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Malhama and Albanian Tactical Groups Train New Syrian Army and Special Forces
Executive Summary: Foreign-led jihadist groups Malhama Tactical and Albanian Tactical are now training Syria’s newly formed army and special forces under the post-Assad government. These groups, once aligned with Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām (HTS) and...

Crying ‘Islamophobia’ Is a Gift to Islamists
The UK’s national inquiry into Pakistani-Muslim grooming gangs might already be undermined by the Labour government. As political scientist and pollster Matthew Goodwin laid out in a column for the Sun last week, on the same day that Prime...

Judge asks why jobless cannabis factory worker 'didn't just go home' to Albania
A judge asked why a jobless cannabis factory worker 'didn't just go home' to Albania if he could not find legal work in the UK. Ervis Mici and Natan Haxhillari were caught growing around 300 cannabis plants at BR Car Care Centre in Moseley on...
Berkeley Professor Killed in Greece; Ex-Wife Among Suspects
Przemyslaw Jeziorski, a 43-year-old marketing professor at the University of California, Berkeley, was shot and killed on July 4 in Athens, Greece. The incident occurred in the Agia Paraskevi district as Jeziorski was on his way to visit his...

Doctor’s Advice for Parents: How Children Should Take Care of Their...
Summer is the season when everyone breaks a bit from their routine—and children are the ones who enjoy this freedom the most. However, excessive consumption of ice cream and sugary drinks during summer can affect children’s oral health, with the...

Iranian hackers have attacked the capital of Albania
A cyberattack carried out by the Iranian hacker group Homeland Justice disrupted the functioning of government services in Albania’s capital, Tirana. According to local media, the incident occurred at the end of last week and took down the city’s...

Meet the Future of the Church: Seminarians Gather in Rome for Jubilee
More than 2,500 seminarians from 57 countries converged on Rome this week to pray at the tomb of St. Peter, receive a blessing from Pope Leo XIV, and celebrate their vocations in the Jubilee of Seminarians. “Thank you for courageously accepting...

Illegal immigrant caught at £21k cannabis factory applies for asylum in the UK
An illegal immigrant caught manning a secret £21,000 cannabis farm has been locked up. Albanian national Jetnor Dani was asleep inside a terraced house in Wolverhampton when police stormed the hidden drugs den. Cannabis plants were uncovered in...

Tourism events app rolls out for Albania’s summer season
Albania’s Culture and Tourism Ministry has promoted the TEA app, which now features a harmonized calendar of summer events across the country. TEA, or Tourism Events of Albania, is a digital guide used by tourists in 126 countries. The app offers...

Iran-linked cyberattack reportedly disrupts public services in Albania’s capital
A cyberattack by an Iranian hacker group disrupted multiple public services in Albania’s capital, Tirana, late last week, taking down the city’s official website and affecting local government operations, local media reported. The group, known as...

Archbishop Joani Condemns Terrorist Attack on Church in Damascus
Archbishop Joani of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has issued a public statement following the deadly terrorist attack on the Church of the Prophet Elijah in Damascus, Syria, which occurred during the Divine Liturgy on Sunday. The...

Building Tirana: The Bold Architectural Vision Reshaping Albania’s Capital
Rising up from among Tirana's Soviet- and Fascist-era low-rise cultural monuments is a new wave of towering mixed-use buildings. ©2025 Mounir Taha/Shutterstock The Man Putting Albania On The Architectural Map At 6 ft 7 inches tall, Edi Rama, the...

The Human Side of AI and its Potential for Albania: A Matter of Choice
Thirty-five years ago, UNDP launched its first Human Development Report, redefining progress beyond GDP to embrace broader dimensions of human well-being. It framed human development as a process of expanding people’s choices and...

Australia news LIVE: Heartbroken family of an Australian hiker who mysteriously vanished in the Albanian Alps launch desperate move in quest for answers
By KYLIE STEVENS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 19:41 EDT, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 01:27 EDT, 24 June 2025 Welcome to Daily Mail Australia's live news blog. Heartbroken family of Australian hiker who mysteriously vanished overseas launch...

Australia news LIVE: Heartbroken family of an Australian hiker who mysteriously vanished in the Albanian Alps launch desperate move in quest for answers
By KYLIE STEVENS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 19:41 EDT, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 01:39 EDT, 24 June 2025 Welcome to Daily Mail Australia's live news blog. The family of Australian hiker Cameron Twiss is still searching for answers eight...

Australia news LIVE: Heartbroken family of an Australian hiker who mysteriously vanished in the Albanian Alps launch desperate move in quest for answers
By KYLIE STEVENS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 19:41 EDT, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 01:39 EDT, 24 June 2025 Welcome to Daily Mail Australia's live news blog. The family of Australian hiker Cameron Twiss is still searching for answers eight...

Zagreb Ranked Among Top 3 Budget-Friendly Cities in Europe by Time Out
Zagreb has been named one of the most budget-friendly cities in Europe, securing third place on Time Out’s new list of affordable urban getaways. Only Tirana (Albania) and Sofia (Bulgaria) ranked higher, while Sarajevo also made the list at sixth...

Congratulations… it’s not a boy! How gender stereotypes are shifting as families embrace daughters
PARIS, June 23 — While for centuries it was more socially desirable to give birth to a boy, this “tradition” is losing ground, or even reversing. This paradigm shift can be explained by recent advances in the fight for gender equality, but also...

How Turkey’s interests in the Indian Ocean go beyond just Islamism
In the post-Operation Sindoor domestic discourse, the strategic community in India, as well as sections of the nation’s polity, have been targeting Turkey, along with China, for supporting Pakistan in what essentially was a cross-border terror...
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Azerbaijan and Albania sign tourism cooperation memorandum to boost sustainable development and cultural exchange [PHOTO]
Azerbaijan and Albania have taken a new step toward strengthening bilateral ties in the tourism sector with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 21, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency. The Agency...