The Italian Royal Army had tested itself during the conquest of Ethiopia from 1935 to 1936, the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939, and the invasion of Albania in 1939. Simple History.

Post-World War II Albania was linked to the then-Soviet Union until 1961, though it left the Warsaw Treaty formally in 1968 after the invasion of what was then Czechoslovakia.

SHENGJIN, Albania — 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.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Italian authorities said Tuesday they have transferred a group of 26 rejected migrants to Italian-run detention centers in Albania.

The first 16 migrants rescued at sea while trying to reach Europe by way of Italy arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary ...

Italy has an unusual new immigration policy. It's deporting asylum-seekers to neighboring Albania. That country has agreed to process them. The first batch of migrants arrived there this month ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister on Tuesday said his government had turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers but made an ...

Italy donated a military ship to Albania on Tuesday to help the country reinforce its army, increase patrolling of its coastline and intensify its participation in NATO missions.. The Libra P 402 ...