Their gesture is a nationalist symbol representing the double headed eagle on Albania's national flag. Critics say it could inflame tensions among Serbian nationalists and ethnic Albanians.

The fall of communism has brought monumental changes to Albania, long the most isolated and repressed country of the Eastern bloc. During the last four years, the tiny nation has taken significant ...

Traditional Albanian polyphonic music can be divided into two major stylistic groups as performed by the Ghegs of northern Albania and the Tosks and Labs living in the southern part of the country.

He made the trek up the intimidatingly beautiful mountain in 1963, sticking the patriotic flag up on the top of it. How cool ...

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Migrant workers from Africa have told BIRN about having to surrender their passports on arrival in Albania, working unpaid overtime and facing deportation once they are no longer required.

The grand stage was adorned with a number of banners and prominently featured both the American and Albanian flags. Spectators, draped in Albanian flags of their own, attentively listened to an ...

(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 ...

Last month, however, Greece had to apologised to Albania for placing its red flag depicting a black, double-headed eagle, upside down during a visit by its foreign minister to Athens. Albanians ...

Albanian officials say they prevented a ship suspected of transferring a huge amount of hazardous waste from docking at Tirana’s main port TIRANA, Albania -- TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania ...

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters to be processed there.