Romania

Elbit Systems set to start delivery of drones to Romania after delays, threats of cancellation

The deal for seven unmanned aircraft systems was signed in 2022, with deliveries due to start in 2025.

Elbit System's Watchkeeper X drones, April 6, 2026.
Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.

Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

A Thor, a VTOL-UAV (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone is seen on display at the Elbit-Systems stand at the XPONENTIAL Europe autonomous systems and robotics trade fair on March 26, 2026 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Romania weighs cancelling drone contract with Israel's Elbit Systems

Photographer Edward Serotta takes a self-portrait in a hotel room during his efforts to document Romania in the 1980s.

Decades after Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer, their files have become a film


Béla Károlyi, coach of Nadia Comăneci and Mary Lou Retton, dies at 82

His legacy was overshadowed by controversies related to extreme training methods and his connection to the larry nassar scandal.

 Béla Károlyi.

Akiva Tuttle: Raised in Alaska, revealed in Romania, residing in Israel

After a lifetime odyssey of traveling from Alaska to Romania, to Wisconsin to Israel, Akiva Tuttle's journey to Judaism and aliyah is one for the ages.

 Akiva Tuttle with wife, Bonnie, in Acre.

Israeli and ex-Romanian MP arrested in Greece, claims he worked in Mossad - report

Next week there will be a hearing on Meir's case in the Rhodes court.

A man waves a Romanian national flag during a march in downtown Bucharest, Romania, October 20, 2013.

Israeli mining magnate Steinmetz awaits Greek court ruling on arrest warrant

A European arrest warrant has been issued against him on behalf of Romania on accusations related to participation in a criminal organization, a police official said on condition of anonymity.

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz leaves the courthouse after a verdict on corruption charges, in Geneva, Switzerland January 22, 2021.

'Voice for the Voiceless': State Comptroller Englman praises Israeli accountability reforms

Englman also tackled the use of auditing institutions to tackle fraudulent uses of artificial intelligence technology.

 Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller of Israel and President of The European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, giving a speech at the 160 year anniversary of the Romanian Court of Account, September 20, 2024.

Eligibility for Romanian citizenship: Are you eligible?

Check eligibility and understand how to obtain Romanian citizenship with Attorney Daniel Hershko, expert in Romanian citizenship expenses and European citizenship eligibility.

 How attractive it is so hard to obtain: Romanian citizenship - are you eligible

War beyond Ukraine? Romania, Latvia report Russian drones breach airspace

NATO member Romania shares a 650-km (400-mile) border with Ukraine and has had Russian drone fragments stray into its territory repeatedly over the past year.

 Latvian and Russian border signs are seen at the Latvia-Russia border near Lidumnieki, Latvia August 8, 2023.

Romanian police raid home of Andrew Tate, amid human trafficking probe

Police raided Andrew Tate's home as part of a new investigation into human trafficking and money laundering, adding to previous charges he faces.

 Andrew Tate is surrounded by media as he leaves the building that houses the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) in Bucharest, Romania, April 10, 2023/

WJRO to distribute millions of dollars to help Holocaust survivor evacuees

The funds are made available by the Caritatea Foundation in a partnership between the WJRO and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, and are administered by the Claims Conference. 

 An American $100 dollar bill.

Syrian man hurls Molotov cocktail at Israeli embassy in Romania

Police spokesperson Georgian Drăgan told Digi24 that the incident was not related to the IDF's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and instead was motivated by personal grievances. 

 Police officers stand guard near the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, April 6, 2022