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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

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)
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
Police enter the Iranian Embassy in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)
September 8, 2022, 6:10 pm
Albanian police force their way into Iranian Embassy as diplomats expelled
Officers enter compound shortly after last cars from Iranian mission leave, following order to depart country in 24 hours over cyberattack Tirana blames on Tehran
By LLAZAR SEMINI
A car enters the Iranian Embassy in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 7, 2022. (Franc Zhurda/AP)
September 8, 2022, 1:30 pm
Iranian diplomats leave Albania embassy after expulsion over cyberattack allegation
Amid bustle of last-minute activity, staff — given just 24 hours to leave the country — seen apparently burning documents before leaving premises
By LLAZAR SEMINI
A man takes part in the Summer School of the intelligence agencies AIVD and MIVD in Zoetermeer, on August 1, 2022. (Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP)
August 4, 2022, 8:35 pm
Pro-Iranian hackers likely behind cyberattack on Albania, say US analysts
Albanian government services were attacked after a group of Iranian dissidents attempted to hold a conference on Albanian soil in July
By LLAZAR SEMINI
Former US vice president Mike Pence pauses during his speech at the Iranian opposition headquarters in Albania, June 23, 2022. (AP/Franc Zhurda)
June 24, 2022, 8:01 am
Former US VP Pence denounces Iran, urges Biden not to renew nuclear deal
Addressing Iranian dissidents from the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq group in Albania, the ex-vice president calls Raisi ‘a brutal mass murderer,’ hails Trump’s decision to pull out of JCPOA
By LLAZAR SEMINI
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
Tova Moradi, 83, an Afghan Jewish woman who fled Kabul this month with her relatives with the assistance of an Israeli aid group, speaks to the Associated Press at a resort which is accommodated Afghan refugees in Golem, 45 kilometers west of the capital Tirana in Albania on Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)
October 29, 2021, 6:31 pm
The last, last Jew? Simentov relative flees Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Fearing for her safety, Tova Moradi, 83, escapes to Albania with family after getting help from IsraAid, office of President Herzog and two Israeli billionaires
By Ilan Ben Zion and LLAZAR SEMINI
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 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
Albin Kurti leader of Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in capital Pristina, Kosovo on February 14, 2021. (Visar Kryeziu/AP)
March 2, 2021, 8:42 am
Amid resistance from Turkey, Kosovo embassy may not be in Jerusalem
Turkish ambassador holds talks with Pristina’s PM-designate Albin Kurti following establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel, announcement of mission in capital
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
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
Israeli Ambassador in Albania Noah Gal Gendler speaks during the inauguration of a Holocaust memorial in Tirana, on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Xhulio Hajdari /Tirana City Hall via AP)
October 28, 2020, 11:22 pm
Muslim-majority Albania hosts first ever Balkan anti-Semitism forum
At online conference organized by US and Israeli groups, Albanian PM calls anti-Semitism ‘a threat to our own civilization’
By LLAZAR SEMINI
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during the inauguration of a memorial in Tirana, on July 9, 2020. (Xhulio Hajdari/Tirana City Hall via AP)
July 9, 2020, 8:51 pm
Albania, only country with more Jews after the Holocaust, inaugurates memorial
Tirana honors victims, and locals who protected Jews; country was occupied by Nazis, but none of its Jews were killed or handed over
By LLAZAR SEMINI
Emergency workers clear debris at a damaged building in Thumane, 34 kilometers northwest of capital Tirana, after an earthquake hit Albania, on November 26, 2019. (Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)
November 26, 2019, 12:12 pm
At least 14 dead, 600 injured as strong quake shakes Albania
Authorities say search and rescue operations underway after magnitude-6.4 temblor rattles towns northwest of capital Tirana
By LLAZAR SEMINI and VISAR KRYEZIU
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