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Bosnian mosque rises from rubble

Edit Taipei Times 07 May 2016
A 16th-century grand mosque in the Serb-run Bosnian city of Banja Luka was reopened yesterday, 23 years to the day after it was blown up by nationalists as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing ... Other mosques and Islamic graves were destroyed on the same night on May 7, 1993 ... The Ferhadija reconstruction was funded by private foundations, the Turkish government and the government of the Serb-run half of Bosnia, the Republika Srpska....

Challenges to peace accord - cast shadow' on Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress, Security Council told

Edit Topix 06 May 2016
"Questioning and challenging the fundamentals of the peace agreement is not a formula for success," Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the Council, citing the continued policy by representatives of the ruling party in the Republika Srpska , in particular, its President, to advocate for the secession of that entity from Bosnia and Herzegovina ... ....

05 May 2016 Challenges to peace accord ‘cast shadow’ on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress, Security Council told (United Nations Security Council)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
'Questioning and challenging the fundamentals of the peace agreement is not a formula for success,' Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the Council, citing the continued policy by representatives of the ruling party in the Republika Srpska (RS), in particular, its President, to advocate for the secession of that entity from Bosnia and Herzegovina....

Banja Luka mosque rises from rubble 23 years after it was destroyed

Edit The Guardian 06 May 2016
Iconic Ferhadija mosque, which was blown up by Bosnian Serb militiamen, to reopen after painstaking nine-year reconstruction ... The site was razed to the ground by bulldozers, leaving little but foundation stones and the wooden pilings ... Related ... Twitter ... The Ferhadija reconstruction was funded by private foundations, the Turkish government with some financial help by the government of the Serb-run half of Bosnia, the Republika Srpska ... ....

In Security Council Debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Speakers Urge Respect for Peace Agreement, Denounce Secession Talks (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
Many delegates also expressed concern over political divides, in particular the statements from Republika Srpska calling for secession. Croatia's speaker warned against that the Republika Srpska's political leadership could once again pursue divisive agendas in the context of the October municipal elections ... He welcomed the adoption of labour legislation and Republika Srpska's decision not to go ahead with a referendum....

In Banja Luka, A Mosque Rises From The Rubble

Edit Radio Free Europe 05 May 2016
All except for the windows of the Republika Srpska Interior Ministry, which locals surmised had been opened ahead of the explosions ... Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska who is notorious for his nationalist rhetoric urging separation from Bosnia, recently visited the new mosque and donated three beautiful Persian carpets.  ... Even today, few have returned to Republika Srpska's capital....

Challenges to peace accord ‘cast shadow’ on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress, Security Council told

Edit United Nations 05 May 2016
“Questioning and challenging the fundamentals of the peace agreement is not a formula for success,” Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the Council, citing the continued policy by representatives of the ruling party in the Republika Srpska (RS), in particular, its President, to advocate for the secession of that entity from Bosnia and Herzegovina....

Attempts to challenge peace accord ‘cast shadow’ on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress, Security Council told (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
'Questioning and challenging the fundamentals of the peace agreement is not a formula for success,' Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the Council, citing the continued policy by representatives of the ruling party in the Republika Srpska (RS), in particular, its President, to advocate for the secession of that entity from Bosnia and Herzegovina....

Bosnia's 16-Century Ferhad Pasha mosque re-opens

Edit BBC News 30 Apr 2016
Thousands of people have attended the re-opening of a 16th-Century mosque in Bosnia which was destroyed by Serb forces during the war of the 1990s. The Ferhad Pasha mosque in Banja Luka is seen as a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. It took 14 years to rebuild, mostly using original stones ... Tight security ... Banja Luka is the capital of the Republika Srpska - one of two entities comprising Bosnia-Herzegovina ... ....

Lajčák met with Prime Minister of Republika Srpska (BaH) Cvijanović (Ministry of foreign affairs of the Slovak Republic)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
Bratislava (28 April) - Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajčák held talks with Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Željka Cvijanović in Bratislava today. Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina....

Remembering Srebrenica (Harrow London Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
(Source. Harrow London Borough Council). Almost 25 years ago, 8000 lives were lost when a genocidal massacre took place in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. Around 8000 lives were lost in the Srebrenica genocidal massacre. In March, Cllr Sue Anderson, responsible for community and culture, visited Srebrenica and saw the first hand effects of the 1995 genocide which saw thousands of Bosnian Muslims murdered by the Army of Republika Srpska....

Western Balkans, Bosnia Facing New Challenges (IRI - International Republican Institute)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Apr 2016
(Source. IRI - International Republican Institute). Just a few days after the deadly Paris terrorist attacks, 34-year-old Enes Omeragic walked into a small betting shop in the Sarajevo suburb of Rajlovac carrying an AK-47 assault rifle ... With regard to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia is very active in the ethnically Serb region of Republika Srpska (RS), one of two entities that emerged after country's civil war in 1992-95 ... (noodl....

Team Czechia Makes Its Case

Edit The Atlantic 25 Apr 2016
The banner from the home page of the organization promoting use of “Czechia” ... Under the “Go-Czechia” proposal, people inside the country would still refer to it as Česko, and its full official name would remain “Czech Republic” in English and Česká republika in Czech ... I received a lot of ill-humored mail from people in the Czech Republic after I said that I thought Czechia would sound strange in English ... Round 1 ... I wrote back saying ... ***....
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