Kosovo

Despite Kosovo’s continuous efforts – and its people’s sincere admiration for the Jewish state – Israel has so far refused to establish relations with the youngest country in Europe.

The World Jewish Congress welcomed the proscription on Thursday, stating the move is a “principled step in the critical quest for international peace and security.”

This year, Kosovo celebrated the 11th year of its independence from Serbia – following the unilateral declaration of 2008.

Many journalists who are committed to candid reporting in Kosovo and other Balkan countries feel unsafe, as it has become normal to be threatened and even physically attacked.

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci added that Kosovo would never vote against US interests.

The men had received orders to carry out the attack by an ISIS leader who was the self-declared "commander of Albanians in Syria and Iraq."

Police accuse Moshe Harel of seeking out people in need of kidney transplants and of luring donors to Kosovo from Turkey with the promise of up to €12,000 ($14,500) in payment.

Kosovo police arrested 19 people on suspicion that they had links with the Islamic State militant group and were planning attacks in Kosovo and neighboring Albania.

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] honored with a Kosovo stamp bearing his image.