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Ali Ahmeti urges Kosovars to vote, warns against isolation
Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) in North Macedonia, addressed the citizens of Kosovo ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections on February 9. Ahmeti urged voters...

Online harassment cases surge in Albania, police report
A surge in online harassment and bullying has become a growing concern in Albania, with over 700 cases reported to the police in Tirana last year. The head of the...

Rama open to Afghan refugees staying in Albania following U.S. policy change
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama expressed no concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to block Afghan refugees from continuing their resettlement process in the United States. In an interview...

Albanian PM rules out additional migration agreements similar to Italy pact
During a press conference in Madrid, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama ruled out the possibility of signing agreements with other countries similar to the migration pact with Italy. He emphasized...

Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya honored in Tirana
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was awarded the “Key to the City” by Tirana’s mayor, Erion Veliaj, during her visit to the “Free Cities Pact” summit. Veliaj emphasized Albania’s open...

Czech scientists discover world’s largest underground thermal lake in Albania
A team of Czech scientists has discovered the world’s largest underground thermal lake in southern Albania. Named Lake Neuron, in honor of the Neuron Foundation that funded the expedition, the...