Political leaders have made “little progress” in meeting the conditions required for the final closure of the Office of the High Representative, Bosnia’s top international envoy said. Because of this situation, the closure of the OHR and establishment the Office of the EU Special Representative remain uncertain, western diplomats told …

The leader of Bosnia’s Islamic Community, Mustafa Ceric, and Kosovo Mufti Naim Ternava have called on Muslims not to succumb to radicalism. The call came as Ceric led Thursday prayers at a Pristina mosque. “Islam has nothing in common with radicalism and terrorism. Therefore many missionaries that come from the …

NICOSIA, Cyprus Leaders of the two communities on the divided island have made significant progress in reunification talks but no pressure should be exerted to strike an agreement, UN special envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer told AP on Wednesday (August 5th). “We haven’t set a timeline,” Downer said.