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Serbian police seize five tons of marijuana, assault rifles, rocket launcher

Cannabis production remains illegal in Serbia. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said the investigation would ascertain the origin of the cannabis.

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ACTING PRIME Minister of Kosovo and Levizja Vetevendosje (Movement for Self-Determination) party leader Albin Kurti speaks to his supporters during the last election campaign rally in Pristina, Kosovo December 27, 2025.

Kosovo to hold election in bid to end year-long political impasse

 Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa.

United Arab Emirates named as Elbit's mystery $2.3 billion customer - report

A Bosnian special forces soldier returns fire in downtown Sarajevo as he and civilians come under fire from Serbian snipers, April 6, 1992.

Journalist uncovers alleged Italian 'sniper safaris' during Sarajevo siege - report


Grapevine: Nov. 17, 2024: An early start

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 WEARING T-SHIRTS featuring the portrait of hostage Alon Ohel are, from left, Thelma Rosen, Avivit Bar-Ilan, and Ahi Rosen.

Hostage situation Herzog's key priority on arrival in Serbia

The presidents also discussed the rising tide of antisemitism across Europe, a scourge that Vucic said was reprehensible.

President Herzog with President of Serbia Avucic

Herzog to visit Serbia and Albania

Because the Israel-Hamas war has impacted the President's travel schedule over the past year, Herzog is scheduled to set off for visits to Serbia and Albania tomorrow.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Man linked to attack on Israeli embassy in Serbia killed by police

The man, Senad Ramovic, had apparently opened fire on the officers first.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Germany should express remorse over the crimes committed against Serbs - opinion

The UN's Srebrenica resolution has sparked debate over selective historical justice, particularly Germany's role in WWII-era atrocities against Serbs.

 A MEMORIAL stands at the former site of the Crveni Krst concentration camp in Nis, Serbia.

Serbia looks to reset ties with US, Israel with first Jewish FM Marko Djuric - interview

Djuric quoted in Hebrew what he describes as an old Jewish proverb and that translates in English to “You are only confined by the walls you build yourself.”

 JEWISH SERB Marko Djuric, previously Serbia’s ambassador to Washington, was appointed the country’s new foreign minister in May.

Sunken Nazi explosives-filled warship recovered after 80 years underwater

In the coming months, Serbia plans to remove 80 more sunken ships.

A figurehead recovered from the stern of sunken Nazi pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee is lifted off a salvage boat onto a dock in the naval port of Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital, February 10, 2006. The figurehead was recovered by the ongoing Graf Spee Project, a group working to recover the e

Serbian police officer shot dead, minister blames Kosovo

The two Balkan nations have fractious ties, punctuated by occasional flare-ups of violence, with Serbia refusing to recognize the independence of its former province.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Suspected Islamist shoots guard at Israeli embassy in Serbia in neck with arrow, shot dead

The gendarmerie officer reacted immediately, took out his gun, and as best he could until he fell, fired several shots at the attacker.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Serbia’s Nikola Djurisic, who has Israel connection, sees pre-NBA draft stock soar

While there will be no Israelis picked in this draft for the fourth year in a row since Deni Avdija was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth pick of the 2020 Draft.

 SERBIAN SWINGMAN Nikola Djurisic – who spent a year in Israel when he was a baby – is hoping to be picked in the first round of tonight’s NBA Draft.