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

Kosovo applies to join Council of Europe, sparking outrage from Serbia

Belgrade called the announcement a violation of the Washington Agreement and UNSC resolution 1244.

MAY 12, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
People are pictured through Kosovo flag as they take part in celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence in Pristina, Kosovo February 17, 2018

Russian-Ukrainian war could spill over into the Balkans, Kosovo FM warns

"We have no illusions about what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants to achieve in Ukraine," Gërvalla-Schwarz said

MAY 10, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
At the reception in israel, May 10, 2022.

Kosovo, Israel ink cooperation deal a year after Jerusalem embassy opens

The ministers signed agreements in the areas of culture, education, science and film coproduction.

MAY 9, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
The flags of Israel, Kosovo and the US are seen on a desk during a virtual ceremony to sign an agreement establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Kosovo in the Israeli foreign ministry in Jerusalem February 1, 2021

Frej visits Kosovar children in Israel getting life-saving treatment

The two children, Anisa and Florim, were both born with a congenital heart disease that can't be treated in Kosovo.

APRIL 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej meeting Anisa and Florim, two children who were brought from Kosovo to Israel by Save a Child's Heart to undergo life-saving cardiac care at Wolfson Hospital.

In first for an Israeli minister, Esawi Frej visits Kosovo

Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej will meet with a series of senior officials in Kosovo, including the prime minister and foreign minister.

APRIL 12, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej visiting Kosovo, April 12, 2022.

EU and UN halt funding for Kosovo project honoring Albanian Nazi collaborator

The decision follows protests by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

FEBRUARY 12, 2022ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
The former home of the late Albanian Nazi collaborator Xhafer Deva in Mitrovica, Kosovo.

Renovation of Nazi ally's Kosovo house causes ire

Germany's ambassador to Kosovo, Joren Rohde, said he was very concerned about the restoration.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022ByREUTERS
A MAN holds a Kosovo flag

Colombia to open Jerusalem trade office in nod to Israel's sovereignty

Office opening is seen as a partial victory for the campaign to push international recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

NOVEMBER 7, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Ivan Duque Marquez, President of Colombia, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, 7 November 2021.

Kosovo Ambassador makes first official visit to Holon Technology Institute

During her visit to the Holon Institute of Technology, Kosovo Ambassador to Israel Ines Demiri said that the people of Kosovo thank Israel for its recognition of the county's independence.

JULY 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's Ambassador to North Macedonia Dan Oryan with Kosovo's Ambassador to Israel Ines Demiri, visit the Holon Institute of Techonlogy.

Kurti’s momentous opportunity to transform Kosovo

Kosovo’s PM stands an excellent chance to make country a model of progressive democracy, advanced economy, and social equality that no other Balkan state can rival. Will he and what would it take?

JULY 10, 2021ByALON BEN-MEIR
KOSOVO’S PRIME MINISTER Albin Kurti arrives for a meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, in April.