Long overlooked by historians, the rescue of hundreds of Jews in the largely Muslim nation is connected to a local honor system. TIRANA, Albania (JTA) — Most anywhere else in Nazi-occupied ...

Albania's prime minister has revealed plans to establish a microstate for Sufi Muslims within the country's capital, Tirana. At the UN General Assembly last week, Prime Minister Edi Rama said the ...

During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...

After being sealed off from the outside world for decades and experiencing a mass exodus, Albania is leaning into its ...

Not only Baba Mondi, the Albanian Prime Minister uncovered his plans last year to establish a sovereign Muslim smaller state within the country's borders. "This state will have neither police ...

“The rescue of the Jews during World War II is one of the most beautiful pages in the history of the Albanians. Christians and Muslims sacrificed everything to protect them,” said Elva ...

Turkey is set to ratify military agreements with three Balkan countries neighboring with Greece: Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo.

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan ... Half the population of the Western Balkan country identifies as Muslim, with Orthodox and Catholic Christians making up much of the remainder.

Albania’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.