Protest from US after Kosovo closes Serbian offices | Kosovo
Kosovo authorities on Friday closed five parallel institutions that work with the Serb minority, a move that drew immediate criticism from the United States and could further escalate tensions with neighboring Serbia. Kosovo's Minister of Regional Administration, Elbert Krasniqi, confirmed the closure of five so-called parallel centres in the north, where most of the Serb […]
Trailblazing US skier Katherine ‘Kasha’ Rigby dies in Kosovo avalanche
American competitive skier and telemark skiing pioneer Katherine “Kasha” Rigby died Tuesday in an avalanche in Albania. She was 54 years old. Rigby was at a ski center in Brezovica, Kosovo, with her fiancé, Magnus Wolff Murray, when a small avalanche pushed her off the trail and into the trees at around 2:30 p.m. local […]
Ethnic tensions flare in Kosovo as Serbs petition to oust Albanian mayors
Serb residents of northern Kosovo signed a petition on Wednesday in hopes of securing enough funds to oust four ethnic Albanian mayors whose elections last year heightened tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. In the northern cities of Mitrovica and Leposavić, groups of people could be seen heading to sports halls and other places to sign […]
Serbia ‘deeply disappointed’ as Kosovo seeks purchase of US anti-tank missiles
The US ambassador to Serbia informed President Aleksandar Vučić on Thursday that the US had received Kosovo's request to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles, who expressed his “deep disappointment”. The U.S. State Department announced late Thursday that it had approved the potential sale of 246 missiles and related equipment to Kosovo for an estimated $75 million. […]
Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) – The Israeli national soccer team arrived in Kosovo on Friday amid tight security at the airport ahead of the postponed European Championship qualifiers. The team’s two buses, accompanied by several police vehicles and armed officers, left the airport. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators set fire to and stomp on Israeli flags at New York […]
EU warns Serbia and Kosovo to make peace or suffer the consequences
Serbia and Kosovo’s ambitions to join the European Union could be in serious jeopardy if their historic rivals refuse to normalize relations. European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promotes the EU’s 6 billion euro (about $6.3 billion) economic plan for the Western Balkans as part of plans to integrate the troubled region into […]
Kosovo Asks for NATO Peacekeeper Force Buildup on Border with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) – Kosovo’s prime minister on Wednesday told North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led peacekeeping forces that Serbia and requested that the United States strengthen its presence on the northern border. Prime Minister Albin Kurti told the new commander of Kosovo’s armed forces, Major General Ozgan Urtas: “Such a strengthened presence is necessary to […]
Kosovo accuses Serbia of plotting recent terror attack, stoking fears of new Balkan conflict
Kosovo displays weapons seized after recent siege Kosovo on Monday (September 25) called on Serbia to hand over all those involved in a gunfight between Kosovo police and Serb armed groups that left four people dead in the country’s restive north. . (Reuters) Explosive new evidence from Kosovo alleging that Serbia’s president knew about a […]
Serbian President Denies Military Buildup on Border with Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Serbia’s president on Sunday denied U.S. and other reports about a military buildup along the Kosovo border, calling it a “campaign of lies” against his country following a shootout that left four people dead a week ago. He complained that this was being done. And he stoked tensions in the volatile […]
Tensions rise amid claims of Russia, Serbia interference in Kosovo following recent bloodshed
Kosovo displays weapons seized after recent siege Kosovo on Monday (September 25) called on Serbia to hand over all those involved in a gunfight between Kosovo police and Serb armed groups that left four people dead in the country’s restive north. . (Reuters) Last Sunday, a terrorist attack hit a small village in northern Kosovo, […]
