Albania News

Albania's Tirana Times interviewed Azerbaijan's Ambassador to AlbaniaA Rahman Mustafayev.

Prosecutors in the city of Fier have indicted three suspects, including a relative of a Supreme Court Judge, over an alleged attempt to influence a verdict in a murder trial.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha will visit Azerbaijan this week. His visit is scheduled for Feb.8-10, a diplomatic source told Trend on Monday.

Switzerland has awarded Euro 2.2 million to finance the strengthening and expanding of vocational education and training in Albania.

Albania's Integration Minister Majlinda Bregu and the head of the EU delegation in Tirana Ettore Sequi signed last week the IPA 2011 financing agreement, according to which Albania will receive Euro 82 million, local media reports.

Albania was chosen on the top 10 best tourist destinations in the world in 2011.

New chemical results have showing that chrome ore and olivine extracted by Albanian Minerals & Bytyci SHPK in Tropoje, Albania have showing huge presence of platinum and other rare earth metals.

Parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of three MPs who are being investigated over their alleged roles in a violent protest last January.

Unidentified homeless Roma families pictured in an office in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Feb.

US issues stiff warning against Albania's government to stop attacks on prosecutor, Enver Hoxha's widow says that his diaries have been stolen, CEZ fires director in Albania.

The Albanian government does not plan to increase taxes for businesses at least until 2014.

London February 1, 2012 - The Tirana-based firm Alb BB Auditing has been selected as the Russell Bedford accounting network correspondent in Albania.

BiH unemployment numbers hit a four-year high. Also in business news: Albania and Montenegro have agreed to build a motorway and Bulgaria looks to join the European Financial Stability Pact.

Albania's state ombudsman says he has moved dozens of homeless members of the Roma community into his Tirana office to highlight their plight as a cold snap hits the region.

Albania's state ombudsman says he has moved dozens of homeless members of the Roma community into his Tirana office to highlight their plight as a cold snap hits the region.

Recent arrests connected to an incident a year ago, in which security forces used lethal force against protestors in Tirana, trigger a new barrage of accusations.

A spokesperson for the mayor of Washington told Balkan Insight that the mayor did not invite Lulzim Basha to the US as local media have erroneously reported.

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Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a feasibility study by Albanian Refining & Marketing of Oil sh.a. relating to the modernization of two refineries, located at Ballsh and Fier in Albania.

The plan, spearheaded by the head of the Institute of Monuments, Apollon Bace, envisages the sale of 99-year leases to private companies.