The State Department is so far refusing to comment on a growing corruption crisis engulfing the Balkan nation of Albania, a vital U.S. ally in the region. Following an Albanian court’s decision to ...

That's right: there's more to the Eastern Bloc than cigarettes, online poker, stoicism, potatoes and bodybuilders. While it's not quite Latin Party Town, there are beaches, day clubs, sandy lagoons, ...

Diella, the country’s first AI system that is now a minister in Edi Rama’s cabinet, will have 83 “children,” who will become parliamentary assistants. Albania’s first non-human minister made up ...

The fall weather may be creeping in, but that doesn't mean you've missed your chance to experience a European summer. In fact, there's one small town in the Balkans where the warm-weather vibes ...

Albania has appointed the world’s first-ever AI government official in hopes of rooting out some of the Balkan state’s long-running corruption. Announced this week by Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minster ...

Albania has appointed the world's first artificial intelligence-generated government “minister”, aiming to make the country “corruption-free”. The digital assistant is called Diella, meaning Sun, and ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has put an artificial intelligence-generated “minister” in charge of tackling corruption in his new cabinet. Diella, which means “sun” in Albanian, was appointed on ...

Tourists travelling to Corfu have been warned of a hidden network charge that may cost them hundreds before they've even left the airport. Holidaymakers are in confusion after receiving a Welcome to ...

Head off on a road trip along one of Albania’s most scenic stretches of coast, driving to hilltop villages and beaches that could easily stand in for the tropics. The Albanian Riviera is about more ...

In the ninth installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Travel Editor Alice Murphy recalls her visit to Albania’s TikTok-famous Riviera, where a construction boom threatens to ruin the natural landscape.

The mother-of-one had worked tirelessly behind the scenes, including long hours while raising her 7-month-old daughter in the process. Now 32, the native is happily married and has quit the tourism ...

I’m in a carpet souk at an Old Bazaar in the mountain town of Krujë in Albania buying a beautiful handmade table runner in the traditional style of Shqipëri, and an armful of gorgeous woven table ...