The Latest Breaking News from Albania

Albanian Archbishop Anastasios Honored For Reviving Orthodox Church

Archbishop Anastasios mourned in Tirana for his role in reviving Albania's Orthodox Church post-communism.

Top News · Jan 30, 2025

Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime in 1990

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Italian navy ship drops off 49 migrants in Albania despite previous court rejections

Giorgia Meloni’s Italian government is looking to relocate migrants to Albania in a contentious plan

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Mardi Gras the Balkan way – alternatives to Venice carnival

In Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, the legacy of Venetian occupation lives on in a series of spectacular carnivals that these days have a local twist

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

Albanian Orthodox Church Head Archbishop Anastasios, 95, Dies In Greek Hospital

Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus infection.

International Business Times · Jan 25, 2025

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church in Albania, dies at 95

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has died

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025

Jared Kushner gets the green light on his $1.4 billion luxury hotel project in Albania

Project involves building luxury hotel complex at small abandoned military base on island off Albanian coast

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Italy, Albania and UAE ink clean energy cooperation deal

Italy, Albania and the United Arab Emirates have signed a three-way clean energy cooperation deal

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Giro d'Italia 2026 route: almost 50,000 metres of climbing, seven summit finishes, and one 40km-long time trial

A three-day start in Bulgaria is followed by a northwards journey through Italy

Cycling Weekly · Jan 13, 2025

‘It cost €1bn and it’s a dog shelter’: red faces as Italy’s Albania migrant centres lie empty

With Giorgia Meloni’s plan in tatters, one centre is housing stray dogs adopted by bored Italian guards

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2024