Romania

Gravestones toppled in Romanian Jewish cemetery where Gantz's family is buried

Police were reportedly notified of the incident on Sunday morning and later said they treat such acts with the "utmost seriousness."

Tomb stones of Jewish soldiers fallen during the WWI on the side of the Romanian Army, witness the once large Jewish comunity of Iasi, on February 2, 2024 at the Jewish Cemetary in Iasi, eastern Romania.
Elbit System's Watchkeeper X drones, April 6, 2026.

Elbit Systems set to start delivery of drones to Romania after delays, threats of cancellation

Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.

Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

A Thor, a VTOL-UAV (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone is seen on display at the Elbit-Systems stand at the XPONENTIAL Europe autonomous systems and robotics trade fair on March 26, 2026 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Romania weighs cancelling drone contract with Israel's Elbit Systems


Decades after Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer, their files have become a film

“Plan contraplan/Shot Reverse Shot,” which premiered at the Berlinale international film festival, features photojournalist Edward Serotta’s reminiscences about Romania in the 1980s.

Photographer Edward Serotta takes a self-portrait in a hotel room during his efforts to document Romania in the 1980s.

Canine remains discovered in Bulgaria show dog meat may have been Iron Age delicacy - study

The Greeks, as well as the Thracians, who lived in what is now modern-day Bulgaria, are believed by researchers to have consumed dog meat. 

Dog skull found during an archaeological excavation.

Majority of European MPs view Israel positively, call for cooperation, survey finds - exclusive

MPs from Romania, Italy, and Germany reported particularly favorable views of their countries’ relations with Israel. In contrast, markedly smaller shares of MPs from Ireland, Spain, and Turkey.

European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

Six migrants killed in crash during police pursuit in Bulgaria, media says

Six migrants died, and four people were injured after a Romanian-registered Skoda was carrying 10 people when it failed to stop for a check and sought to evade capture, Commissioner told bTV

Romanian border police are pictured at the Romanian-Bulgarian customs point in Giurgiu, as Romania and Bulgaria both join the Schengen bloc, Romania, December 31, 2024.

Two killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block

The blast broke windows at a nearby high school, injuring 12 other people. It also completely collapsed two floors and affected others below, local media said.

Firefighters operate at the site of an explosion at an apartment block, in Bucharest, Romania, October 17, 2025.

Romania aims to buy Abrams tanks in $7 bln deal

Romania, which shares a 650-km (400 mile) border with Ukraine, is host to a US ballistic missile defense system and a permanent NATO alliance battle group.

Polish Abrams tank fires as Polish forces with NATO soldiers hold 'Iron Defender' military exercises, at a military range in Wierzbiny near Orzysz, Poland, September17, 2025

AnimaWings to launch Tel Aviv–Bucharest flights from October 5

The Romanian airline will operate three weekly flights to Bucharest out of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

An AnigmaWings aircraft

‘More visible and credible,’ NATO debuts eastern sentry after Russian drone incursions

In response to the Russian incursion, NATO launched Operation Eastern Sentry, a framework that allows commanders to move fighters, sensors, and ground-based air defenses.

 Norway's Air Force F-16 fighters (R) and Italy's Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters patrol over the Baltics during a NATO air policing mission from Zokniai air base near Siauliai, Lithuania, May 20, 2015.

Metal detectorist discovers an 3,400-year-old treasure in Romania

121 Bronze Age gold artifacts from Cluj County include unique ring design with no known parallels in Romanian archaeological record.

Illustration of a metal detectorist.

After a contentious election, Romania’s few Jews remain on guard against antisemitism

Romanian Jews discuss antisemitism and anti-Zionism after the October 7 Massacre and the Israel-Hamas War.

The synagogue in Sighisoara, Romania, serves a town that no longer has any Jews.