An Albanian court on Tuesday imprisoned a mayor from the country’s Greek minority on vote-buying charges, a ruling that was expected to raise tensions with neighboring Greece. Greece had called on Albania’s government to stop the process against Dhionisios Alfred Beleri, saying
NATO member Albania has inaugurated a refurbished Soviet-era air base named after Kucove, a town 52 miles south of Tirana. The air base will serve as a modern hub for training and hosting various fighter jet operations. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama
Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees the agreement as a possible future template. Italy has
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tirana on Thursday to reinforce Albania’s critical role in U.S. foreign policy amid the most turbulent time in the Balkans in decades. “This is really a stop that is going to focus on the future,
Italy’s lower chamber of parliament approved a government deal with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests. The proposal passed 155-115 in the Chamber of Deputies and now advances to the Senate. The initiative, announced by Premier Giorgia
The family of an asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm say a “double tragedy” has hit them as they cannot afford to bring his body back to his native Albania. Leonard Farruku, 27, was found unresponsive on board the accommodation
Italy “gazumped” Britain when it struck a deal with Albania to process asylum applications, a source has claimed. London had proposed an agreement with Tirana earlier this year by which the Baltic state would handle applications from migrants who cross the English Channel.
Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania’s Culture Ministry said. The return marked the final stretch on a long, 10-year road with “much inter-institutional and international cooperation,” said Albania’s Culture Minister Elva
Former La Liga footballer Raphael Dwamena has died at the age of 28 after suffering a fatal cardiac arrest, his club have confirmed. The Ghanaian player had been playing in the Albanian Super League for his club KF Egnatia before collapsing on
The Italian government has stepped in to cover the restaurant bill of four Italian tourists who left a restaurant in Albania without paying a £68 bill. The incident took place in the city of Berat and has attracted huge amounts of media