Director and Former Administrator of “Bankers Petroleum Albania” Arrested

The Prosecutor’s Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has launched a criminal investigation into the concessionary company Bankers Petroleum Albania, as part of a case related to tax evasion and money laundering. The...

Albania’s tourism boom and the industry of naysayers

Albania has silenced all skeptics of tourism, emerging as the country with the highest tourism growth in the region—particularly from Western Europe. While just a few years ago most visitors came from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine, today...

Top Bankers Petroleum execs arrested in Albania raid

TIRANA, July 4 – Albanian police in Fier today arrested two senior executives at Bankers Petroleum—including current CEO Hongping Xiao (Chinese national) and former head Leonidha Çobo—for allegedly failing to pay multi-million‑lek environmental...

Albania pitches transport progress at Istanbul forum

Albania showcased major infrastructure projects at the Global Transport and Connectivity Forum, hosted under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with over 70 countries represented. Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku presented Albania’s gains...

PM says Albania’s agriculture holds vast untapped potential

Prime Minister Edi Rama told farmers and agribusiness leaders that Albania’s agricultural sector holds “extraordinary, still-untapped potential” and should be central to the country’s path toward EU membership by 2030. Speaking at a roundtable in...

Fortis Energy can build a major solar plant in Albania

Turkish renewable energy company Fortis Energy has been granted a construction permit to build a 62-megawatt (MW) solar plant near the town of Ersekë in southeastern Albania. The facility will play a key role in transforming the country’s...

The state will increase funds for Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova

Georg Georgiev Photo: BTA In 2025, 1.3 million euros are planned for the implementation of the program for support of organizations of Bulgarian communities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova and of citizens of North Macedonia with...

Man who fled communist Albania warns against Zohran Mamdani: 'We cannot allow this to spread'

Fisherman Viktor Kocaj hauls in his net early in the morning in Albania's Vlore Bay

Fisherman Viktor Kocaj hauls in his net early in the morning in Albania's Vlore Bay

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'I lost my battle': warming sea killing Albania fishing

As dawn broke, fisherman Viktor Kocaj hauled his net on board his battered skiff, but after a whole night in the Adriatic, the catch was too small to even feed his family. Albanians like him have lived off the sea for generations, but Kocaj fears...

Albania becomes shareholder in Kushner’s €1.4B Sazan resort

Albania has joined Jared Kushner's planned Sazan Island resort as a shareholder through a newly registered state company. The company, Albanian State Development & Real Estate, was set up June 26 to manage and monitor the Sazan resort project and...

Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania is a narco-dictatorship, help us vote freely

The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, is participating in the proceedings of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, held in Porto, Portugal. In his address today before the Assembly, Berisha emphasized the urgent need for Albania to restore...

Meloni’s Albania Protocol Faces Another Wave of Attacks by Activist Judges

The migration agreement signed between Italy and Albania highlights the growing divide between national institutions and the European establishment regarding tackling illegal immigration. While the European Commission and several member states are...

1 Green Coast Hotel - MGallery Collection: A New Chapter for Elite Tourism in Albania

One of the most ambitious projects in Albanian elite tourism comes to life this summer with the official opening of Green Coast Hotel – MGallery Collection, located on the Green Coast beach, one of the pearls of the Albanian Riviera. This hotel is...

Berisha tells OSCE Albania is a dictatorship

PORTO, July 1 – Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha told the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly that Albania has become “a narco-dictatorship” under Prime Minister Edi Rama, accusing the government of suppressing elections and enabling drug...

Albania sees record tourist numbers in May

Albania welcomed more than 1.6 million visitors in May, marking a 4.3% rise compared to the same month last year, official statistics show. Foreign arrivals reached nearly one million, with tourism from southern and western Europe driving growth....

Albania’s Ilir Meta denied release from prison

Albania’s Special Court has rejected a request by former president and Freedom Party leader Ilir Meta to be released from detention, where he has been held since October. Meta’s lawyers argued for lighter security measures, but the court ruled to...

Albania’s economy grows 3.4% in Q1

Albania’s economy grew 3.39% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a surge in public spending, official data show. Public services led the way, with health, education, and administration up 18.9%, contributing more than half of...

Albania's quirky PM Edi Rama raises eyebrows with unorthodox footwear at NATO summit

Albania's Prime Minister was pictured sporting an unorthodox choice of footwear at a NATO summit on Wednesday. Edi Rama wore a pair of white trainers that contrasted the formal and polished look of his counterparts at The Hague. Rama can be easily...