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New Shëngjin–Velipojë road opens ahead of tourist season, cutting travel time to the coast
A key coastal road connecting Shëngjin and Velipojë officially opened this weekend, dramatically cutting travel time between the two northern seaside towns from over an hour to just 20 minutes....

Vlora International Airport to open in early May with inaugural Air Albania flight
Albania’s newest international gateway, Vlora International Airport, is set to officially open in the first days of May, marking a significant milestone for southern Albania’s infrastructure and tourism industry. The...

Albania launches 24/7 traffic monitoring on major highways with smart camera system
Four of Albania’s busiest national highways — the Tirana-Durrës, Durrës-Rrogozhinë, Rrogozhinë-Fier, and Fier-Vlorë segments — will now be monitored 24 hours a day by a new smart camera system that...

Albania to revive arms production industry, starting with Rubik weapons factory
Prime Minister Edi Rama confirmed today that the government’s plan to revive Albania’s long-defunct military industry will begin with the transformation of the former copper plant in Rubik into a...

Edi Rama praises Trump in Bloomberg interview, says Kushner resort project not political favor
In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama praised U.S. President Donald Trump, discussed his ties to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and pushed back against criticism of...

Albania forced to reopen bidding to restore notorious former communist-era prison
Albania’s effort to turn a former communist-era political prison into a national site of memory has hit another roadblock. For the fourth time, the National Institute of Cultural Heritage (IKTK)...