Balkans

'Turning a new page': Israel to open first ever embassy in Slovenia

Sa’ar added that he has already instructed Foreign Ministry Director-General Eden Bar Tal to begin the process of establishing the new embassy and the selection process for an ambassador. 

Slovenian flag; illustrative.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with former Republic of Srpska president Milorad Dodik and current President AnaTrisic-Babic in Jerusalem, as Israel balances diplomatic outreach with growing global scrutiny over the participants and messaging of its antisemitism conference.

‘Israel of the Balkans’: Srpska fights like Israel for survival, Milorad Dodik tells 'Post'

MP RASHELA Mizrahi (third from left) stands alongside Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during the visit to the Knesset of the North Macedonian parliamentary delegation.

North Macedonia MP Rashela Mizrahi brings solidarity message to Israel during parliamentary visit

PEOPLE WALK in the snow-covered Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower, as winter weather with snow and cold temperatures hits a large part of the country, in Paris, France, January 5, 2026.

Freezing weather across Europe causes flight cancellations, rail network disuption


Israeli innovations welcomed at Belgrade Expo 2027 - opinion

The friendly relations between the Republic of Serbia and the State of Israel are reflected during the current tragic days of war.

 SERBIA’S PRESIDENT Aleksandar Vucic (front left) meets with an AIPAC delegation led by its president, Michael Tuchin.

Serbia shines through its president - opinion

Serbia is not interested in perpetuating conflicts. Instead, it focuses on international alliances and the prosperity of its own people.

 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia August 29, 2022.

One police officer killed, another injured in Kosovo 'terrorist action'

Tensions have run high in Kosovo, the former Serbian province, after clashes broke out in May between Serb protesters and authorities.

 People work as Kosovo police and US and EU troops stand by after one police officer was killed, another hurt in Kosovo gunfire, in Josevik, Kosovo September 24, 2023.

Rony Ish-Ran returns with the popular liturgical series Bakashot

Ish-Ran says the current series is partly designed to enlighten us about the various strains of piyutim (liturgical poems) that were once commonly recited across the Jewish world.

 BAKASHOT THE Moroccan tradition – Yagel Harosh

Why are the Balkans overlooked by Israelis as a travel destination?

TRAVEL ADVISOR: There is simply no reason that Belgrade cannot be elevated to the ranks of Prague and Budapest.

 PEOPLE VISIT the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade.

Serbia wants to normalize ties with Kosovo but will not sign any agreement

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti agreed to implement normalization steps at a meeting with EU officials.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks to the media, in Ohrid, North Macedonia, March 18, 2023.

Serbia, Kosovo reach agreement to implement EU-backed deal normalizing ties

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held separate meetings with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before a three-way session in North Macedonia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU Special Representative of Europe Miroslav Lajcak attend EU-sponsored talks in Brussels, Belgium, February 27, 2023.

How Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic stopped World War III - opinion

Shying away from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans.

 SHYING AWAY from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans, says the writer.

Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo - explainer

New tensions have erupted since December 10, when roadblocks erected by Serbs in Kosovo turned into violent encounters with the police.

 Members of the Italian Armed Forces, part of the NATO peacekeepers mission in Kosovo, stand guard, near a roadblock in Rudare, near the northern part of the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, December 27, 2022.

Serbia-Kosovo, Azerbaijan-Armenia: Threats to peace in Caucasus, Balkans - analysis

Russia's war in Ukraine has been a major war and gets a vast majority of coverage. However, the current tensions in Kosovo and in an area of the Caucasus called Nagorno-Karabakh also matter.

 Demonstrators hold flags during a rally in support of ethnic Serbs who are protesting against Pristina government actions in northern Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, December 12, 2022.