Tirana is becoming an unlikely hotspot for offbeat architecture as politicians court high-profile foreign architects to transform the Albanian capital into a "world city". Starr Charles reports.

Explore the Historic Streets of Tirana Start your Albanian adventure in the capital ... shops, and cultural landmarks. 14.

The fall of communism has brought monumental changes to Albania, long the most isolated ... many expressed a fear that external pressures, from Tirana and Athens, were creating artificial ...

TIRANA, Albania (JTA) — Hidden behind a wooden gate in Tirana’s Toptani district, construction workers are busy converting a 19th-century Ottoman mansion into the Besa Museum — a long ...

The Besa Museum will be named after the strict neighborly honor code that Albanians say motivated them to protect their Jewish neighbors during World War II. (JTA) — Albania’s prime minister ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.

Tirana is known for its vibrant nightlife, architectural landmarks such as the Pyramid of Tirana, and exceptional Albanian ...