During the Cold War, Albanian leader Enver Hoxha scattered a colony of 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country. This is ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s ...

Airports in Turkey are also unable to accept mobile boarding passes, with the exception of Dalaman airport, and this is the same for Tirana Airport in Albania. Customers travelling from these ...

Learn more about some of the many monuments in Ottawa–Gatineau. You'll see traditional commemorations and perhaps a few surprises from the world of contemporary art. Take a walking tour and get a ...

In the nation's capital, Tirana, located 278km (173 miles) to the north, many Hoxha-era monuments have been torn down to make way for new community spaces. Skanderbeg Square, for example ...

His leadership was pivotal in reconstructing over 400 parishes, constructing 150 new churches, and restoring many religious monuments, profoundly impacting Albania's religious landscape. Beyond church ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Archbishop Anastasios Yanoulatos, head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, leads the Easter ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios ... Some 150 new churches were constructed, while 60 churches, monasteries and cultural monuments were restored and 160 churches and 70 ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP ... Some 150 new churches were constructed, while 60 churches, monasteries and cultural monuments were restored and 160 churches and 70 ecclesiastical buildings reconstructed.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday. He ...