Georgian Football Federation fined for disciplinary violations
The UEFA Disciplinary Committee has fined the Georgian Football Federation for disciplinary violations during the Georgia-Albania …
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Azerbaijani basketball players become European champions
Azerbaijani athletes are crowned as the new FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2024, Division C winners after defeating Luxembourg 77-71 in the final in Elbasan. The 2016 winners got their second-ever gold with a routine success over Luxembourg who …
Euro 2024: Germany through, draws for Scotland and Croatia
Hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2024 on June 19 thanks to a 2-0 win over Hungary, while Scotland drew with Switzerland and Croatia's hopes of progressing were left hanging in the balance after …
Azerbaijan and Albania cancel visa regime
A meeting was held between Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Fariz Rzayev and Albanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Besart Kadia on March 1, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported. The meeting was held as part …
Azerbaijan to help with gasification of Albanian city
Azerbaijan and Albania agreed to develop comprehensive relations, within the framework of which it is planned to gasify one of the settlements of the Balkans.
Albania cancels visa-free travel for Russian citizens
Albania has waived its visa-free mode of entry for Russian nationals, according to the Albanian Embassy in Russia. Previously, Russian citizens could visit visa-free from May until September and stay for up to 90 days. …
Albanian embassy to be opened in Baku
Albania has made the decision to open an embassy in the capital of Azerbaijan. The decision was made by the Council of Ministers of Albania. The embassy will be located in Baku. The expenses for its opening will be …
Azerbaijan and Albania discuss opportunities for strengthening cooperation
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama held a meeting in Baku. During the talks, the Azerbaijani leader noted that the countries were actively strengthening ties, and now they have new opportunities for …
Azerbaijan ready to participate in creation of gas network in Albania
Azerbaijan is ready to take part in the creation of a gas network in Albania. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated this after talks with Albanian President Bajram Begaj held in Tirana on November 15. He stressed that …
Iran denies cyber attack on Albania
The Iranian government denied any involvement in a cyberattack against the Albanian government, which led to Prime Minister Edi Rama giving diplomats at the embassy in Tirana 24 hours to leave the country. Rama announced that all …
Balkan countries struggling to curb human trafficking
Latest US State Department Trafficking in Persons report says Balkan countries are making 'significant efforts' to stop human trafficking gangs but have yet to get on top of the problem
Albania could be gas hub of the Balkans with new US deal
Albania could be a key player in Europe’s gas sector as US company Excelerate Energy Inc plans to use it as a way to deliver natural gas and natural gas products to the rest of the region
Ilham Aliyev: importance of Southern Gas Corridor more visible than ever before
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, who is on an official visit to the country, have held a one-on-one meeting yesterday. Ilham Aliyev said that importance of the Southern Gas Corridor and Trans …
Albania's PM arrives on official visit to Azerbaijan
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama paid an official visit to Azerbaijan on April 14. A guard of honor was arranged for the Albanian Prime Minister at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two …
Albania refuses to play Russia in UEFA Nations League games
Albania's government joined the wave of European opposition on Sunday to playing any sports games against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The move was notable as Albania is among the few national teams in men's soccer …
Demographic crisis hits Balkans
No country in the Balkans has been spared from a dangerous combination of migration and population ageing
Countries of the former Yugoslavia afraid of being left without electricity
As a number of Western Balkans countries face severe energy crises, in the midst of winter, consumers are crossing fingers that their lights and heating will be kept on. …
How Europe copes with drug trafficing
While cocaine use is far less prevalent in emerging Europe than many other parts of the continent, a vast network of criminal organisations based in the Western Balkans is feeding the habit of Western Europe, the world’s second largest consumer of the expensive illicit drug cocaine, surpassed only by North America
Albania expels Russian diplomat for breaching coronavirus guidelines
Albania on Thursday expelled a Russian diplomat for allegedly not respecting the country’s virus lockdown rules. An Albanian foreign ministry statement declared Alexey Krivosheev "person non grata," asking him to leave …
Gregorian Church bears responsibility for disappearance of Karabakh's Albans
It is important to know Karabakh's history to understand the reasons behind current geopolitical developments in the South Caucasus, Fazil Gasimov, a PhD student in Istanbul University, UNESCO Representative of UNESCO-accredited "Ashiq Shamshir" Cultural Center Public Union writes in the article OPINION - Gregorian Church bears responsibility for disappearance of Karabakh's Christian Albanians for Anadolu Agency. He shares the results of his research on Karabakh's history from different sources
