Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Another reason that Christmas is a little more “low profile” in Albania is the lingering effects of decades of Communist rule. The Marxist ...

Migrants from various detention centres across Italy arrive at the port in Shengjin, Albania. Photo: Adnan Beci/AFP. Dozens of migrants awaiting deportation arrived in Italian-run centres in Albania ...

SHENGJIN, Albania - Italy dispatched 40 failed asylum seekers to Albania on Friday to be held until repatriation to their home countries in vacant, Italian-run detention centres built for a ...

Catholics may take part in some of these cultural traditions as well, being Albanians, and because Catholics, Orthodox, and even Muslims often “borrow, mix, and match” religious feasts and practices ...

FILE - A view of a migrant processing center at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania Wednesday, 16 October 2024. Meta: Facebook owner could be forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp We ...

There’s a new flavor in town — and it’s Albanian. Astoria is now home to ALBmini, a new Mediterranean market offering a wide selection of imported goods from Albania and the greater Balkan region.

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — Migrants rejected by Italy disembark in Albanian port of Shengjin to be transferred to a detention center outside the EU.

The “Action against economic crime in Albania” (AEC-AL) is implemented within the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and ...

On Wednesday 9th April, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, visited Albania and met with the highest political and military leadership. Admiral Cavo ...

File - Migrants and security officials walk at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, after disembarking from the Italian navy ship Libra, carrying the first group of 16 ...

You may qualify for a Canadian or an Albanian benefit, or both. However, under the Agreement, the benefit paid by each country will be based solely on your creditable periods under that country's ...

"The Albanian mafia would call me and say: 'We want to send 500kg of drugs.' If you don't accept, they kill you." César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a criminal drug gang in ...