and additional screenings are be...

Ljubljana – Another 2,313 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday as over 42% of the PCR tests came back positive. Hospitalisations have risen to almost 800 and eleven more Covid-19 patients died, government data shows. A...

Ljubljana – The Education Ministry has announced that self testing for primary and secondary school children and youths will be mandatory starting from 15 November after initially announcing that it would continue to be voluntary. Self-testing ...

Ljubljana – Foreign Minister Anže Logar is recovering at Ljubljana’s medical centre (UKC) after undergoing surgery for appendicitis yesterday, the Foreign Ministry has announced. In a post on its Twitter profile, the ministry noted that ...

Ljubljana – Slovenia will produce 10-15% less wine than last year, mostly due to the Dolenjska wine region being strongly affected by the spring frost. However, wine growers around the country report it has been an above-average year in terms o...

Kazan – Katja Fain has secured a bronze for Slovenia in the women’s 200 metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championship in Kazan, Russia. The 20-year-old clocked 1:53.88 minutes to set a new national record, with a 0.3 ...

Ljubljana – Foreign Minister Anže Logar has been admitted to the UKC Ljubljana medical centre, reported the news portal Siol.net on Saturday. According to unofficial information, the minister has appendicitis and is awaiting surgery. No furthe...

Koper – The Koper cathedral will inaugurate its new organ at Saturday’s mass, which is to be attended by Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Jean-Marie Speich and President Borut Pahor. The organ, which came from the famous Tonhalle concert hall...

Ljubljana – Radio Študent, an independent radio station that has been struggling in the wake of funding cuts, has raised EUR 87,820 in a campaign that ended with September. The donations will enable the radio station to finish this year as pla...

Brdo pri Kranju – Amidst surging infections, the government decided late on Friday evening to tighten Covid restrictions instead of imposing another lockdown. From Monday, the Covid pass mandate is expanded, opening hours of bars and restaurant...