Cyprus backs Albania to join EU
Cyprus supports Albania’s accession to the EU, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday, adding that the EU’s enlargement into the Western Balkans is a geopolitical necessity in ...
Cyprus and Albania to strengthen bilateral ties
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday met with his Albanian counterpart, Igli Hasani, to discuss regional developments, including Albania’s accession to the European Union and the Cyprus problem.
Kombos ...
President to speak at European Political Community Summit, meet Albanian PM
President Nikos Christodoulides is participating on Friday in the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, Albania.
According to a press release during the summit Christodoulides will participate in roundtable discussions ...
President to meet leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania
President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a working visit in Sarajevo in view of the Republic’s assumption of the presidency of the Council of the ...
Albania votes as PM Rama seeks fourth term
lbanians started voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday with prime minister Edi Rama seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office after a campaign dominated by promises to join the European ...
Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social ...
Albania police fire tear gas, water cannon at anti-government protesters
Police in Albania’s capital Tirana fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse hundreds of opposition protesters blocking roads, who accused the government of corruption and demanded it ...
Italian coastguard vessel picks up migrants from Albania to transfer them to Italy
An Italian coastguard vessel collected migrants held in reception centres in Albania on Saturday to transfer them to Italy, after a court ruling dealt a blow to Rome’s plans ...
EURO 2024
Croatia and Albania draw 2-2 in thriller
Lowly Albania held Croatia to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling Euro 2024 encounter on Wednesday that left both teams fighting it out for progression to the knockout stage.
Klaus Gjasula ...
Eight die as car carrying suspected migrants falls into Albanian ravine
Eight people died in southern Albania on Tuesday when a car carrying suspected migrants swerved off a mountain road into a ravine, police said.
The car fell on the rocky ...
Environmentalists protest airport project near Albanian bird sanctuary
By Florion Goga
Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania’s south meant to boost tourism but which they say will endanger ...
Behind bars no longer, Albania’s last restaurant bear
By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga
Lying in his cage near a busy Tirana road, Mark the brown bear nibbles listlessly at a pile of bread and lettuce as, just ...
Western Balkans leaders to sign deals on closer integration in Berlin
Western Balkans leaders are set to sign three agreements on mutual recognition of identity cards, university degrees and professional qualifications at a summit in Berlin on Thursday, German government officials ...
Albania arrests two Russians, one Ukrainian trying to enter military plant
The Albanian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that two of its soldiers were injured while trying to stop two Russians and one Ukrainian who were trying to enter a military ...
NATO in talks to build naval base in Albania, prime minister says
Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base at Porto Romano, a port under construction on its Adriatic coast, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday.
Rama ...