The corruption trial of Albania's former president Ilir Meta, a fierce opponent of Prime Minister Edi Rama, opened on Monday, the latest in a series of ...
In the Tirana of the 1930s, as Lea Ypi, an Albanian academic, writes in a forthcoming book, wags used to debate whether corruption was “the cause of Albanian misery or rather its most natural ...
The Hill: Albania bans TikTok for a year following death of teenager
Albania’s prime minister said the country will be banning TikTok for one year, citing violence and bullying among children after a teenager died. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the app would be “fully ...
“The Archers”, a BBC radio soap opera about English rural life, gets more than 4m listeners in a typical week. This summer, the eponymous clan were considering a holiday in Albania. Until recently the ...
Business Insider: Stunning beaches, $500 apartments, and cheap flights: Why 3 Americans moved to Albania
Albania drew 11.7 million tourists in 2024, including 306,000 from the Americas. Though most Americans just visit, some loved Albania enough to relocate there. Three Americans who moved to Albania ...
Stunning beaches, $500 apartments, and cheap flights: Why 3 Americans moved to Albania
Between 2021 and 2023, 24 cases of femicide were recorded in Albania. While institutional measures to protect women have been stepped up, experts say a faster and more coordinated response is needed.
The Conversation: Albania’s brain drain: why so many young people are leaving and how to get them to stay