Balkans

His father used diplomacy, he conquered the world: How Alexander became the first great general

The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.

 Fragment of ancient Roman Alexander mosaic (c. 100 BC).
 Stamps issued by the Israel Post depicting a woman from Salonica.

Remembering the golden age of Jewish Salonica via stamps

 RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik during a meeting on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum earlier this month.

Hate and historical revisionism: Looking back on Dodik's interview with the 'Post' - opinion

 PRESIDENT OF Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik looks on as Bosnian Serbs protest against the UN resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in April.

Republika Srpska President Dodik to 'Post': Coexistence with Muslims is impossible - exclusive


Will the UN's Srebrenica vote thrust the Balkans into war once again? - opinion

Hence, by singling out Srebrenica while ignoring other horrors of the Bosnian conflict, the UN is implicitly suggesting that Serbs alone were perpetrators, and everyone else were victims.

 WHAT’S TO stop resolutions from targeting the leveling of Dresden by the Allies during World War II? Pictured: Queuing for one of the few trams spared from bomb damage, 1946.

'An affinity for Israel': The ongoing story of Serbo-Israeli relations

Since the modern inception of the idea of Jewish statehood and the birth of Zionism, the Serbs have always proposed the notion that the Jewish people should be their own masters with their own land.

 HONORARY CONSUL of Serbia Aleksandar Nikolic has helped develop blossoming diplomatic and trade ties between Israel and Serbia.

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.