Latest News from Albania
Welcome Home? ISIS Returnees Test Balkan Countries’ Ability to Reintegrate
Despite the potential security threat posed by their return, which all three countries say they are taking seriously, experts warn that these people cannot be reintegrated only by the political centre; the local communities where they live must play an even greater role.
UN Court Move Raises Hopes for Albania, Greece Border Deal
Unable to bridge their differences in bilateral negotiations, Albania and Greece have turned to the International Court of Justice to settle a maritime border dispute. The move might just work.
Montenegro Dismisses Media Reports About Hosting Afghan Refugees
Montenegro will not host any Afghan refugees fleeing the country after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Montenegro's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"Pristina receives Afghans and violates Resolution 1244. Danger"
According to daily "Politika", Serbia has reasons to worry and be careful.
Bulgaria Signs Join Statement on Civil Order in Afghanistan
Bulgaria on August 16 signed a joint statement saying Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and that airports and border crossings must remain open.
Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia Prepare to Shelter Fleeing Afghans
Albania is reported to be about to give refuge to some 250 Afghan civilians over the course of the next few days, North Macedonia is expecting to take in around 390 and Kosovo is also preparing to receive an unnamed number of people fleeing Afghanistan after it fell to the Taliban at the weekend.
Workplace Accident Lawsuits Cost Albanian Power Giant Dear
"The moment he started climbing, the 10-kV current hit him. He died immediately," the verdict read. His mother, sister and brother had sued his employer for compensation.
Vlinga is not the only employee of the Operator for the Distribution of Electricity, OSHEE, who lost his life lately on the job or suffered serious accidents.
IntMin Bode: Romania's participation in Greece mission strengthened friendship bonds between two states
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Lucian Bode, stated, on Monday, that the participation of Romania in the extinguishing of the fires in Greece, through the efforts of the firemen, strengthened even more the bonds of friendship between the two states.
Balkan Countries Offer Refuge to Afghans After Taliban Takeover
Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia have expressed readiness to temporarily host an undefined number of Afghans fleeing their country after Taliban forces seized control over the weekend as the United States pulled out.
August 13, 2010: 11 years since the murder of Aristotelis Goumas at Himara of Northern Epirus (video-photos)
Albania has yet to be held accountable for the “velvet ethnic cleansing” of the indigenous Greek Minority of Albania
‘They are Humans’: Albania Memorializes Dramatic Exodus to Italy
This wasn't the first mass escape from Albania. A few months before, on March 6, 1991, several thousand more Albanians reached Italy after seizing cargo ships in the ports.
A year earlier, on July 1990, some 5,000 others took refuge in foreign embassies in the capital, Tirana. Thousands more crossed the land border to Greece.
Dozens of Suspected Arsonists Arrested in Balkans Over Blazes
Albanian police on Tuesday said 15 people had been arrested for deliberate arson since July 25 in connection to wildfires burning for about two weeks in the country.
MApN: Humanitarian transport of 525,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Egypt
A C-27 J Spartan aircraft of the Romanian Air Force provides the transportation of 525,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, on Tuesday, to the Arab Republic of Egypt, for the management of the pandemic in this country.
Most Balkan Countries Cheer Olympic Medal Scores
Several countries in the Balkans improved their Olympic scores or achieved even more notable successes at the Tokyo Games, with athletes responsible for the medals taking the centre stage in national celebrations.
Dream that Survived: Kosovo’s DokuFest Marks 20 Triumphant Years
It was the opening night of the first edition of the Kosovo film festival, DokuFest, planned to be held in the garden of a Prizren cinema, the Lumbardhi, almost a ruin at the time.