"Israel" has sought closer ties with Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, and Montenegro—countries with significant Muslim populations—raising questions about the motivations behind these initiatives during Israeli war on Gaza.

As Kosovo reels from a week of violent unrest that injured dozens of people, NATO deployed a Turkish commando battalion to help restore order in the troubled Balkan country.

From the first moments of the Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the eyes of the world turned towards the European continent, especially the western Balkans.

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia are escalating further after Kosovo police closed the Merdare crossing, the largest border crossing with neighboring Serbia.

Serbia is awaiting the final decision of the European Union on sanctions on the transport of Russian oil through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).