Serbia

Vucic's mission: Can Serbia's longtime leader secure new mandate? - analysis

Former president Aleksandar Vucic is banking on economic modernization, political stability, and an independent foreign policy that has strengthened relations with the US, Israel, and the UAE.

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic delivers a speech at the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) final campaign rally ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Serbia on October 22, 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Israel's players (L) and the Republic of Ireland's players (R) stand alongside the officials for the national anthems ahead of the UEFA Nations League Group B3 football match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola on October 4, 2026.

UEFA opens probe into alleged misconduct during Ireland-Israel soccer match

ISRAEL'S DOR PERETZ celebrates with teammates after scoring the blue-and-white’s lone goal in a 1-1 Nations League draw with Ireland in Backa Topola, Serbia.

Blue-and-white earns point against Ireland, but relegation battle looms

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, who resigned and was taken into custody of a war crimes tribunal, appears for the first time before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, Netherlands November 9, 2020.

The Thaci verdict exposes the West’s unresolved Kosovo double standard - opinion


Amnesty: Serbia used Israeli spyware to hack phones of activists, journalists

In two cases, software provided by Israeli surveillance company Cellebrite DI Ltd CLBT.O was used to unlock phones prior to infection, the report said.

 System hacking warning message appears on laptop.

Israel must not engage with those who endanger Jews - opinion

Despite Serbia's support for Israel, officials who legitimize Hitler – like Serbian Deputy PM Vulin – should be shunned by Israel, even if they represent friendly nations.

St. Sava cathedral in Belgrade, Karadjordje Petrovic statue

Grapevine: Nov. 17, 2024: An early start

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 WEARING T-SHIRTS featuring the portrait of hostage Alon Ohel are, from left, Thelma Rosen, Avivit Bar-Ilan, and Ahi Rosen.

Hostage situation Herzog's key priority on arrival in Serbia

The presidents also discussed the rising tide of antisemitism across Europe, a scourge that Vucic said was reprehensible.

President Herzog with President of Serbia Avucic

Herzog to visit Serbia and Albania

Because the Israel-Hamas war has impacted the President's travel schedule over the past year, Herzog is scheduled to set off for visits to Serbia and Albania tomorrow.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Man linked to attack on Israeli embassy in Serbia killed by police

The man, Senad Ramovic, had apparently opened fire on the officers first.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Germany should express remorse over the crimes committed against Serbs - opinion

The UN's Srebrenica resolution has sparked debate over selective historical justice, particularly Germany's role in WWII-era atrocities against Serbs.

 A MEMORIAL stands at the former site of the Crveni Krst concentration camp in Nis, Serbia.

Serbia looks to reset ties with US, Israel with first Jewish FM Marko Djuric - interview

Djuric quoted in Hebrew what he describes as an old Jewish proverb and that translates in English to “You are only confined by the walls you build yourself.”

 JEWISH SERB Marko Djuric, previously Serbia’s ambassador to Washington, was appointed the country’s new foreign minister in May.

Sunken Nazi explosives-filled warship recovered after 80 years underwater

In the coming months, Serbia plans to remove 80 more sunken ships.

A figurehead recovered from the stern of sunken Nazi pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee is lifted off a salvage boat onto a dock in the naval port of Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital, February 10, 2006. The figurehead was recovered by the ongoing Graf Spee Project, a group working to recover the e

Serbian police officer shot dead, minister blames Kosovo

The two Balkan nations have fractious ties, punctuated by occasional flare-ups of violence, with Serbia refusing to recognize the independence of its former province.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.