The funeral of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania was held in Tirana, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presiding over the ceremony. Dignitaries from Greece and Albania, ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived ...

Despite the Italian migrant centres in Albania officially opening in October, the facilities have lain empty over a legal ...

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast ...

Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in ...

He "passed away" at the age of 95 - He was very active in Orthodox youth organizations - He founded the first missionary ...

The 42nd opposition protest in front of Tirana's municipality is also starting with tensions. The reason is that the police did not block the road in front of the municipality as happened before, but ...

Topping TimeOut's ranking is Rotterdam, which is hailed as 'the cultural heart of the Netherlands', while finishing just ahead of Cork is Budapest in Hungary, which offers travellers "zinging ...

This includes some airports in Turkey and Morocco, as well as Tirana Airport in the capital city of Albania - meaning that holidaymakers heading to these destinations will still need to download ...

How has Tirana, or Albania in general ... the Balkans at 4.7km – is only a 15- to 20-minute cab ride from the city centre. Take the 15-minute cable car journey up Dajti Mountain where you ...

And in 2025, the first transatlantic flights will connect New York City and Tirana. High season runs throughout European summer (June-August)—consider visiting in May or, for warmer sea swimming ...

A major city centre street has been closed as firefighters battle a blaze at a property in Leicester. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) says crews from Central and Birstall stations ...