Balkans
Bulgaria has 920 000 Muslims – new report
Sofia Echo 08 October 2009
Of Europe’s 38 million Muslims, 920 000 live in Bulgaria – and most European Muslims live in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a report released on October 8 2009. 
Mosque in Bulgaria torched to the ground
Sofia Echo 08 October 2009
A hundred-year-old mosque was burnt to the ground on October 7 2009 in the Bulgarian town of Nikopol. Firefighters arrived swiftly on the scene, according to several eyewitness reports, but the blaze already
No conditions for radical Islam in Bulgaria
BNR - Radio Bulgaria 30 September 2009
There is need of doubling the efforts of the international community in Afghanistan but they have to be directed not only towards increasing the number of the contingent there but towards training the local army
Bulgaria FBI Probes Muslim Party Founders' Property
Novinite.com 29 September 2009
The regional Directorate of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) in the city of Targovishte is probing the purchase of lands by notorious brothers Ali and Yuzeir Yuzeirovi.
Balkans: UN war crimes court official guilty of contempt
AKI - Adnkronos International 14 September 2009
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Monday fined former spokeswoman Florence Hartmann 7,000 euros for contempt of court. The court ruled she disclosed the existence
Serbia jails Islamists for 'terrorism'
Expatica 10 September 2009
According to judge Milan Ranic, the members of the group "were trained in piloting planes and have established links with like minds in Bosnia, Macedonia, Albania, Georgia and Syria."
Wahhabis Sentenced to 4 to 8 Years' Prison
BalkanInsight.com 09 September 2009
The Special Court in Belgrade has sentenced four Wahhabis to a total of 27 years in prison. Adis Muric and Bajram Aslani were sentenced to eight years, Nedzad Bulic to seven
Serbia defends attendance at Gaddafi anniversary
Monsters and Critics.com 01 September 2009
Aides to Serbian President Boris Tadic have defended his attendance at an event in Libya commemorating the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Moamer Gaddafi to power in Libya
Islamist Hackers Snapped Newspaper Website in Kosovo
SPAMfighter News 31 August 2009
According to the news reports from Infosecurity-magazine published on August 17, 2009, it is suspected that some Islamist radicals had been responsible for a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack
Muslims in Balkans follow Turkey for Ramadan start
Worldbulletin.net 21 August 2009
Millions of Muslims in Balkans follows Turkey to observe holy month Ramadan, setting the starting date on Friday.
Jihad from North Carolina to Kosovo - Al Qaeda flags keep showing up around the globe
The Weekly Standard 20 August 2009
By Stephen Schwartz
On Tuesday, August 18, U.S. authorities unsealed a warrant that had authorized searching the homes of two individuals from the vicinity of Raleigh, N.C. The pair were among eight men charged late
Bosnia: Muslim spiritual leader urges more Sharia law
AKI - Adnkronos International 19 August 2009
Sarajevo. Bosnia’s Muslim spiritual leader, Reiss-ul-Ulema Mustafa Ceric, has drawn strong criticism from moderate Muslims and from Bosnian Serbs, after he called for Islamic Sharia law to be incorporated into
Court to rule on Serb cousins accused in Muslim civilian deaths
France24 20 July 2009
The UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague will deliver its verdict Monday on two Serb cousins who are accused in the deaths of some 150 Muslim civilians during Bosnia's 1992-1995 war.
Bosnia, EU: Suffering Incompetence
ISN, Center for Security Studies (CSS) 16 July 2009
By Anes Alic
As the European Commission moves to adopt visa liberalization for the region, leaving out Albania and Bosnia, the Bosnian government should be severely taken to task for its horrific failures, Anes Alic
NATO secretary general urges Bosnia to implement reforms
Earthtimes (press release) 16 July 2009
Sarajevo. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, speaking in Sarajevo on Thursday, urged Bosnia to implement reforms so it can join the NATO defence alliance.
Europe Has No Exit Strategy in the Balkans
Spiegel Online 16 July 2009
By Gerhard Spörl
The Balkan states of Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina are artificial constructs that are dependent on international organizations to function. Unlike in Iraq, there is no end in sight for this foreign rule
EU opens borders to some Balkan states - but not all
Deutsche Welle 15 July 2009
The EU Commission has proposed lifting the visa requirements for people from Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia from next year. But Bosnian Muslims feel excluded - they will have to wait longer for open borders.
British Muslims commemorate Srebrenica genocide
Associated Press of Pakistan 13 July 2009
LONDON. The British Muslims commemorated the Srebrenica genocide by paying homage to more than 8,000 Bosnia Muslims men and boys massacred by Serb forces despite being in a UN-protected safe
Saudi Arabia Lends Bosnia $25 Million - Government
NASDAQ 06 July 2009
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Saudi Arabia signed a deal to help Bosnia to rebuild and equip hospitals through a $25 million loan, the government here said Monday.
Serbia: Eleven Muslims jailed for terror plots
AKI - Adnkronos International 06 July 2009
Belgrade. A special Belgrade court on Friday sentenced 11 members of a radical Islamic Wahabi movement to more than 60 years in prison after they were found guilty of planning terrorist activities and illegal
