Last fall, Albanian PM Edi Rama presented the world's first virtual minister, "Diella." Actor Anila Bisha says she never gave her consent for her voice and image to be used for the avatar and has ...

Albania introduced what it called the world’s first artificial intelligence minister last year. Turns out she wasn’t entirely artificial — at least not her face and voice. Albanian actor Anila Bisha ...

Albania’s Minister of State for Digital Intelligence, the world’s first virtual official, could soon be faceless as the actor she was modeled on is taking the government to court. In August 2025, ...

At least 16 police were injured and 13 people arrested as opposition leader Sali Berisha’s supporters clashed with security forces in Tirana over corruption claims. At least 16 police officers were ...

Police in Albania have fired water cannon and tear gas against protesters outside Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office in the capital, Tirana, as the demonstrators called for his resignation following a ...

Albania may not be the first country that comes to mind when you picture the Mediterranean. But the essentials are all here: sparkling blue water, dramatic coastline and a pace that still feels ...

The Albanian avatar known as Diella, a public anticorruption crusader, has been described as the world’s first government minister created by artificial intelligence. By Lara Jakes The avatar known as ...

For most Catholics, Dec. 8 is known as the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. In Albania, the same date carries an additional meaning. It marks the student protests of Dec. 8, 1990 — later ...

Albania enjoys one of the highest growth rates in Europe, low inflation, declining public debt, and strong foreign reserves. Building on this foundation, the Albanian government is advancing bold ...

This Selected Issues paper analyzes a building block approach for introducing a positive neutral countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) in Albania. While Albania has advanced its macroprudential ...

Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside Albania’s parliament on Thursday after weeks of escalating tensions over corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku and other ...

Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has received expressions of interest from three companies looking to build utility-scale solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 135 MW. The first ...