News
President in the front of overthrowing the prime minister: Better the protest than abandonment of the country
Ilir Meta encourages the opposition protest. Meta says it is better to have people protest than leave the country. "As president of …
POLITICS
Opposition leader reacts after the protest
The chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha said a day after the opposition’s demonstration in the capital that “unity is our strength, …
PM sends another letter to opposition leader
A few hours after the opposition’s protest on Saturday, the head of the government, Edi Rama has sent a fifth public letter to the leader of …
Opposition to hold its next protest on May 31
The opposition will hold its next demonstration on May 31. This was decided after a meeting of the Democratic Party leadership. This date …
Opposition’s protest, demonstrators gather in front of Prime Minister’s office
The opposition’s protest warned for Saturday evening has started with demonstrators heading towards the Prime Ministry. Meanwhile, 1700 police …
SOCIAL
Italian embassy advises its citizens to avoid Saturday’s demonstration
Italian embassy to Tirana has advised its citizens who live in Tirana to avoid those places where the opposition will hold its demonstration …
Judicial reform in compliance with Constitution, says EU ambassador
EU ambassador to Tirana, Luigi Soreca has once again declared today that reform in justice must be made in compliance with the …
Justice reform and vetting: for the citizens, with the citizens
--- By Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, Director for the Western Balkans at the European Commission and Chair of the International Monitoring Operation …
MPs respond to the call of Minister Manastirliu, donate blood for children with thalassaemia
Members of the Albanian Parliament have responded to the call of the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, for the Assembly …
TOURISM
No ‘disaster’ from protests: Foreign tourists increased in number for the month of April
Despite concerns that the political crisis in the country could cause major damage to the tourism sector, the INSTAT figures showed that the number …
Here are some of the cities of Albania that are preferred to be visited by local vacationers
According to INSTAT data related to tourism within the country, respectively over the years 2014-2018, it results that the highest percentages of …
Foreign visitors to Albania increase 2.7% y/y in Q1
Source: SeeNews The number of foreign nationals who visited Albania in the first quarter of 2019 rose 2.7% year-on-year to 695,027, the country's …
Hungarian blogs take more interest in Albania
While Albanians use Hungary as a frequent holiday destination, especially after the introduction of low cost airlines from Tirana to Budapest, …
ECONOMY
Shell finds oil in Berat, Rama: Fantastic news for the country’s tomorrow economic growth
Prime Minister Edi Rama has considered the finding of a significant amount of oil during excavations by the company Shell in Shpirag-4 valley near …
Testing, Shell finds oil in Berat
The first oil tests near Berat have proved positive. In an announcement from the Shell company it is said that the first tests of Shell Upstream …
No ‘disaster’ from protests: Foreign tourists increased in number for the month of April
Despite concerns that the political crisis in the country could cause major damage to the tourism sector, the INSTAT figures showed that the number …
Tourism and construction create more jobs
Tourism, construction and agriculture were the sectors that created more jobs last year. According to the Albanian office for statistics, INSTAT, …
CULTURE
Cannes wraps vintage year with neck-and-neck race
Source: AFP The Cannes film festival ends Saturday with the race for the Palme d'Or wide open and a cracking crop of movies vying for the top …
Eurovision Song Contest decides this year’s final lineup
The Eurovision Song Contest has decided the final 10 contestants who will battle to be crowned Europe’s best pop act, following the event’s …
Albanian Novelist Explores a Kosovo Boy’s Nightmares of War
Source: Balkan Insight One sunny day in mid-April 1999, Perparim Kapllani, a journalist in Tirana, met a ten-year-old boy with a bandaged hand …
Bertolucci film festival concludes in Albania
A film festival dedicated to late film director Bernardo Bertolucci at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, the capital of Albania, wound up …
HISTORY
Albanians unearth dark past searching for communism’s victims
Source: Channel News Asia After years of scouring documents, tapes and then the slopes of a mountain above Tirana, Jovan Plaku found the remains …
Egypt uncovers Old Kingdom cemetery
Source: AFP Egypt's antiquities ministry on Saturday unveiled a 4,500-year-old burial ground near the Giza pyramids containing colourful wooden …
In war-torn Syria, an ancestor of Notre-Dame still stands
Source: AFP An arched entrance flanked by two towers, elaborate carvings and a broad-aisled nave: a 5th century limestone church in northwestern …
Operation Allied Force: How airpower won the war for Kosovo
Source: Airforce Magazine Operation Allied Force (OAF) was a NATO air campaign intended to halt a violent effort against the Kosovo Albanian …