Young people in Tirana on Saturday protested the government's decision to shut down TikTok for a year. The government says it's protecting the young; the opposition says it is censorship ahead of ...

Gerapetritis congratulated the Archbishop for his election and wished him success in the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of ...

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.

Appeals court dismisses plea to release the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, who is in detention as charges of corruption and money laundering are investigated.

Tirana, the Albanian capital, is a multicultural, culturally wealthy, and energetic city. Whether you are visiting town on ...

As part of the European Union and Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey” (Horizontal Facility), the Council of Europe will implement the ...

Copenhagen Architecture Festival carried out a film and architecture workshop in collaboration with Barleti University and Tirana Architecture Triennale, exploring inclusivity in Albania’s ...

“The board would like to thank Tirana for her important contributions to Human Rights Watch over many years of service and for her deep commitment to the organization. We wish her well in her ...

The social media campaign is designed to deter Albanian people from illegally moving to the UK by highlighting the negative aspects of living here, including the cost of living crisis, Brexit and high ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An interior view of Villa 31 where the late communist dictator Enver Hoxha, once a symbol of totalitarian ...

It has a growing expat community, a newly developed lungomare (seaside promenade) and easy access to some of Albania’s most beautiful beaches. It’s quieter than Tirana, but it still has ...

built in the 1970s in the capital of Tirana, was a heavily guarded place of power where Hoxha both ruled and feared his own people. Albania's ruler was known for his paranoid behavior and saw ...