WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Gary Peters met with Albanian Ambassador to the U.S. Gilbert Galanxhi to discuss the... »
Dacic sells Kosova’s deal: “We could have rejected it and become Europe’s North Korea”
By Jovana Gec, Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia April 26, 2013 (AP) – Serbia’s prime minister on Friday urged Parliament to... »
Kosova deal leaves new role, new support for NATO presence
By Steven Beardsley, Stars and Stripes In a region where memories of war are fresh and grievances long-held, last week’s... »
Resistance to Islamist Infiltration Continues in Kosova and Albania
Away from the eyes of the world, ideological Islamists pursue infiltration of the moderate Muslim communities in Kosova and Albania.... »
Serbia, Kosova reach tentative deal on relations
By Don Mevlin BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia and Kosova reached a potentially historic agreement Friday to normalize relations between... »
Thousands of Serbs protest EU-brokered deal to normalize ties with rival Kosova
By Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of Serb demonstrators, chanting “Treason, Treason,” protested Monday against an agreement to normalize... »
Young Albanian actor plays in a web-based thriller series
Alex Dhima from Boston is Connor Solloway, the son of a family hiding a terrible dark secrets –“Family Problems” airs... »
Albanian blood feud kids spend lives in hiding
By Llazar Semini SHKODER, Albania (AP) — Throughout her short life, Marsela has lived in hiding. Few people ever visit.... »
German police return smuggled artifacts to Kosova
Found in 2005 during a separate undisclosed investigation, discovering the pieces in a sports bag belonging to two Serbs By... »
A Pyramid’s Life
A short story by Iva Gjoni It was said that it was similar to the pyramid of Cheops. They built... »
Rob Belushi follows father Jim and uncle John in family business with TV show
By Associated Press CHICAGO — The name on Hollywood audition lists and casting sheets must be unmistakably eye-catching: Rob... »
Illyria newspaper and the Albanian-American community celebrate the 5th anniversary of Kosova’s independence
Hundreds of Albanian-Americans gathered at Pasha Events in Manhattan on Saturday February 16th to celebrate the independence of Kosova.... »
Ani Gjika’s world is animate, almost Ovidian
Her metaphoric, metamorphic imagination roils the poems to an intensity that the tone keeps pressing back down By Rosanna... »
Kosova President Says Independence Is “Irreversible”
By RFE RL (RFE/RL) — President Atifete Jahjaga has said in a televised address that Kosovan independence was “irreversible” and... »
John Kerry, Secretary of State on Kosova’s National Day
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to... »
17 of February 2008 did not come easy, but has made its way in history
Remarks at the Gala dinner organized by Illyria Newspaper to commemorate the Fifth Anniversary of the Independence of Kosova ... »
Kosova celebrates 5 years of independence
The Associated Press PRISHTINA, Kosova – Ethnic Albanians in Kosova celebrated the fifth anniversary of their declaration of independence from... »
Roundtable in Albania on fiscal priorities
Experts invited by IMF and World Bank advised for initiating fiscal consolidation in the near term A roundtable was... »
US President Barack Obama congratulates Kosova on its 5th anniversary of independence
US President Barack Obama has sent Kosovo a message of congratulations on progress made in terms of democracy, reform, and... »
Albania, Italy, Greece sign pipeline agreement
ATHENS – Italy, Greece and Albania signed on Wednesday an agreement backing a plan to build the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, part... »
Albanian appeals court reduces jail sentences over munitions factory blast that killed 26
By Associated Press TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian appeals court on Wednesday reduced sentences for several top defendants convicted in... »
Albania consider lower bidder in oil-and-gas sale
The Associated Press Authorities in Albania say they are considering a (EURO)298 million ($402 million) bid from China-based Win Business... »
The March for Chameria
By Ilir Ademi The Balkan Peninsula is ethnically and linguistically one of the most complex areas of the world. Within... »
The Making of “Right to Love”, with the Albanian-Canadian director Paul Kurti
Interviewed by Ermira Babamusta, New York How did the film come together? I received an email from Amina Zhaman,... »
Berat is everywhere – memories of rescue and survival in face of tragedy
The number of victims was fewer, even microscopic by comparison, the massacre of children, in a public school, in Newtown,... »
Farewell to the Iron Lady
By Ruben Avxhiu The death of Margaret Thatcher has been followed by mixed reactions in UK and in the world,... »
Court clears two Albania state guards of protester deaths
An Albanian court acquitted two state security guards Thursday on charges of killing four people during a 2011 anti-government protest,... »
ONUFRI, the most prestigious publishing house in Albania
After the fall of Enver Hoxha’s monument in Tirana’s main square, I looked through my grandfather’s personal library and found... »
Ken Biberaj corrects a street name, earns NYT’s attention
Candidates running for City Council rarely interest a major newspaper like The New York Times, but Ken Biberaj’s efforts to... »
John Kerry – An inspiration, a mentor, and an exemplary leader
Interview with Guljed Birçe, Office Manager and Policy Advisor on Foreign Relations in the Boston-based staff of former US Senator... »