Albania

Albanian PM says protests pose threat to EU membership, not government

Albanian PM Edi Rama warned that violent protests threaten the country's EU ambitions as demonstrators demanded his resignation for a sixth day.

A protester faces off with a police unit during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana on October 17, 2026, as protests continued for a fifth consecutive day over university conditions and demands for the resignation of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Protesters stand near a burning car during an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, October 17, 2026.

Israeli embassy temporarily closed as Albanian protesters clash with police in Tirana

People gather near a fire as plumes of black smoke rise, amid an anti-government protest by students, in Tirana, Albania, October 14, 2026.

Albanian Education Ministry set ablaze during anti-corruption student riot as protests spread

 Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

How antisemitic rhetoric seeped into Albania's anti-Kushner protests


Trump aid freeze strands Afghan visa holders in Albania

Nearly 200,000 Afghans have been resettled in the US with SIVs or as refugees since 2021. Trump's victorious 2024 reelection campaign included promises of strict immigration policies.

 A day after U.S. forces completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, refugees board a bus taking them to a processing center upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US, September 1, 2021.

Price: $279, duration: Two and a half hours. Sundor opens route to Albania

Sundor, a subsidiary of El Al, has announced the launch of a new flight route to Albania, set to begin in spring. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama tweeted about it on his X account.

 The country offers a variety of vacation options, including relaxing beach holidays along the southern Adriatic Riviera

El Al subsidiary Sundor to operate direct Israel-Albania flights

Sundor will operate three weekly flights to Tirana: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The inaugural flight will take place on March 31, 2025. 

 An illustrative image of an El Al flight.

Over a million followers: Albanian PM shares footage of his meeting with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto


Religious leader of Albania: 'I consider myself a brother of the people of Israel' - exclusive

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order.

 BABA MONDI, leader of the Bektashi sect of Albanian Muslims, could soon be the leader of the world’s newest mini state.

Combat Antisemitism Movement honors Albanian prime minister for combating hate

During the event, Prime Minister Rama was presented the CAM Global Leadership Award for his work fighting antisemitism and religious prejudice of all forms.

 Prime Minister Edi Rama shaking the hand of Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, September 26, 2024.

Herzog visits Albania honoring WWII heroes who saved Jews from the Holocaust

Diaspora Affairs: Valentina Leskaj, the first Muslim member of the advisory board of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, tells the Post about the importance of Herzog paying respect to Albanians.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania.

In Albania, where Jews were saved from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation

Youths in Albania know nearly nothing of their country's unique legacy in saving Jews, according to Florenca Stafa, director of the Albanian and Balkan Research Center.

 Albania's national Holocaust memorial, situated in a Tirana park, has commemorative plaques in Albanian, English and Hebrew.

Herzog to visit Serbia and Albania

Because the Israel-Hamas war has impacted the President's travel schedule over the past year, Herzog is scheduled to set off for visits to Serbia and Albania tomorrow.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Albanian Ambassador to 'Post': ‘We take pride in the saving of the Jews of Albania'

Albania was the only country subjugated to Nazi occupation whose Jewish community emerged from the holocaust in higher numbers in comparison to those before the war.

Ambassador Meri Kumbe.