Latest News from Albania
Albanians "spread wings" in Greek army
BELGRADE - After the publication of a photograph of seven recruits of the Greek army of Albanian origin, who symbolized the two-headed eagle with spread wings using their hands - symbol which many connect with "Greater Albania", the thing got politicized, and the opposition, of course, insists on every possible type of responsibility of the security system in the army.
Albania Honours Families That Sheltered Jews From Holocaust
Albania held a series of activities on Friday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorate the bravery of Albanians in fully protecting their Jewish community from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Albanians take pride in the fact that this overwhelmingly Muslim nation did not hesitate to shelter Jewish families from the Nazis in defiance of Adolf Hitler's directives.
Albanian: Extremists threaten the Greek minority in Albania while the Rama turns a blind eye
A wave of targeted break-ins in houses of members Greeks minority of Albania has struck once again with many seeing a pattern. According a letter by the Greek mayor of Dropolis, this wave of break-ins, the stealing of Greek flags in villages inhabited exclusively by Greeks the destruction of road signs written in Greek are aiming in terrorizing the local native Greek minority.
Watchdog Highlights Persistent Corruption in Balkans
Transparency International on Wednesday published its annual global report on perceived corruption in society, indicating that governments in Balkan states have a lot of work to do to eradicate graft, with Macedonia singled out as one of the countries in which the situation has significantly worsened over the year.
Albanian Parties Hunt For MPs On Internet
Albania's main opposition Democratic Party, PD, and Libra, a new party established by the former Socialist MP Ben Blushi, are turning to the internet to help them select the MPs that will run on their lists for the June 18 general elections.
PD spokeswoman Ina Zhupa told BIRN that in the first days of this online process the response had been very high.
Albania: Teacher Arrested for Pro-ISIS Propaganda
BELGRADE - Albanian police said Thursday they had arrested a female teacher for making statements supportive of the so-called Islamic State extremist group.
The teacher, whose name was not given, is being questioned at the anti-terror offices in the capital, Tirana, according to a spokesman who declined to be identified as the investigation is ongoing.