Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

Archbishop Anastasios, who has passed away after almost 33 years as Primate, rebuilt hundreds of churches and schools, had a canny eye for business – and did his best to stay out of nationalist ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop ...

People pay their respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the ...

Last year, they brokered a deal to house migrants from Italy in Albania, though legal tangles have kept the plan in limbo.

Trump’s son-in-law plans luxury hotel in Albania. Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC2/Flickr The government of Albania has given preliminary approval to a plan proposed by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s ...

Albanian PM Edi Rama made a thoughtful gesture to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on her 48th birthday Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama made a thoughtful gesture to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ...

New Delhi, India: In a heartfelt gesture, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama marked the 48th birthday of his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, with a personal gift and a serenade during the World ...

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Albania should be well-placed to take advantage ... said he had to call on his son to come home from the Greek island of Crete. “I begged him to come to help,” Molitaj told BIRN.

Kushner, who served as an adviser to Trump during his first term in the White House, revealed in March 2024 an investment plan to build luxury real estate in Albania Just days before Donald Trump ...