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Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Laura Hasani, File)
April 17, 2026, 9:06 pm
Kosovo approves troop contribution for Gaza stabilization force
Parliament unanimously backs sending demining and security units to international force being put together; state says move mirrors NATO support it received after war with Serbia
By Zana Cimili
Illustrative: A Kosovo government official takes a self-photo during a signing ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, establishing diplomatic ties between Kosovo and Israel, February 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
June 18, 2024, 6:41 pm
Kosovo and Israel agree to implement visa-free travel from September
Kosovar foreign minister says move will further cooperation, economic development, and the implementation of joint initiatives
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI
A view of a statue honoring 23 Kosovo Albanians who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during World War II, after an inauguration in the capital Pristina, August 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Sylejman Kllokoqi)
August 24, 2023, 3:28 pm
Kosovo inaugurates ‘Wall of Honor’ for 23 Albanians who rescued Jews from Holocaust
Monument honors those who saved their Jewish neighbors from Nazis during World War II
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI
Anastasiia Minchukova attends a demining training near the town of Peja on April 25, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
April 28, 2022, 10:31 am
‘Not afraid’: Ukraine women learn to demine in Kosovo
Trainees anticipate ‘decades’ of clearing mines in their home country following Russian invasion
By Ismet Hajdari
People walk through a street in Mitrovica, Kosovo, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
February 10, 2022, 9:22 am
After criticism, Kosovo stops renovation of house linked to Nazi collaborator
Culture minister rejects Holocaust denial accusation; Jewish activist says project should go ahead but include exhibit on local Jews killed by the Nazis
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI
[Illustrative] Kosovo police officers wait at the Jarinje border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo, Kosovo, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)
April 18, 2021, 12:55 pm
German police raid call centers allegedly running Israel-linked investment scams
Police have arrested 23 suspects in Kosovo, Bulgaria and Berlin who allegedly operated fraudulent forex, CFD and crypto websites
By Simona Weinglass
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, right, unveils a sign that will be placed at the Kosovo embassy Jerusalem when it opens in the future, Jerusalem, February 1, 2021. (Courtesy)
March 31, 2021, 5:12 pm
Kosovo FM says country’s embassy staying in Jerusalem: ‘It’s a done deal’
Balkan nation has been under pressure from Turkey to reconsider location of its new mission in Israeli capital
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
Illustrative: A Kosovo government official takes a self-photo during a signing ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, establishing diplomatic ties between Kosovo and Israel, February 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
March 15, 2021, 11:07 pm
PA, Hamas condemn Kosovo for opening embassy in Jerusalem
Jordan, Turkey also speak out against first Muslim-majority territory to recognize city as Israel’s capital
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Kosovo police officer walks across a red carpet prior to a ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Kosovo and Israel formally have established diplomatic ties in a ceremony held digitally due to the pandemic lockdown. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
March 14, 2021, 4:41 pm
With diplomatic ties established, Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem
Country becomes first European and first Muslim-majority nation to establish embassy in the Israeli capital, following US and Guatemala
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
A Kosovo worker drags the red carpet next to Kosovo's and Israel's flags displayed during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Pristina on February 1, 2021 (Armend NIMANI / AFP)
February 2, 2021, 1:29 pm
Serbia ‘not happy’ with Israel’s recognition of Kosovo, says it will impact ties
Belgrade, which denies the statehood of former province, unhappy after investing ‘serious efforts’ in relations with Jerusalem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signs a joint declaration establishing ties with Kosovo during an official ceremony held over Zoom with his counterpart from Kosovo, Meliza Haradinaj Stublla, onscreen, at the Israeli Foreign Ministry headquarters in Jerusalem on February 1, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
February 1, 2021, 6:12 pm
Muslim-majority Kosovo forges ties with Israel; will open embassy in Jerusalem
First Muslim state to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; ceremony held via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions; Ashkenazi says Pristina’s mission likely to open in the spring
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Kosovo president Hashim Thaci addresses the nation as he announced his resignation to face war crimes charges in Kosovo capital Pristina on November 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
November 5, 2020, 5:57 pm
Kosovo’s president resigns to face war crimes charges
Hashim Thaci is accused by The Hague tribunal of murders as a guerrilla leader in 1990s war with Serbia
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
Kosovan and American flags wave in Pristina, Kosovo, June 29, 2020. (Ferdi Limani/ Getty Images via JTA)
September 14, 2020, 10:50 pm
Kosovo’s Jews cheer their Muslim-majority state’s new deal with Israel
Jerusalem’s former refusal to recognize Kosovo was met with incomprehension there; new winds of international acceptance give locals hope for better future
By Cnaan Liphshiz
US President Donald Trump listens to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speak during a signing ceremony with Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, in the Oval Office of the White House, September 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 14, 2020, 10:12 am
US praises Serbia for designating all of Hezbollah a terror group
Move by Belgrade said to be part of US-brokered deal with Kosovo; Pompeo says ‘dominoes are falling’ on Iran-backed Shiite Lebanese movement
By ToI Staff
Kosovars wave national flags as they wait to watch a military parade, during celebrations to mark the 11th anniversary of independence in Pristina, February 17, 2019.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 10, 2020, 1:57 pm
How Israel justifies sudden recognition of Kosovo that has riled Serbia
For 12 years, Jerusalem eschewed ties with Pristina to avoid endorsing a unilateral statehood bid. Now officials cite various reasons why Kosovo and Palestine are not similar
By Raphael Ahren
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