An Italian navy ship has arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters.

An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters, nearly a month after another group was turned away for failing the vetting process.

An Italian Navy ship brought a second group of migrants from Egypt and Bangladesh picked up in the Mediterranean to its offshore asylum processing centre in Albania on Friday, despite a court challenge hanging over the new Italian scheme.

Albania's deal with Italy on migrants has been welcomed by many. But others are confused and angry - Some in the Western Balkans country saw it as reciprocation when the leaders of Albania and Italy a