Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has died after being taken to hospital in Tirana, his publishing editor said on Monday. He was 88. Kadare has long been mentioned as a possible contender for the Nobel Literature Prize. Onufri Publishing House editor Bujar Hudhri said the author died on Monday. A nurse at the hospital said […]
A car crashed into a river in south-eastern Albania, killing all eight people inside – including seven suspected migrants and a local driver, police said. The driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa River about 150 miles south east of the capital, Tirana, at around 4am local time, according to a […]
The Western Balkans are ready to contribute to the fight against Russia amid European and Western delays and restrictions on aid. Source: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in an interview on the eve of the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his country, as reported by European Pravda, citing Euractiv. Rama added that the […]
Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at any one time. With asylum requests expected to […]
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. The Parliament, dominated by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s left-wing Socialist Party, voted 77 to […]
Albania’s Parliament is set to vote on a deal with Italy to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by the Italian authorities while their asylum applications are processed. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at any one time. With asylum requests expected to take about a month to […]