In 2024, the UK’s largest tour operator and third largest airline, Jet2.com, saw record ticket sales from UK travellers for holidays to Montenegro, flying to the heart of the Balkans from ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on ...

The Temple of Saturn from ancient Rome. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire shifted the population in the Balkans. Credit: Marcok / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 A recent study, published in the ...

New report warns that Kosovo's progress in the early identification of groups and individuals at risk of radicalisation has been limited. The launch of the BIRN Kosovo report on the challenges of ...

The largest of the Balkan countries, Romania has dramatic mountain scenery and a coastline on the Black Sea. It has seen numerous empires come and go from the Roman and Ottoman to the Austro ...

The first woman from the Western Balkans to hold this prestigious position has shown unwavering commitment to the region’s EU and NATO perspectives over many years. “The Sun, too, is a star.” ...

five years after it was saved from the flames of the medieval monument's devastating 2019 fire. The crown — a circular band of branches encased in a gilded golden tube — was brought back to ...

A multi-country cycling adventure through Albania, Montenegro, and Romania is a journey into the heart of the Balkans. Whether you’re conquering mountain passes, exploring medieval villages ...

ABSTRACT: The Azores were officially discovered and colonised by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century. Contemporary sources describe the islands as empty when discovered. However, various types of ...