Bosnia

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention

Ratko Mladic, one of the most notorious figures of the Bosnian war, has died in a UN detention center in The Hague while serving a life sentence.

Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993.
BOSNIAN SERB leader Milorad Dodik delivers a speech in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February 2025.

Sanctioning Dodik won't bring a Muslim apocalypse, just accountability for his crimes - opinion

Former President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, gestures during a parade as Bosnian Serbs celebrate their autonomous region's statehood day with a parade of special forces and armoured vehicles in, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 9, 2026.

Washington letter on Bosnia sparks fears of expanding foreign influence in Europe - opinion

PEOPLE WALK in the snow-covered Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower, as winter weather with snow and cold temperatures hits a large part of the country, in Paris, France, January 5, 2026.

Freezing weather across Europe causes flight cancellations, rail network disuption


Israeli sports: Maccabi Tel Aviv flying in Europe, Israel to face Iceland

The Israel Premier League was also back in action for the first time since the start of the war.

Dor Turgeman (left) and Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Zorya Luhansk 3-2 in Conference League play.

Bosnian, Palestinian Gaza evacuees arrive in Bosnia

After undergoing thorough medical check-ups at the Sarajevo airport, the evacuees reunited with their families and friends who were anxiously waiting for them.

 Palestinians holding Bosnian citizenship and their relatives arrive at Sarajevo after having been evacuated to Egypt from Gaza, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 20, 2023.

After a Muslim family saved them during the Holocaust, a Jewish family returned the favor

“I wanted to tell a story about Jews and Muslims coexisting peacefully and happily, and helping one another, which is the narrative that we don’t really hear,” Sabina Vajrača said.

 Sabina Vajraca Bosnian-American film director poses for a picture in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina June 13, 2022. Picture taken June 13, 2022.

The collapse of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a looming reality - opinion

The legacy of the Dayton Agreement, which was meant to be a beacon of hope for conflict resolution, now teeters on the brink of irrelevance. 

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken holds a news conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after their meeting in Washington, last month.

Israel falls to Bosnia, eliminated from Olympic qualifying

Israel just came up short against a tough squad with veteran NBA experience.

 Israel National Basketball Team faces off against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnian bodybuilder streams wife's murder on Instagram live

More than 12,000 people are believed to have tuned in to watch the live stream.

 Murderer, holding a knife, face to face with a terrified woman in a basement (illustrative).

Sarajevo Jews celebrate a second Purim. For centuries, they weren’t alone.

Purim is a story repeated all over the world. Not just the texts, but the reality of a powerful person trying to end Jews and Jews constant survival.

 EXPLAINING THE Sarajevo Haggadah in the Sarajevo Museum.

Bosnia’s Jewish community putting together archive for eventual museum

“Our idea is to write the history of the Jewish people in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Eli Tauber, who authored several books on Bosnian Jewish culture and history.

Eli Tauber walks through a Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 6, 2019.

EU member states agree to give Bosnia EU candidate status -diplomats

Bosnia will join the ranks of other nations seeking EU entry.

 A member of European Forces (EUFOR) stands in front of the Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Union flags during Change of Command Ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina March 28, 2017.

Bosnian Jews mourn Moris Albahari, one of Sarajevo’s last Ladino speakers

Moris Albahari, a Holocaust survivor, former partisan fighter and one of the last Ladino speakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s dwindling Jewish community, passed away at the age of 93 last month.

 Moris Albahari, shown in a documentary about his story called “Saved by Language,” was a pillar of Sarajevo's Jewish community.