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.

|ByALEKSANDAR NIKOLIĆ, VLADIMIR MARINKOVIC
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

Thaci was convicted over the killing of 96 people, as well as the illegal detention of 385 people and torture of 303 during Kosovo’s 1990s conflict with Serbia.

|ByREUTERS
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

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

For Kosovars, Ukraine’s suffering was not something distant or abstract. We know what it means to watch civilians flee their homes. That history is one reason Kosovo embraced Ukraine so strongly.

|ByARBANA XHARRA

Israeli and Kosovan artists reflect on identity in Prishtina

JANUARY 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lilach Dekel-Avneri and Allex (Liat) Fassberg’s lecture-performance “History Now” in Kosovo

On this day: in 1950: Jerusalem becomes the capital of Israel

In 1950, Jerusalem became the capital of Israel. Now, other countries are slowly starting to recognize it as such.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the Machon Lev campus in Jerusalem, home to a number of the capital’s top start-ups, including AI-company Flycomm.

How Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic stopped World War III - opinion

Shying away from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByBOAZ TOPOROVSKY
SHYING AWAY from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans, says the writer.

Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo - explainer

New tensions have erupted since December 10, when roadblocks erected by Serbs in Kosovo turned into violent encounters with the police.

DECEMBER 27, 2022ByREUTERS
Members of the Italian Armed Forces, part of the NATO peacekeepers mission in Kosovo, stand guard, near a roadblock in Rudare, near the northern part of the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, December 27, 2022.

Serbia-Kosovo, Azerbaijan-Armenia: Threats to peace in Caucasus, Balkans - analysis

Russia's war in Ukraine has been a major war and gets a vast majority of coverage. However, the current tensions in Kosovo and in an area of the Caucasus called Nagorno-Karabakh also matter.

DECEMBER 26, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Demonstrators hold flags during a rally in support of ethnic Serbs who are protesting against Pristina government actions in northern Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, December 12, 2022.

Shots fired near NATO forces in northern Kosovo as tensions remain high - report

Ethnic Serbs have barricaded roads in northern Kosovo in protest against recent arrests for over two weeks.

DECEMBER 26, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Kosovo Serbs block the road near the village of Rudine, North Mitrovica, Kosovo December 13, 2022

Serbia asks to send forces into Kosovo, warns ‘fight is yet to come’

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti warns that "we will respond to aggression with all the power we have” as tensions rise with Serbia.

DECEMBER 11, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Kosovo Serbs block the road near the village of Rudine, North Mitrovica, Kosovo December 10, 2022

Increasing tensions in Kosovo threaten stability in the Balkans - analysis

Kosovo's decision to apply for EU membership soon and Russia’s interests in provoking tensions in the Balkans are coming together this winter.

DECEMBER 10, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the KFOR peacekeeping force patrol the area near the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia in Jarinje, Kosovo, October 2, 2021.

Serbs resign from official positions in northern Kosovo amid tensions

The resignations come as tensions rise around a law requiring Serbs in Kosovo to switch to the country's license plates.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Kosovo's Minister of Communities and Returns Goran Rakic and Igor Simic, a member of parliament of Kosovo, stand following local Serbs' decision to leave Kosovo institutions, in Zvecan, Kosovo, November 5, 2022.

Serbia raises combat readiness after drones spotted

The tensions come as Kosovo begins to implement a decision to replace Serbian license plates with Kosovo plates.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Kosovo ethnic Serbs pass through barricades near the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia in Jarinje, Kosovo, September 28, 2021.