This proposal deserves attention not only for its significance within Albania but also for its intriguing global implications amid a world fraught with rising religious and ideological tensions.

TIRANA – When Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama addressed the annual gathering of the UN General Assembly in September, he used the opportunity to announce his government’s intention to create ...

The home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated by the long-ruling ...

TIRANA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious ...

There have also been restrictions on freedom of assembly, religion and expression for ethnic Greeks. More serious, however, are the actions of the Albanian police and secret service in the south ...

"He gave a lot to Albania especially for us as a nation where religion was denied to us for 50 years. Ιt was difficult to start convincing people that they have to believe again somewhere," Iva ...

Catholic and other religions. According to the 2023 census, Orthodox believers in Albania make up about 7% of the 2.4 million population, although the church says the actual number is higher. The tiny ...

During his forty-year reign, the Albanian leader Enver Hoxha banned religion, forbade travel and outlawed private property. Any resistance to his rule was met with severe retribution, including ...

Sent to Albania in 1991 to rebuild the Orthodox Church ... Churches as well as honorary president of the World Conference of Religions for Peace. In April 2018, he hosted Russian Orthodox ...

TIRANA: Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance, Prime Minister ...

The property return is not yet complete, with religious communities continuing to claim areas and buildings. Anastasios was instrumental in revitalizing the Orthodox Church in Albania and was ...