Kosovo

The Thaci verdict exposes the West’s unresolved Kosovo double standard - opinion

Serbia seeks nothing other than equal treatment and for what happened during the conflict in Kosovo and Metohija (KiM) to be called by its proper name.

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, who resigned and was taken into custody of a war crimes tribunal, appears for the first time before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, Netherlands November 9, 2020.
People pass near a banner depicting former Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci and former parliament speaker Kadri Veseli, in Skenderaj, Kosovo September 15, 2026.

Hashim Thaci convicted of murder, torture, and detention in Kosovo war crimes trial

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.

Kosovo signs document to join Gazan International Stabilization Force

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


Kosovo is a test of Israel’s moral character

In the 1990s, 10,000 Kosovo Albanians died and about one million were displaced as a result of Serbia’s aggression.

‘ISRAEL’S RECOGNITION of Kosovo would affirm its commitment to justice and ethics in international relations.’ Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti talks to media outside the Assembly building in Pristina early this summer.

War crimes prosecutor indicts Kosovo president Hashim Thaci

War crimes allegations against the KLA first surfaced in the 2011 Council of Europe rights agency report that accused guerrillas of killing civilian Serbs and ethnic Albanian political opponents.

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci attends a ceremony of security forces a day before parliament's vote on whether to form a national army, in Pristina, Kosovo, December 13, 2018.

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.