Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey to build Balkans’ largest mosque in Tirana
Turkeyâs Directorate for Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has announced plans to build the largest mosque in the Balkans, in the Albanian capital Tirana, citing the low capacity in the cityâs sole existing mosque.
Bosnia Seeks Detention For Gibraltar Gang Suspects
Bosnia's state prosecutor has demanded a month's detention for nine people arrested on suspicion on gaining over 5 million euro from money laundering, evading taxes and fictional, falsified agreements.
Children’s movies and directors coming to Istanbul
More than 100 films from 28 countries will be shown at the third Universal Childrenâs Film Festival to be held between Oct. 27 and 31 in Istanbulâs Tuzla neighborhood.
Mladic Trial to Hear New Mass Grave Evidence
Hague Tribunal prosecutors have been granted permission to present new forensic evidence found at Tomasica, Bosnia’s biggest mass grave, in the war crimes case against Ratko Mladic.
Dodik Party Stakes Claim to Run Republika Srpska
Milorad Dodik says his governing Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, intends to form the next government in Bosnia's predominantly Serbian entity.
Unrest Returns to Birthplace of Bosnia Protests
Around 200 workers from some of the notoriously badly privatized companies in Tuzla - the place where the 2014 protests in Bosnia began - gathered in front of the cantonal government on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the so-called "experts" government of the canton under Bahrija Umihanic.
Rise on Jobless Rate Worries Montenegro
The unemployment rate in Montenegro has risen by a sixth consecutive month, and is now 2 per cent higher compared to the same period last year, the latest data show.
The Employment Bureau on Tuesday reported that the number of unemployed adults rose to 31,190 in September and to 32,670 this week.
OSCE condemns hacker attacks on media websites
OSCE condemns hacker attacks on media websites
VIENNA -- OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović has called on authorities in Albania, Bosnia and Serbia to investigate all hacker attacks on media websites.
The attacks "represent a clear danger to media freedom," a statement said on Tuesday.
Serbian Party Outlines Bosnian Coalition Plan
The main party representing Serbs in Bosnia, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, has called on the country's largest Bosniak party, the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, to start talks on forming a government.
Bulgarians Are Among People Who Hate Their Government
Bulgarians are among the peoples in the world who really hate their government.
According to the Global States Of Mind Gallup survey, 87% of Bulgarians disapprove of their leadership. This ranks the country second in the world after Bosnia and Herzegovina, where only 8% of the population approves the leadership.
Karadzic verdict could be turning point in BiH
Karadzic verdict could be turning point in BiH
Experts and officials said that the Karadzic verdict could help unify BiH.
Victims are hoping for a fair verdict in the recently-concluded trial of suspected war criminal Radovan Karadzic, which experts say could improve the relationship between the two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
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Dodik's party says coalition has majority
Dodik's party says coalition has majority
BANJA LUKA -- Vice-president of the SNSD Igor Radojičić has said that the ruling coalition has a majority to form a new government in the Serb entity (RS) of Bosnia.
Macedonia Offers Incentives to Tourists From Region
Macedonia on Tuesday said it was boosting subsidies for tour operators focusing on visitors from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia by 25 to 35 euro per tourist.
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Bosnia's Stricken SDP Promises Radical Shake-up
Leaders of Bosnia's Social Democratic Party, SDP, which suffered a debacle in the recent general elections, concluded at a leadership session that the party needs radical changes.
Zlatko Lagumdzija, the head of the SDP, who is widely blamed for the party's bad results and for the direction it took in its last four years in power, said a party congress would soon elect new leaders.
Montenegrin Serbs Allege Language Discrimination
The Serb organisations adopted a joint declaration in Podgorica on Saturday which urged Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia's Serb-led entity, Republika Srpska, to act to protect the Serbian language and the Cyrillic alphabet which they said was under threat in the country.
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