Thousands rally in Albanian capital against EU-backed court prosecuting Kosovo war veterans

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo war veterans and thousands of their supporters gathered Friday in the Albanian capital, Tirana, in a protest against a European Union-backed court prosecuting their former fighters who waged the 1998-99 war for...

Armenia arrests bishop, 12 clergymen as feud between church leaders, PM deepens

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Friday, October 17, 2025 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025 at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. | Leon Neal/Getty ImagesA...

Thousands gather in Tirana for ex-KLA leaders on trial in The Hague

TIRANA, Oct. 17 — Thousands are expected in central Tirana today for a rally backing former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders on trial in The Hague for alleged war crimes. The protest starts at 5 p.m. in Skanderbeg Square. Organisers say 60 buses are...

EU backs Albania’s tech plan, warns on voter readiness

TIRANA, Oct. 17 — The European Union supports Albania’s move to use digital tools in elections but says reforms must go hand in hand with voter education and strong safeguards. At a meeting with experts and civic groups, EU Ambassador Silvio...

Protesters in Albania Demand ‘Justice’ in Kosovo Wartime Leaders’ Trial

Protesters in Tirana on October 17, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Fjori Sinoruka. Hundreds of supporters of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s wartime struggle against Serbian forces rallied in the Albanian capital Tirana on Friday to protest against the war crimes...

Orthodox and Protestant church leaders cooperate to reach the Greeks with the Gospel

Mgr. Metropolitan Ignatios and pastor Meletis Meletiadis sit side by side at the table for an interview via Teams. While in many places there is no contact between the large Greek Orthodox parish and small Protestant churches, the two have been...

“Without the liberators, there is no state” — messages from Kosovars gathering in Tirana

Protesters from various cities across Kosovo, Albania, and Europe have gathered in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, ahead of the “Justice for the Liberators” protest set to begin in a few hours. They are demanding the release of the former KLA...

FM links Albania’s progress to EU goal

NAPLES, Oct. 17 — Albania’s foreign minister Elisa Spiropali said on Friday that Italy remains one of the country’s strongest allies in its fast-moving bid to join the European Union. Speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogue (MED) forum in Naples,...

Coral Travel: Partner hotels in Greece in 2026 - Albania a new destination

Coral Travel is starting the 2026 summer season with a significantly expanded program, focusing on new destinations, enhanced airline partnerships and exclusive hotel products. As announced by the Düsseldorf-based company, its portfolio is...

Men who smuggled Albanians into UK are jailed

Zoie O'Brienat Ipswich Crown Court and George KingSuffolk ShareSave A jury at Ipswich Crown Court reached guilty verdicts within four hours Two men who tried to smuggle a group of Albanians with a history of violence into the UK have been jailed....

Half of Albanian women face abuse, new law toughens response

TIRANA, Oct. 16 (TemA) — One in two women in Albania say they have experienced some form of violence, according to data presented as the government moves to strengthen gender-equality laws. A new draft law, aligned with European standards, would...

Quality-of-Life Issues Dominate BIRN Debates for North Macedonia Albanians

Bajram Rexhepi of the National Alliance for Integration (left) and Bilall Kasami of Vlen face off in one of the BIRN debates ahead of local elections in North Macedonia. Photo: BIRN. North Macedonia’s local elections this weekend are the focus of...

lifestyle World's 50 Best Bars 2025: 2 Singapore bars make the list, with Jigger & Pony in top 10

Just after clinching the No.3 spot for Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 in July, Jigger & Pony has done it once again — ranking in the top 10 list of The World's 50 Best Bars 2025. During the live awards ceremony held in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Oct 8), it...

BIG to weave tree-like interfaith complex through Albanian hillside

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled plans for an interfaith complex on a hillside near Tirana, Albania, which will have a cluster of pavilions that celebrate different religions. Set to be built in the hills of Petrela, the Faith Park...

War Veterans’ Protest Sparks Tension Between Kosovo and Albania PMs

Protest against the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in September in The Hague. Photo: BIRN Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the biggest party in Kosovo, Vetevendosje, traded accusations on Thursday ahead of an upcoming veterans’ protest against the...

Albania dismisses Serbian claims over Kosovo

TIRANA, Oct. 7 (TemA) — Albania’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday rejected a Oct. 4 statement by Serbia’s Foreign Ministry as “baseless,” saying it seeks to pull the region back to past conflicts. In a press note, Tirana said it “forcefully rejects”...

Letting the light take over: Gisela McDaniel portraits in Ogunquit

by Brian Boyd On view through November 16 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA), “Gisela McDaniel: Inina” (inina means CHamoru for “glimmer of light”) is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the U.S. Born in Nebraska in 1995,...

One year on, Italian migrant camps in Albania stand near-empty

One year after Italy opened migrant camps in Albania intended to hold people intercepted at sea, the legally contested centres lie almost empty. Numerous NGOs have criticised living conditions inside the camps, and Italian courts have struck down...

Albania, Greece; Joint Projects to Promote Circular Economy

The Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance of Greece, Nikos Papathanasis, has signed funding agreements for two major strategic projects under the Interreg IPA VI-A Cross-Border Cooperation Programme “Greece – Albania 2021–2027”, Trend...

One year on, Italian migrant camps in Albania near-empty

One year after Italy opened migrant camps in Albania intended to hold people intercepted at sea, the legally contested centres lie almost empty. Numerous NGOs have criticised living conditions inside the camps, and Italian courts have struck down...