Sarajevo prepares to remember
The people Sarajevo are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war with a visual reminder of the lives lost in the longest siege in […]
Bosnian pilgrim walking to Mecca reaches Turkey
AFP | Mar 05,2012 | JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Bosnian Muslim Senad Hadzic, who left home in December to walk to Mecca for the Hajj, on Monday told AFP he […]
Bosniak stand up for humanitarian aid of former enemy ‘Serbs’
They were bitter enemies on opposite sides of the front line during the horrors of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. Now, one side is bailing out the other in an act of once-unimaginable generosity. In 2010, soldiers above 35 years old were forced to retire as Bosnia tried to rejuvenate its […]
Angelina Jolie inflames new ethnic emotions in Bosnia with her debut as film director
Angelina Jolie has aroused praise and criticism in Bosnia with her first film as a director, a story of love and war set during the bloody Balkans conflict. She is […]
Bosnian war victims praise Angelina Jolie’s movie
Bosnian war victims’ associations call Jolie’s movie an objective, sincere portrayal of the conflict Source: Gulf News AP Sarajevo: Bosnian war victims’ associations on Friday hailed Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, […]
Al-Maliki : American Intervention Kept Us From Getting Nine Votes in Security Counci
Palestine News Network: Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Riyad al-Maliki said on Thurdsday that American intervention had stopped the Palestinian application for statehood from getting nine votes in the UN Security Council and that he would not pursue a vote on Friday. Al-Maliki told the London-based newspaper Al-Hayat, “We were not […]
Palestinians struggle for a ninth vote at UNSC
RAMALLAH (AFP) – Jordan Times. The Palestinians have secured eight Security Council yes votes for their UN membership bid, just one short of the nine they need, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Ramallah, Riyad Al Malki said he had received assurances from two additional […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he does not expect any backlash from the United States if the Palestinians continue to push for statehood. Speaking to reporters in Sarajevo Tuesday, Abbas said if the U.S. vetoes the bid at the United Nations Security Council in September, Palestinians […]
Dutch state ‘responsible for three Srebrenica deaths’
A court in the Netherlands has ruled the Dutch state was responsible for the deaths of three Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia. The Dutch were in charge of the UN “safe area” in July 1995 when Bosnian Serb forces overran it and killed 8,000 Bosnian Muslim […]