• Osmani: Kosovo in Board of Peace paves way for new recognitions (Klan)
• Board of Peace: Kosovo pledges to send troops to Gaza (Kallxo)
• Trump: Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan sending troops to Gaza stabilization force (Times of Israel)
• Hamza about Board of Peace: We support the initiative unconditionally (RTV21)
• Kurti highlights two priority laws of the government (RFE)
• Suspect for murder of Bosniak activist in 2010 in Leposavic arrested (media)
• Serbian List leader Zlatan Elek resigns post of MP (Express)
• Kosovo Catholics and Muslims mark Ash Wednesday and Ramadan in one week (AP)
• BIRN and Internews Kosova win legal battle against Kosovo’s AIP (PI)

Osmani: Kosovo in Board of Peace paves way for new recognitions (Klan)

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, in an interview with Klan Kosova on Thursday, said that Kosovo’s participation in the Board of Peace has paved the way for new important recognitions for Kosovo. “We are blessed, both Kosovo and Albania, to be in the Board of Peace together, as the only countries from the Western Balkans, which means that our two countries are rising to the highest level of international representation and this is done thanks to trust from the United States. In general, it is a good opportunity to discuss with many other allied countries how to move forward, and all this is happening within the Board of Peace,” she said.

Osmani also said that “participation in the Board of Peace, as in the first time I was in Davos, and now in Washington, has opened important avenues with different countries, including with non-recognizing countries. This has truly raised the Republic of Kosovo to a new level in terms of representation in the international arena”.

Board of Peace: Kosovo commits to send troops to Gaza (Kallxo)

The commander of the International Stabilization Force for Gaza said on Thursday during the meeting of the Board of Peace that Kosovo is among those that have committed to send troops to the international force. “The first five countries have engaged troops to serve in the International Stabilization Force – Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania. Two countries have committed to train the police – Egypt and Indonesia,” Major General Jasper Jeffers said.

Trump: Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan sending troops to Gaza stabilization force (Times of Israel)

US President Donald Trump announces that Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan have all committed troops and police to the International Stabilization Force tasked with securing postwar Gaza. “Egypt and Jordan are providing very substantial help, troops, training and support for a very trustworthy Palestinian police force,” Trump adds.

Countries that have expressed interest in joining the ISF have stressed that they only want their troops to engage in more modest peacekeeping missions, such as securing borders and humanitarian aid, as opposed to enforcement operations that could require combating Hamas and other armed groups in order to take away their weapons.

Hamza about Board of Peace: We support the initiative unconditionally (RTV21)

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) leader Bedri Hamza, in an interview with RTV21, said that the PDK will support Kosovo’s pledge to the Board of Peace whenever it is sent to the Kosovo Assembly for ratification. “The PDK will always support Kosovo’s participation where the US is involved. We see this as exceptionally positive and Kosovo will certainly give its contribution at the Board, depending on what is required of Kosovo and what its capacities are. We support this unconditionally,” he said.

Kurti highlights two priority laws of the government (RFE)

The Kosovo government adopted a two-year legislation program which includes two important laws, the law on the state bureau for the confiscation of unjustifiable wealth and the law on ceiling prices. Addressing the government meeting, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the two laws will be a priority in the next two years. “We will continue to decisively bring forward clear and qualitative laws in the service of the people and the rule of law,” he said.

Radio Free Europe notes that this is Kurti’s new effort to empower the laws after the Constitutional Court had ruled against both draft laws in the previous mandate of the government.

Trade and Industry Minister Mimoza Kusari-Lila later announced that she has signed the procedure on the draft law for provisional measures on basic products in case of economic crisis (the law on ceiling prices). She said the draft law provides the legal framework for quick and fair intervention when Kosovo is faced with unexpected increase in prices, lack of basic products and supply problems. “The goal is not arbitrary intervention in the market, but rather to protect the citizens from abuse and speculation in times of crisis. The measures are provisional, proportional and focused on safeguarding economic stability,” she said.

Suspect for murder of Bosniak activist in 2010 in Leposavic arrested (media)

Most news websites report that the deputy speaker of the Kosovo Assembly from the Bosniak community, said in a Facebook post that the suspect for the killing of Bosniak activist Sefko Salkovic in Leposavic in 2010 has been arrested.

“16 years after the crime, a person (Jugoslav Petrovic) suspected of killing Sefko Salkovic and wounding his colleague has been arrested. This step marks an important and positive step that the state of Kosovo, despite numerous political and security obstacles, does not forget the victims of criminal structures and that there is institutional readiness to shed light on even the most difficult cases,” Rexhepi said.

Serbian List leader Zlatan Elek resigns post of MP (Express)

Kosovo Assembly Speaker Albulena Haxhiu said today that Serbian List leader Zlatan Elek has resigned the post of MP, and has been replaced by another candidate from this party, Branislav Nikolic.

Kosovo Catholics and Muslims mark Ash Wednesday and Ramadan in one week (AP)

Kosovo ‘s religious diversity came to light this week as the Balkan nation’s Christian and Muslim communities both embarked on a traditional period of fasting and spiritual reflection.

This year marks a rare occasion when the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Catholics’ Ash Wednesday coincided, encouraging tolerance and understanding between different religions.

Kosovo, a young nation of 2 million people, is more than 90% Muslim and is still reeling from a war in 1998-99 it waged for independence from predominantly Orthodox Christian Serbia. Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian authorities have pledged to promote religious and ethnic tolerance following the conflict that killed 13,000 people.

On Wednesday evening, Catholics in Kosovo’s capital Pristina gathered at the city’s Mother Teresa Cathedral where worshippers had their forehead marked with ashes in a symbol of repentance for sins and humility.

To Catholics, the day marks the start of the 40-day Lent period of penance, solemn reflection and fasting before Easter. The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, similarly marking a period of increased worship before the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, started in Kosovo on Thursday.

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BIRN and Internews Kosova win legal battle against Kosovo’s AIP (PI)

The Prishtina Basic court has ruled in favor of BIRN and Internews Kosova, overturning the Kosovo Privacy and Information Agency’s order demanding the removal of content about a person wanted by the police.

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, and Internews Kosova have won a legal case against the Kosovo Privacy and Information Agency, AIP, after the agency ordered their joint publication, KALLXO.com, to remove parts of an article concerning a person wanted by the police.

On January 23, 2026, the Prishtina Basic Court annulled AIP’s decision and approved BIRN’s lawsuit, stating that the public’s right to information takes precedence over an individual’s privacy in this particular case. 

The court ruled in favor of BIRN, stating that AIP had denied them the right to respond before issuing its order.

The dispute began on September 25, 2020, when KALLXO.com reported on a police notice identifying an individual with the initials P.O. as wanted on criminal charges.  P.O. requested the removal of parts of the content in the news article, claiming the charges had been dropped. 

When contacted by KALLXO.com, P.O. was asked to provide evidence of judicial or legal rehabilitation, which he did not submit.

P.O. then filed a complaint with AIP on October 5, 2023. A few months later, on January 22, 2024, AIP ordered the removal of the content without granting KALLXO.com the right to respond.

BIRN and Internews Kosova challenged the decision in court, arguing that AIP’s decision was unclear and incomprehensible, because it did not clearly state exactly what was required of KALLXO.com to comply with the order..

On January 24, 2024, following a notification by the Kosovo Police that the individual with the initials P.O. was no longer wanted, which was provided to KALLXO.com by AIP via its decision, KALLXO.com updated the article, revising the photograph, the first and last name of the individual, and the content.