The summit coincides with Kyiv’s efforts to enhance its defensive capabilities against Russian forces. He proposes organizing a Ukrainian-Balkan defense forum to nurture arms cooperation. Zelensky invited all Balkan region leaders to participate in a summit of partners and allies in Switzerland this spring. Resident Volodymyr Zelensky attempted to drum up Balkan support for his … Read more
24 teams will compete in Euro 2024, divided into six groups of four. The defending champion, Italy, is in Group A with Hungary and Switzerland. Germany will open the competition against Scotland on June 14 in Munich. 24 teams, including the defending champion Italy, who are in the “Group of Death” with Spain, Croatia, and Albania, will compete … Read more
Giorgia Meloni lauds migrants’ deal with Albania as a possible model for the EU. This groundbreaking agreement involves Albania hosting migrants. Meloni has informed the European Commission about the initiative. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has suggested that Italy’s plan to build migrant reception centres in Albania could serve as a model for cooperation between … Read more
Just days after the White House denounced Tehran for a hack that crippled Albanian government services Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania, claimed in a tweet that the “same aggressors” who carried out the hack in July were responsible for the cyberattack. The attack in July happened ahead of a meeting in Albania that … Read more
Albania has severed diplomatic ties with Iran and ordered Iranian embassy staff to leave. Staff was target of accusations for orchestrating a major cyber-attack. Prime Minister Edi Rama said a probe had found “incontrovertible evidence” that Iran hired four groups to mount the attack on Albania. Iranian embassy personnel have been told to leave, and … Read more
Albanian police arrest the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex. He had been wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and had been on the run for a year. The suspect has been identified as Faruk Fatih Ozer by Albanian and Turkish media. Albanian police arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, who … Read more
Albania is investigating the motives of two Russians and a Ukrainian who attempted to enter a military factory. The incident resulted in an altercation that hospitalised two Albanian soldiers. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the three people were “suspected of espionage,” but he did not elaborate. Albania is investigating the motives of two Russians and … Read more
Bulgaria is holding his country’s long-held dream of joining the EU “hostage”. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a brief visit to the Balkans. The two countries have long sparred over history and language. North Macedonia’s prime minister said on Saturday that neighboring Bulgaria is holding his country’s long-held dream of joining the EU “hostage.” Speaking … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that he will launch a NASA rocket in a month, for the first time in 27 years. Enrico Palermo, director of the Albanian and Australian Space Agency (ASA), said Wednesday that NASA’s three suborbital missiles will be launched from the Northern Territory (NT) Arnhem Space Center between June 26 … Read more
Bajram Begaj was elected in voting by 78 of the parliament’s 140 deputies. Albania has been a member of NATO since 2009. President will be able to appoint three of the country’s nine court members. Albania’s parliament elected the country’s military chief to the largely ceremonial office of president on Saturday. Bajram Begaj resigns as … Read more
Albania mourns the death of former President Bujar Nishani. Nishani died on Saturday in Germany, where he had been admitted to a hospital. Albania’s national flag will be flown at half-mast during Nishani’s funeral. TIRANA: Albania on Thursday mourned the death of former President Bujar Nishani, who died at the age of 55 after suffering … Read more
Sabina Nessa, a murdered primary school teacher, looked “oblivious” to a garage worker rushing up behind her in a London park in September last year before he beat her 34 times over the head with a metal traffic triangle. A court heard that the 28-year-old lady had expressed reservations about walking through Cator Park, Kidbrooke, … Read more
DIVJAKA, Albania – Thousands of migratory birds have failed to make their annual visit to Albania’s western coast this winter, experts say, pointing to climate change, overfishing and urbanisation as likely factors. The number of waterbirds recorded in January 2022 in the Divjaka-Karavasta wetlands an internationally important wintering site along the European migratory flyway was … Read more
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken central Albania, injuring dozens of people and damaging buildings. The government said it was the most powerful quake to hit the Balkan country in nearly 30 years. The earthquake struck west of the capital, Tirana, just after 4 p.m. local time on Saturday. According to the US Geological Survey, its … Read more
