When I met the 80-year-old Berisha recently at the Albanian Democratic Party headquarters in Tirana, the similarities with Trump were striking.

Albania is set to establish a sovereign spiritual state in Tirana for the Bektashi Order, an Islamic Sufi sect, in a move aimed at promoting religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on January 25.

The match between Dinamo Tirana and Skenderbeu is scheduled at Niko Dovana Stadium in the Albania Abissnet Superiore Round 23. Dinamo Tirana will aim to secure a win on their home soil to extend their previous unbeaten streak of three to four,

Archbishop Anastasios, an ecumenical movement leader credited with helping to revitalize the Orthodox Church in Muslim-majority Albania, has died at the age of 95.

People gather during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30,

If created, the enclave for the Islamic Sufi order would be one of the world's smallest states. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.

The funeral service was attended by Orthodox patriarchs, archbishops, ecclesiastical delegations, representatives of the Vatican etc

An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers

Italian authorities have rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance.

Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Saturday.

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has died