On Monday, 8th of March 2021, UN Women jointly the Office of the President, and partner IPKO Foundation, supported by... »
Thank you for your service Ambassador Çitaku
By Harry Bajraktari I would like to thank Ambassador Vlora Çitaku for her service as the representative of Kosova in... »
The Biden Administration Needs a Point Man for the Balkans
By Akri Çipa President Biden and his foreign policy team have a wide array of international challenges to address. The... »
Dr. Rifat Latifi – leading by example – pledges half-a-million dollars for Kosova’s College of Surgeons
Interview of Illyria with Dr. Rifat Latifi Question: Dr. Latifi, in the last days of 2018, the Kosova College of... »
A true New Yorker, who never forgot his Albanian heritage
Skender Ghilaga (September 25, 1936 – January 14, 2021) Skender Ghilaga was born in Dibra, Albania to Haxhi Ghilaga and... »
The Truth About Christians in Kosova
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Albanian-American children from Huston, Texas, win the day on this November 28th
Albanians all over the world have celebrated today their national holiday, known also as the Independence Day of Albania and... »
Bullets Shatter Window of Journalist’s Car in Kosova
By Besim Abazi PRISHTINA, KOSOVA – About midnight Sunday, reporter Shkumbin Kajtazi heard gunshots ring out in Mitrovica, the Kosovar... »
Bipartisan and transatlantic cooperation is needed to resolve the Kosova issue once and for all
Interview with David Phillips, Director, Program on Peace-building and Rights (Institute for the Study of Human Rights – Columbia University)-... »
Marko Kepi, the best Republican, in the East Shore/South Brooklyn NYS Assembly Primary
Ruben Avxhiu The New York Assembly seat is been finally vacated by Nicole Malliotakis, probably the worst office holder in... »
US Ambassador Yuri Kim reveals the three major priorities of her work in Albania
“What I have seen in Albania is courage, perseverance, and hope. It’s not an accident that both our countries have... »
Outta Hand and Straight from the Heart
Albanian-American brothers, Bekim and Burim Rexhaj, two unsung heroes of our time, who brave the circumstances to donate food for... »
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Art and Science Talk with Veneta Callpani I hope this pandemic will inspire more people to become doctors and scientists... »
Dr. Jolanda Osmanlliu Koçi MD, the first Albanian scientist in epidemiology
Dr.Jolanda Koçi will be remembered for many reasons, especially during the current Covid-19 Global Pandemic. As a leading scientist with... »
DNC Celebrates Kosova’s Independence
February 17, 2020 Washington, DC. Tom Perez, Chair, Democratic National Committee, issued the following statement on the anniversary of Kosova’s... »
75 Years of Chamerian Genocide by Greece
By Ilir Ademi “If you want peace, work for justice” – Pope John Paul VI June 27th 2019 marked the... »
“With the help of God and of the United States of America”
Albanian-American leaders share their memories of the feverish days, 20 years ago, that led to NATO’s liberation of Kosova By... »
Lucy’s Brooch
Gena Morina – Bajrami More than ten days have passed and I still cannot detach my thoughts from Lucy. Since the... »
Scanderbeg of the Albanians
By Altin Zaloshnja – From the symposium held in Michigan, January 2018 Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, The reason for... »
Remember the Albanian-Americans who fought and died for this country
Ruben Avxhiu On this Memorial Day, save a thought or a prayer for the Albanian-Americans who died wearing the uniform... »
I miss that land of stones and snakes, though I miss Sarajevo more
Stephen Schwartz In the past I considered this my best piece of journalism because it covered a subject ignored by... »
AAWO Celebrates 2017 Accomplishments with an Evening Marked by Good Music, High Spirits and Old-fashioned Camaraderie
On December 9, 2017, the Albanian American Women’s Organization “Motrat Qirjazi” (AAWO) held its traditional end-of-year holiday celebration and fundraising... »
An unforgettable evening with Prince Leka in Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut
A few years ago, Viosa and Richard Lukaj welcomed Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice of the British Royal Family, in... »
ACP Statement Regarding Proposed Ban on Communist Era Albanian Films
The Directors and Advisors of the Board of the Albanian Cinema Project (ACP) are extremely troubled by the proposed ban... »
Albanian Islamic Cultural Center hostsleaders
of all faiths and of law enforcement agencies
Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist community leaders gathered Wednesday on February 8, 2017, at the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center,... »
Pope Francis to Canonize Mother Teresa
By Laura Konda, VOA WASHINGTON On September 4, the Vatican will hold a ceremony, officiated by Pope Francis, to canonize... »
Noli’s 100th Anniversary Orthodox Albanian mass, its organizers and opponents
100 years ago, the founding father of the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church held the country’s first official mass in the... »
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By Ruben Avxhiu On this day, 70 years ago, General Napoleon Zervas, a former ally of the Nazis during the... »
The proposed Tribunal is a direct attack on Kosova’s legal sovereignty
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One year ago, Hurricane Sandy happened
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