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47 Israelis stuck in Bosnia after passports end up in trash
Al Bawaba
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August 18, 2025
ALBAWABA - 47 Israelis were stranded in Bosnia on Sunday after their passports ended up mistakenly in the trash, with hotel staff accidentally discarding them, according to Ynet. The Israeli tourists told Ynet, "We’ve been forced to stay at the...
Sanctioned Bosnian Serb PM quits
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
BANJA LUKA, Aug 18 (TemA) – Bosnia’s Serb entity prime minister Radovan Višković stepped down on Monday while under U.S. sanctions and a state probe — but was swiftly rewarded with another senior post. Višković, in office since 2018, announced his...
Sarajevo Film Fest Premieres Bosnian Detention Camp Survivor’s Tragic Story
Balkan Insight
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August 18, 2025
Still from the film ‘None Will Speak the Truth’. Photo: BIRN. None Will Speak the Truth, a documentary about “grief and coping” directed by BIRN journalist Azra Husaric Omerovic, premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Monday. The film tells...
Paolo Sorrentino received the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
The acclaimed Italian author Paolo Sorrentino was awarded the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema in in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the art of cinema. „I am very honored. This is real pleasure. If this is...
Bosnian Serb prime minister steps down as political turmoil deepens
Sabah
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August 18, 2025
Bosnia’s Serb entity plunged deeper into political crisis Monday as Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic resigned, paving the way for a government reshuffle while banned leader Milorad Dodik continues to defy the central government. The announcement...
Bosnia’s Serb Republic PM resigns to form wider coalition
KFGO - North Dakota
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August 18, 2025
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The prime minister of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic (RS) said on Monday he would resign from his position, as part of a plan by his Serb ruling party to form a government based on a wider coalition with...
Sarajevo hosts the Regional Tourist Spectacle: Tourism Expo Sarajevo 2025
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is becoming the focal point for the region’s tourism industry this fall. Tourism expo Sarajevo 2025, an international tourism fair, will be held from 25 to 27 September at the Skenderija Center. Under the...
The Film ‘Bosnian Knight’ screened at SFF
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
In the selection Open Air Premieres of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, tonight at 20:45 at the UNIQA Open Air Stari Grad, the film BOSNIAN KNIGHT by Tarik Hodžić was premiered. During the Bosnian War, Sead Delić escaped to the free territory of...
Did Bosnia hotel staff throw passports of Israeli tourists away?
The New Arab
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August 18, 2025
Forty-seven Israelis were stranded in Bosnia after their passports ended up in the trash in their hotel in what is now being described as an accident. The tourists, left stranded in their hotel in Sarajevo, were meant to return home on Saturday,...
Michel Franco Talks Power Dynamics, Maintaining Creative Control & Shunning Didactic Filmmaking: “I’m Never Trying To Feed The Audience With An Answer Because I Don’t Have The Answers” – Sarajevo
Deadline
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August 18, 2025
Michel Franco is no stranger to the Sarajevo Film Festival. Speaking at a masterclass at the Bosnian Cultural Center on Monday, the prolific Mexican filmmaker, who is presenting his latest feature Dreams at the festival, remarked that this year is...
Bahrain U17s edge Sarajevo in friendly
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Hussain Almaskati TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s under-17 national team opened their overseas training camp with a 3-2 win over FK Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mohammed Salah put Bahrain ahead before Hussain Zuhair...
Paolo Sorrentino To receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the art of of cinema, the celebrated Italian author Paolo Sorrentino will recieve the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. After the presentation...
SIPA arrested Austrian Citizen in Sarajevo
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
An Austrian citizen was arrested in the Sarajevo area due to suspicions that he was a member of an organized crime group involved in drug trafficking in Austria. “Operational activities that preceded the arrest were carried out in the Kalesija...
Michel Franco: Sarajevo is my Second Home
Sarajevo Times
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August 18, 2025
The film DREAMS by the director Michel Franco was shown tonight in KSC Skenderija, as part of the Open Air programme of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival. The film DREAMS by the director Michel Franco was shown tonight in KSC Skenderija, as part of...
‘Was it Negligence?’: Bosnia’s Failure to Investigate Lawmaker for War Crimes
Balkan Insight
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August 18, 2025
Laganin had more to say about the man he called “Konta”. He described being told by another Serb detainee, Milun Bajilo, that he had been interrogated by Konta, who “forced him to confess”. “He [Konta] then threatened him that he would pay with...
Israeli visitors trapped in Bosnia when passports end up in trash
Gazeta Tema
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August 17, 2025
SARAJEVO, Aug 17 – Nearly 50 Israeli tourists were left stranded in Bosnia after hotel staff accidentally threw their passports in the rubbish. The group, staying at the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo, were due to leave on Saturday when they discovered...
Bosnian Serb Dodik Claims ‘Biden Allies’ Move to Oust Him Before Trump Meeting
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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August 17, 2025
In a candid, wide-ranging interview with “The Pavlovic Today,” Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik alleged that “Biden allies” are orchestrating his removal before he can communicate directly with Donald Trump, whom he praises as “the savior...
Bahrain hold off Sarajevo
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-17 football national team posted a 3-2 victory over their counterparts from FK Sarajevo last night in a friendly match played as part of their ongoing overseas training camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hussain Zuhair...
Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino at Sarajevo Film Festival Masterclass: Genocide is taking place in Gaza
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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In 2016, his film Youth competed at Cannes, winning three EFA awards, an Oscar® nomination, and two Golden Globe nominations. That same year, he created and directed the TV series The Young Pope, earning Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. In 2018,...
Israeli tourists stuck in Sarajevo after their passports were discarded, authorities say it was an accident
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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The incident involved around 50 travelers who had been due to return to Israel yesterday but were unable to depart without their documents. Zarko Laketa, director of the Service, told public broadcaster BHRT that the passports were mistakenly...