UNMIK Headlines 1 June
• Thaçi: Religion should unite people (Epoka e Re)
• Ebadi: Educate women to combat extremism (Zeri)
• Selimi writes to NYT regarding ISIS story (Telegrafi)
• Visa liberalisation postponed after summer (Zeri)
• Plan for revitalisation of Brezovica ski resort fails (Kosova Sot)
• Indictment filed for former president of Court of Appeals, Mekaj (dailies)
• Albanian youth attack Serb in Mitrovica South (Kosovapress)
The World Reaps What the Saudis Sow (New York Times/Gazeta Express)
By New York Times Editorial Board Saudi Arabia has frustrated American policy makers for years. Ostensibly a critical ally, sheltered from its enemies by American arms and aid, the kingdom has spent untold millions promoting Wahhabism, the radical form of Sunni Islam that inspired the 9/11 hijackers and that now inflames the Islamic State. The […]
Read More →Kosovo not at risk from terrorist attacks (Indeksonline/RFE)
Security mechanisms in Kosovo say that Kosovo is not currently at risk from possible terrorist attacks. Daut Hoxha, Kosovo Police (KP) spokesperson, told Radio Free Europe that KP has undertaken the necessary measures to prevent such occurrences. However, according to him, radicalism, extremism and organized criminal groups pose a potential threat to Kosovo society. “Concrete […]
Read More →How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISIS (NYT)
Every Friday, just yards from a statue of Bill Clinton with arm aloft in a cheery wave, hundreds of young bearded men make a show of kneeling to pray on the sidewalk outside an improvised mosque in a former furniture store. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/world/europe/how-the-saudis-turned-kosovo-into-fertile-ground-for-isis.html
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 21 May
• Constitutional Court decides in favour of Deçan/Dečani Monastery (Koha)
• Deçan/Dečan historians announce protests in front of Constitutional Court (Koha)
• Haliti: Demarcation issue must be solved, visa liberalisation can wait (RTK)
• Abrashi: Draft-law on Armed Forces to be sent to Assembly soon (media)
• Hyseni: Interpol to decide on Kosovo’s membership in June (TV21)
• EU ministers discuss visa liberalisation for Kosovo and other countries (dailies)
• Kosovo imam jailed for ten years for aiding Islamic State (dailies)
UNMIK Headlines 17 May
• SRSG Tanin explains why UNMIK needs to remain in Kosovo (Insajderi)
• Citaku at UNSC: Do not compare us to ISIS (dailies)
• Hahn brings together government and opposition leaders (Koha)
• EU insists on rule of law in Kosovo (Koha)
• Lunacek not sure when Kosovo will get visa liberalization (Kosova Sot)
• Thaci: Commission for establishing Association/Community (Kosova Sot)
• Fajon: Kosovo will win in the European Parliament (Zeri/Kosovapress)
• PDK, AAK prepare for post-election coalition (Zeri)
• Mustafa: SAA entering into force, a new development chapter (Epoka)
• Prime Minister Mustafa criticizes Maric (Lajmi)
Albania and Kosovo: A ‘New Front’ For Jihadists (AFP)
Three years ago, Albert and Yassin left their homes in Kosovo and Albania to wage jihad in Syria. Now they’re back, swelling the ranks of jihadists in a region the Islamic State has called a “new front” in Europe. Yassin, 30, who now works as a halal butcher in a downtrodden suburb of Albania’s capital […]
Read More →Kosovo Jails ISIS Facebook Propagandist (Balkan Insight)
A Kosovo court has jailed an ISIS propagandist for seven months for engaging in propaganda for ISIS through his Facebook profile. The court said Samet Imishti from the town of Hani i Elezit had also been fined 800 euros. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-jails-isis-facebook-propagandist-04-12-2016
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 18 March
• PM Mustafa meets Mogherini in Brussels (dailies)
• Prince Charles to visit Kosovo today (Zeri)
• EULEX accuses Minister Kuci of interfering in judiciary (dailies)
• Collaku: We will not allow new visa liberalization requirements (Koha Ditore)
• Government condemns burning of vehicles (Zeri)
• Minxhozi: Abazi’s deportation made us feel bad (Zeri/Kosovapress)
• Opposition ignores calls to discuss border demarcation (Kosovapress)
• Hyseni: We do not allow destabilization of the country (Epoka e Re)
• Rizvanolli, Lavdrim Muhaxheri’s associate (Zeri)
Kosovo Police Arrest Two For Recruiting Islamic State Fighters (RFE/RL)
Kosovo police said on March 16 that they arrested two men charged with recruiting and providing funding to fighters for the Islamic State (IS) group. http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-police-arrest-two-recruiting-islamic-state-fighters/27618174.html
Read More →Police arrest person suspected of funding Kosovar recruits for ISIS (Insajderi/Koha)
Pristina-based Insajderi news site reports that Kosovo Police arrested a businessman this morning from Peja/Pec, Fatos Rizvanolli, a key suspect who is believed to have funded the travel expenses of Kosovar recruits for ISIS. Police issued a communiqué saying that it has also conducted raids in Rizvanolli’s businesses and properties in Pristina and Peja. Koha […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 11 March
• Haradinaj: Opposition will not be part of illegitimate Assembly (Epoka e Re)
• Limaj: We have to boycott the Assembly (Koha)
• National Program for SAA endorsed (Epoka e Re)
• Kosovo welcomes the visa assessment mission (Epoka e Re)
• Serbs in the north urge Belgrade to organise elections in Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo court sentences former ISIS member to three years in prison (Koha)
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