Petrit Selimi

Xennial husband, dad. Involved in new media & development. Research Fellow at @USC. Ex: Foreign Minister #Kosovo. My opinion here. RT≠endorse.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal @patrick_kidd

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Vladimir Arsenijevic ended up in 1999 is exile, sharing PEN residence in Mexico with Kosovo Albanian poet Xhevdet Bajraj. This unusual friendship inspired books & essays (On Normality by @shkelzenmaliqi is a notable one). Now Vladimir is again a victim of same forces in Serbia.

[Michael Martens @Andric1961]

On 11 July 1995, the genocide of Srebrenica began. It is the day of greatest shame for all Serbs. Today, in the heart of Belgrade, the capital of a EU candidate country, writer Vladimir Arsenijević was attacked by a gang of Serbian thugs.
https://t.co/g9eg2wyzIP

[The Tirana Examiner @TiranaExaminer]

Albania’s peak tourism season saw coordinated negative review campaigns targeting dozens of hospitality businesses on Google platforms (July 6–10).
Ratings for some major properties dropped sharply before Google verified anomalies and began restorations within days, according to reports.
The incident highlights vulnerabilities in online reputation systems for tourism-dependent economies, especially during high season when most annual revenue is generated.
Full analysis from Bekim Besimi:

https://t.co/0r3oBlhyPg

@DelinaIbrahimaj @ediramaal @EUinAlbania @USEmbassyTirana
#Albania #Tourism #DigitalEconomy

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Norway may row. But England roars 🦁🦁🦁

Good luck tonight team, from our Armed Forces around the world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@England

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

@orrumbullaku Montenegro has enormous problems with organized crime with two of biggest Balkan crime clans operating across Europe, Africa and Latin America based in Montenegro. But no one there is disparaging its own country like Albanians do. It was same with Kurti. An unfortunate feature.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Bravo Albania. Incredible progress last few years. We in Kosovo can only look with admiration the immense work and forward vision of Albania’s leadership.

[Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 @Ireland2026eu]

Today all 🇪🇺 member states agreed to:

- Open Cluster 6 for 🇺🇦 and 🇲🇩
- Close chapters 8 and 29 for 🇲🇪
- Close chapters 25, 26 and 30 for 🇦🇱

Building momentum for Enlargement, and demonstrating the importance 🇮🇪 places on Enlargement during our Presidency.

[Ljubomir Filipović 🇲🇪🇺🇸 @ljubofil]

This is not the “ethnic Serbian community.” These are officials from the right-wing Serbian ethno-nationalist NSD, alongside the University of Montenegro rector who, just a few years ago, advised Russia on how to “de-Westernize Montenegro.”

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Engjëll Berisha. From the National Gallery of Kosovo collection, now in an exhibition marking the opening of renovated spaces. If you’re in Prishtina, pay a visit. A big show of art pieces new and old.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

You are now entering the territory of a grave human rights violation. Jakup Krasniqi is 75. Once a political prisoner under communism, he has now spent 6 years in detention despite the presumption of innocence. ZERO credible evidence has been presented to justify this decision.

[Kosovo Specialist Chambers @SpecialChambers]

Every two months, the Trial Panel in the Thaçi et al. case reviews whether detention is still necessary and proportionate for defendants during their trial. Up until now they have always concluded that a risk exists of Mr. Thaçi and his co-accused committing further offences, in particular against persons who testified in their trial.

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

TRUMP SAYS WILL GIVE UKRAINE LICENSE TO MAKE PATRIOT MISSILES

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Not surprising at all.

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

👀🕵️Russian hackers spent a month inside a Belgrade think tank's inboxes, reading 28K emails. As Serbia heads toward elections, the attack reveals a darker pattern: Moscow and Belgrade chase the same enemies. @VSquare_Project @srdjancvijic @bezbednost_org https://t.co/A89ttj0P9v

[Sergio Álvarez @Sergiolvar88808]

@FOS This is not football. FIFA can't keep destroying a sport that's been king for over a century. True football fans DON'T WANT ANY MUSICAL SHOWS. AT HALFTIME, WE'RE GOING TO THE BATHROOM AND REFILLING OUR DRINKS.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Whoever has followed the trials, including the high level Western diplomats who appeared as defense witnesses - vast majority of public in Kosovo - understood that judges were not impartial. They were outright hostile towards defense, and this was empirically proven too.

[Kosovo Specialist Chambers @SpecialChambers]

The independence and impartiality of the Judges is ensured in proceedings before the KSC. All candidates are assessed by an independent Selection Panel, to ensure the selection of highly professional and independent Judges who meet the impartiality and integrity standards set by the Law.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

@RikardJozwiak Rutte confirmed in press conference that summit will be held in Albania?

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Santos is good. Bad decision.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔴 Andrey Santos to Manchester United, here we go! Deal in place with medical now booked in next 24h for Brazilian midfielder.

#MUFC to pay £50m matching price asked by Chelsea plus 10% sell-on clause.

Contract until June 2031 to be signed tomorrow — follows @David_Ornstein.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Looking forward to The Odyssey more than ever. The amount of bile Christopher Nolan received over this film months before anyone had even seen it was ridiculous, though, unfortunately, reflective of the current zeitgeist.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

SecGen of @NATO confirms that next NATO summit will be held in Albania. Which means that President Trump will probably visit Albania during his mandate. https://t.co/VCK1dKCtUZ

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Srebrenica. The permanent stain of blood in Europe. Every single story of folks executed by Serbian genocidal machinery is heartbreaking, but this one hits hard.

[Dragan Bursać @dijalekticar]

„Spakovala mu komad kukuruznog hljeba, malo šećera i soli i jednu presvlaku... Idi sine, velim, valjda ćemo se sresti u Tuzli....Plačem ja, gledam za njim kako zamiče ispod kuće. Ja mislila on otišo, kad odjednom on predame. Sine otkud tebe, pitam, a on se zaleti zagrli me, izljubi, kaže, nisam te mati bio poljubio pa sam se zato vratio,.... Još mi na obrazu stoji onaj njegov dah... Bi malo samnom i ode prema šumi, da se pridruži koloni...“.
Godinama se, nakon pada Srebrenice, nadala da će joj se odnekud pojaviti Azmir...
Nada je, kaže, prestala onog dana kad su joj javili da su identifikovali njegove posmrtne ostatke i da će na prvoj narednoj dženazi biti ukopan u Potočarima...
„Preživjela sam i to, ali... Dugo vremena poslije, jednu noć, sklanjala jaciju, krenula da spavam, kad na vijestima govore da je nešto bilo u Hagu. Čujem spiker govori kako će majka prepoznati sina, ne sjećam se više... Okrenem se, na ekranu vidim kako četnici strijeljaju grupu muškaraca i među njima moj Azmir. Gledam, ne vjerujem svojim očima, srce mi stalo, ukočile se vilice, jest moj Azmir, njemu pucaju u leđa...Pade moje dijete, bos.... Ni sedamnaest godina nije imao...“, kazuje nam iznova sve ono što nam je već u nekoliko navrata kazivala.

Majka Nura Alispahić je izgubila muža Aliju 1994.godine u Srebrenici.
Sina Admira su srpskocrnogorski agresori ubili u masakru na Kapiji u Tuzli, 25.05.1995.godine.
Sina Azmira je izgubila u genocidu u Srebrenici, kada je streljan od strane Škorpiona, u poznatom videosnimku.
03.10.2020.godine umrla je i Nura Alispahić....

Da se ne zaboravi!

Post by Mujo Žilić

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Three Baltic states, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Bulgaria and Croatia all voted against opening new chapter negotiations with Serbia, but Serbian media highlighting “backstabbing” from Bulgaria and Croatia.

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

@DimitarBechev I mean yeah. You have a Chilean-Croat president too: https://t.co/3qA2C7HOFo

[Petrit Selimi @Petrit]

Not sure about Messi, but many Arbereshë from Calabria and Sicily moved to Americas including Argentina. One of the most famous Argentinian writers Ernesto Sabato was of Albanian ancestry. Here’s a letter he wrote: https://t.co/1B51gUIbQs

[Ruben Earthling @RubenEarthling]

@Petrit At least we have proof of this but on another note can you confirm Messi grandad is Arberesh?