(JTA) — ELBASAN, Albania — Isaac Herzog’s visit to Albania Thursday marked the first time an Israeli leader set foot in the only European country that ended World War II with more Jews than it started ...

Once known as Illyria, a land of eagles and home to one of the earliest European settlements, modern Albania stands today as a country blessed with abundant natural resources. Throughout its history, ...

In this photo provided by the Albanian Police and released on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 a view of a damaged vehicle that crashed into the Vjosa River about 150 miles southeast of the capital, Tirana, ...

American actress Eliza Dushku explores and celebrates her Albanian family roots. American actress Eliza Dushku has become passionately interested in and connected to the country of her father's ...

(JTA) — Albania has joined 43 other nations that have officially endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism The Kuvendi, Albania’s parliament, on Thursday ...

An inability to plan for the future is driving many young, educated Albanians to leave their homeland; experts say the government will have to address the trend sooner or later. Sitting on a café ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tirana on Thursday to reinforce Albania’s critical role in U.S. foreign policy amid the most turbulent time in the Balkans in decades. "This is really a ...

Samir Mane fled Albania’s communist regime in the early 1990s and resettled in Austria where he made his first fortune. Now back in Albania, he oversees a real estate and retail empire stretching ...

New museum will celebrate the Albanians who risked their lives to shield Jews from Nazi persecution – and whose story has remained largely untold. Albania’s government has announced plans to establish ...

(Bloomberg) -- The number of Albanians crossing the English Channel on small boats has spiked over the past two years, with Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick saying they now account for 80% of ...

The Catholic cathedral that communists turned into a basketball arena for two decades is now busier than ever, drawing more than 2,000 people to a single Sunday Mass. An ornate Albanian Orthodox ...

This semester, the University of Wisconsin’s Albanian American Student Organization has resumed operations after going on hiatus during the pandemic. The AASO’s president Jehona Zeneli said her goal ...