Bosnia

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.

People pass near a banner depicting former Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci and former parliament speaker Kadri Veseli, in Skenderaj, Kosovo September 15, 2026.
GROWING TIES: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Galit Peleg, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, and Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, last week.

Israel’s survival story inspires vision for Republika Srpska’s future, Milorad Dodik tells 'Post'

 1: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Galit Peleg, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli and Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, September 3, 2026.

Israel opens first Chamber of Commerce office in Republika Srpska, Bosnia

Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993.

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention


Landmark Bosnia museum, home of medieval Haggadah, to re-open after 3-year closure

The National Museum in Sarajevo harbors the Sarajevo Haggadah, the 14th century Jewish book of Passover rites seen as one of the oldest Sephardic Haggadahs.

Bosnia's National Museum in Sarajevo

The Srebrenica massacre must be recognized as a genocide

Approximately 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys between the ages of 12 and 77 were murdered at the hands of paramilitary Christian Bosnian-Serbian thugs.

A woman stands in front of the Memorial Center during a reburial ceremony of 136 newly identified victims in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

WATCH: Bosnians in Vienna turn anti-Semitic, shout 'Kill, kill the Jews'

The visiting fans' pro-Palestinian protest in Vienna's central square quickly turned anti-Semitic.

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Bosnia expels alleged Iranian spies

Back and forth over removal of Iranian diplomats; report asserts they had contact with Bosnian Wahhabist leader.

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Court: Extradite Serb-Israeli wanted for genocide

Alexander Zvtkovic is suspected of involvement in killing up to 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in "Srebrenica massacre."

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A tale of two ‘wilayets’

One can only conjecture Iranian plans and achievements in the Balkans, but the size of Iran’s embassy in Sarajevo testifies to the importance Iran places on Bosnia.

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UN rights chief: Syria must not become new Bosnia

"It should not take something as drastic as Srebrenica to shake the world into taking serious action," Navi Pillay tells reporters.

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Turkey condemns UN inaction; Syria crisis deepens

Erdogan says Security Council inherently unjust because one or two nations can block intervention in humanitarian crises.

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Serbia: Lost and found

Fundamentally Freund: During the 1990s, many American Jews rallied behind Bosnia and Kosovo, in effect viewing Serbia as a lost cause.

St. Sava cathedral in Belgrade, Karadjordje Petrovic statue

Recalling Srebrenica, Ban urges action on Syria

"Without unity, there will be more bloodshed. Without unity, more innocents will die," UN chief says.

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