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Kosovo Serbs to Remove Barricades that Triggered Tensions

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans. The agreement was reached at a late-night crisis meeting with the leaders of Kosovo Serbs, Vucic…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protesting Serbs in northern Kosovo start removing barricades

The removal of the roadblock paves the way for easing soaring tensions in the volatile region.

Al Jazeera

Serbia's Vucic urges Serbs in Kosovo to remove barricades - official

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has urged ethnic Serbs in Kosovo to end protests against the Pristina government, reassuring them that they would be immune from prosecution, a Serbian official said on Wednesday.

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EU, U.S. express concern over situation in north Kosovo

The European Union and the United States are concerned about the situation in the north of Kosovo and urge the rival parties to de-escalate tensions, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

Arsenal 'in pole position' for £50m Sergej Milinkovic-Savic transfer amid Juventus interest

Arsenal transfer news: The Gunners have held interest in the Lazio midfielder for some time and could test the Italian's side stance on the Serbian in the January transfer window

Football London

Serbs in northern Kosovo to start removing barricades from Thursday

Kosovo Serbs who have been blocking roads in northern Kosovo for 19 days have agreed to start removing barricades from Thursday morning, bowing to calls by the United States and European Union to defuse tensions.

Reuters

Kosovo Serb whose arrest caused crisis released from jail

The lawyer for a former Kosovo Serb policeman has been ordered released from prison and placed under house arrest

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Liverpool youngster Stefan Bajcetic makes decision on international future

Liverpool prodigy Stefan Bajcetic has a big decision to make, with both Serbia and Spain keen on persuading the youngster to commit his international future in the coming weeks

Daily Mirror

Kremlin backs Serbia, denies Russia is stoking tensions in Kosovo

The Kremlin on Wednesday said it supported Serbia's attempts to protect ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo but denied Pristina's accusation that Russia was somehow stoking tensions in an attempt to sow chaos across the Balkans.

Reuters

Serbs Put Up New Roadblocks as Tensions Soar in Kosovo

Serbs on Tuesday erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlier, a day after Serbia put its troops near the border on a high level of combat readiness. The new barriers, made of heavily loaded trucks, were put up overnight in Mitrovica, a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kosovo closes main border crossing after roadblock in Serbia

Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia on Wednesday after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support their ethnic kin in Kosovo in refusing to recognise the country's independence.

Reuters

Kosovo minister sees Russian influence in growing Serbian tension

Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla accused Belgrade of supporting Serbian protesters as a means to destabilise Kosovo.

Al Jazeera

Serbia puts forces on combat alert as tensions soar over roadblocks in Kosovo

Russia-backed Vucic accuses Pristina of ‘triggering unrest to kill Serbs’

The Independent UK

Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo

Protesting Serbs in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo erected new barricades on Tuesday, hours after Serbia said it had put its army on the highest combat alert following weeks of escalating tensions between Belgrade and Pristina.

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The Independent UK

Serbia puts troops on high alert as tensions soar in Kosovo

Serbs have erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlier

Reuters

Kosovan minister says Serbia aims to destabilise the country

Kosovan Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla on Tuesday said Serbia, under the influence of Russia, was aiming to destabilise Kosovo by supporting the Serb minority in the north who have been blocking roads and protesting for almost three weeks.

Bangkok Post

Serbia troops on 'highest level' of alert over latest Kosovo tensions

Serbian armed forces were on "the highest level" of alert, Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said Monday, highlighting the Balkan country's increasingly strained relations with neighbouring Kosovo over recent shootings and blockades.

Tribune News Service

Serbian army put on highest alert over Kosovo tensions

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has ordered the nation’s army on full alert after weeks of rising tensions in neighboring Kosovo where the local Serb minority has been confronting the authorities over new registration requirements, putting up road blockades and holding protests that threaten to tip into violence, the defense ministry…

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France 24

Serbia places its troops on Kosovo border on combat alert as tensions escalate

Serbia on Monday placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on “the full state of combat readiness," ignoring NATO's calls for calming down of tensions between the two wartime Balkan foes.

The Independent UK

NATO probing shooting incident in tense Kosovo north

NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo say they are investigating a shooting incident in a tense northern region

Football London

Chelsea and Arsenal sent Dusan Vlahovic January transfer warning amid revealing agent claim

Chelsea transfer news: Dusan Vlahovic has been linked with a move to the Premier League with the Blues and Arsenal the main parties interested in the Juventus star

Daily Mirror

Dusan Vlahovic's latest stance on Arsenal transfer as Edu eyes fresh attempt

Arsenal tried to sign Dusan Vlahovic last January and they are reportedly eyeing up another move for the Serbia international striker after an injury to Gabriel Jesus

The Guardian - UK

World Cup awards: the Guardian team at Qatar 2022 give their verdicts

From Messi to Morocco’s heroics, via a seven-a-side against Roy Keane, our writers and photographer share their memories

Football London

Arsenal handed huge Sergej Milinkovic-Savic transfer boost as Lazio star 'changes mind' on move

Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has been linked with a switch to the Premier League in recent years and now the Serbian midfielder seems open to swapping Italy for England

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siniša Mihajlović, Soccer Player and Coach, Dies at 53

Siniša Mihajlović, a former standout soccer player in his native Serbia and then Italy who became a popular coach in Serie A, has died after a long battle with leukemia.

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