Kosovo

Kosovo signs document to join Gazan International Stabilization Force

The document was signed by US Major General Jasper Jeffers, who leads the ISF mission, and Commander of the Kosovo Security Force Lieutenant General Bashkim Jashari.

US Major General Jasper Jeffers, who leads the ISF mission, and Commander of the Kosovo Security Force Lieutenant General Bashkim Jashari sign a document of Kosovo joining the ISF mission, published September 7, 2026.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 3, 2026.

Kosovo stood with Ukraine, Zelensky’s words in Belgrade were a painful betrayal - opinion

Moroccan Apache helicopters take part in the "African Lion" joint military exercise between US and Moroccan forces in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco on May 8, 2026.

Why Morocco's commitment is a major milestone for the US peace plan in Gaza - analysis

A DRONE picture shows people gathering for a protest, as part of a nationwide anti-government movement triggered by the deadly collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy in November 2024, following Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation announcement, in Kraljevo, Serbia, June 28, 2026

Serbian protesters maintain pressure on president after his claims of stepping down


A Republic of Kosovo is not what the Balkans needs

The dispute over the autonomous region of Kosovo and Metohija should be resolved in compromise, not unilateral action.

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci, Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 16, 2020

The new Israeli government should finally recognize Kosovo

Despite Kosovo’s continuous efforts – and its people’s sincere admiration for the Jewish state – Israel has so far refused to establish relations with the youngest country in Europe.

A MAN holds a Kosovo flag

The Republic of Kosovo designates Hezbollah a terrorist organization

The World Jewish Congress welcomed the proscription on Thursday, stating the move is a “principled step in the critical quest for international peace and security.”

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry flags and pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon

The case for Israel’s recognition of Kosovo

This year, Kosovo celebrated the 11th year of its independence from Serbia – following the unilateral declaration of 2008.

A MAN holds a Kosovo flag

Truthful reporting in the Balkans is life-threatening

Many journalists who are committed to candid reporting in Kosovo and other Balkan countries feel unsafe, as it has become normal to be threatened and even physically attacked.

Man reads newspaper in frustration.

Kosovo will open embassy in Jerusalem if recognized, president says

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci added that Kosovo would never vote against US interests.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci speaks during interview in Pristina, Kosovo August 14, 2018

Kosovo sentences 8 for plotting to attack Israeli soccer team

The men had received orders to carry out the attack by an ISIS leader who was the self-declared "commander of Albanians in Syria and Iraq."

Several of the Kosovar men convicted of plotting to attack the Israeli national soccer team walk in front of a court after their sentencing

Israeli suspect in Kosovo organ trafficking case arrested in Cyprus

Police accuse Moshe Harel of seeking out people in need of kidney transplants and of luring donors to Kosovo from Turkey with the promise of up to €12,000 ($14,500) in payment.

Surgeon selecting sterilized tool for operation.

Two Kosovo men plead guilty of plotting to attack Israeli soccer team

Kosovo police arrested 19 people on suspicion that they had links with the Islamic State militant group and were planning attacks in Kosovo and neighboring Albania.

Israel's soccer team

Why did this Muslim majority country put a Jewish congressman on a stamp?

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] honored with a Kosovo stamp bearing his image.

U.S. Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) speaks at a news conference in New York on January 6, 2014.