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Bosnia: church near Srebrenica mass grave 'a provocation'
ANSAmed 18 April 2013
The US Embassy in Sarajevo on Tuesday called on authorities from the Republika Srpska (RS - a Serbian-majority enclave in Bosnia) and from the Serbian Orthodox church to desist 
Predictable: EU-mediated talks over the status of Serb-dominated northern Kosovo fail to reach a deal
sheikyermami 4 April 2013
EU-mediated talks over the status of Serb-dominated northern Kosovo fail to reach a deal. (al Jizz) Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo have failed to come to agreement on the 
EU under pressure to blacklist Hezbollah
UPI.com 2 April 2013
France and Germany reportedly are prepared to brand Hezbollah's military arm a terrorist group after the conviction of an operative in Cyprus on terror-related charges 
Turkey scraps flights to Armenia after Azeri resistance
Saudi Gazette 2 April 2013
By Jonathon Burch
Turkey has cancelled the first ever scheduled Turkish flights to its long-time rival Armenia, days before the first plane was due to take off, officials have said, following 
Belgian police to show arms haul after terror suspect killed
Expatica 28 March 2013
Belgian police were Wednesday due to display guns, ammunition and explosives seized after a motorway chase ended in a deadly shootout with a man suspected of terrorist 
Bulgaria: EU could still act against Hezbollah
JPOST.COM 28 March 2013
BRUSSELS - Bulgaria will provide more evidence Hezbollah planned an attack that killed five Israelis last year, in a move it said on Wednesday should convince European Union 
Bosnian extremist wants to tax non-Muslims
pro-europa.eu 27 March 2013
A Bosnian Wahhabi leader was heard calling for a ten-percent tax to be introduced for Serbs and Croats in that country - modeled after Ottoman practices. A video was posted 
Turkey to restore two more mosques in Balkans
World Bulletin 27 March 2013
Following Ottomans' withdrawal from the Balkans in 1912, several Ottoman monuments were destroyed while several of them left to their fate. Turkey, in the last ten years, had 
Dutch soldier awarded damages for Srebrenica massacre trauma
DutchNews.nl 26 March 2013
A Dutch soldier must be paid damages by the government for the trauma he suffered while serving as a UN peacekeeper in Srebrenica, the highest Dutch military court said on 
Religious Freedom in Bulgaria
TheHuffingtonPost 26 March 2013
By John Feffer
The "case of the 13 imams" sounds almost mythic. But the current case the Bulgarian government is prosecuting against 13 imams from the area of Pazardzhik -- west of Plovdiv on 
Bulgaria will not take lead in blacklisting Hezbollah, says PM
Israel Hayom 19 March 2013
Interim Prime Minister Marin Raikov says he won't push for EU sanctions on Lebanese Shiite group despite its clear link to Burgas attack • All 27 EU member states must agree on 
Bulgarian Turks: Revival Process Should Be Included in Schoolbooks
Novinite.com 19 March 2013
The former Bulgarian Communist's regime attempt to forcefully assimilate Bulgarian Muslims, known and the "Revival Process", should be included in the country's history 
Athens Mosque Will Cost Greece $1.1M
Greek Reporter 12 March 2013
By Andy Dabilis
It will cost the cash-strapped Greek government, which is cutting pay, raising taxes and slashed pensions for workers, pensioners and the poor, some 846,000 euros, about $1.1 
Europe Rolls Over for Hezbollah Blackmail
Gatestone Institute 12 March 2013
By Soeren Kern
The recent cases in Bulgaria and Cyrus provide irrefutable evidence that Hezbollah is highly active in Europe, where it raises funds, launders money, traffics drugs, recruits operatives and plots attacks with impunity
The main objective of Israeli President Shimon Peres's week-long state visit to Brussels, Paris and Strasbourg March 5-12 is apparently to persuade reluctant European leaders to designate Lebanon's Hezbollah movement a terrorist organization. 
Italy, UK, Greece confirm Nigeria hostage deaths
CNN 12 March 2013
By Matt Smith
Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday confirmed that hostages from their countries were among seven construction workers reported killed in Nigeria over the weekend. "This was 
'Radical Islam' Trial Set to Resume in Bulgaria
Novinite.com 12 March 2013
A Bulgarian court is to hold a new hearing Monday in the trial against thirteen religious leaders accused of preaching radical Islam. The defendants face up to five years in 
Qatar-Bosnia business Forum to boost economic relations
Peninsula Online 12 March 2013
Qatar-Bosnia and Herzegovina Business Forum was held in Doha last night between Qatari businessmen and their Bosnian counterparts, in presence of Deputy Prime Minister and 
Kosovo's radicals form first Balkan Islamist political party
DigitalJournal.com 7 March 2013
By Katerina Nikolas
Pristina - Opinion is divided in Pristina over the legitimacy of a newly formed Islamic political party registering as a political entity. Bashkohu will be the first fundamentalist Islamist political 
Psychological Consequences of Islam's Views on Women
Jihad Watch 7 March 2013
Nicolai Sennels is a Danish licensed psychologist known for his writings about the psychology of Islam and Muslim culture. Sennels is author of the book, "Among Muslim Criminals: a Psychologist's Experiences from the Copenhagen Municipality," based on his work in Danish capital's youth prison Sønderbro
He has also published a high number of articles on the subject, which are spread widely on the internet. Together with renowned writers on Islam such as Ibn Warraq, Hans Jansen and Bat Ye'or and others, Sennels contributed a chapter to the Dutch book Islam: Critical Essays on a Political Religion. 
Qatari Emir Buys Six Greek Islands For $11 Million
Business Insider 5 March 2013
By Helena Smith
The suitor is one of the world's wealthiest men; the location happens to be the eurozone's poorest country. But in an unlikely coming together of economic circumstances, the 



