Croatia Blocks Second Albanian Food Shipment Over Safety Concerns

Following the recent blocking of a shipment of peppers from Albania, Croatian authorities have once again intercepted another Albanian product at the border. This time, the shipment consisted of pistachio cream (pistachio paste) found to contain...

Albanian father on hunger strike: ‘I won’t give up’”

ATHENS, Oct. 4 (TemA) — Albanian citizen Pano Ruçi, weakened by illness and nearly three weeks without food, said Friday he will not give up his hunger strike in Greece until authorities allow the exhumation of his son, Denis, who died in the 2023...

Albania ranks mid-table on global stress

TIRANA, Oct. 2 (TemA) — Albania ranks 84th of 197 countries for overall stress, placing in the middle of the index, according to CEO Magazine World’s 2025 report. The index tracks four pillars: work, financial, social/family and health stress. For...

Rama Divides Tirana’s Electoral Zones, Brings Back Familiar Socialist Figures

Prime Minister Edi Rama held a closed-door meeting this Friday with the Socialist Party structures of Tirana. During the meeting, electoral zones were allocated according to administrative units. All ministers, political leaders, and MPs residing...

Disease-carrying mosquitoes identified in UK by health officials

Mosquito feeding on a human host(Image: Getty Images) Invasive mosquitoes have been found in the UK. The two types are Aedes aegypti, also known as the Egyptian mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, also known as the (Asian) tiger or forest mosquito....

Bill Gates and Tony Blair-Backed AI Appointed as World’s First AI Government Minister

Diella, Albania’s new AI minister, says, “The real danger to the Constitution has never been machines, but the human decisions made by those in power.” Screenshot from Reddit, courtesy of the Albanian government. “I’m not here to replace humans,”...

Slovenia blocks Albanian peppers over pesticide residues

A shipment of peppers from Albania was blocked by Slovenian authorities after testing revealed pesticide residues exceeding legal limits. The case was classified as an "alert" under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). The peppers...

Warning issued as tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK

Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been identified in the UK, and could spread further due to climate change, scientists have warned. Research teams from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) discovered Aedes aegypti, also known as...

Albania, Difficult Place to Do Business

The U.S. Department of State has released its annual 2025 Investment Climate Statements for Albania, highlighting both the potential and the serious challenges the country faces in attracting foreign investment. According to the report, Albania...

Pesticide Residues Above Limit: Slovenia Blocks Shipment of Peppers from Albania

A shipment of peppers originating from Albania has been blocked by Slovenian authorities after testing revealed the presence of pesticide residues. The residues were described as “very serious” and posing a risk to consumer health. The exact...

Diaspora4Innovation: From Venice to Albania, Knowledge Without Borders Turning into Action

In a world where knowledge and innovation know no boundaries, collaboration between resident and Albanian diaspora scholars, is becoming increasingly important for the future of education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Albania. The...

From med beds to sombreros: Trump’s bizarre behavior raises alarm

Observers in the United States and abroad have noted increasingly unusual behavior from President Donald Trump, particularly online. Donald Trump’s recent online posts and public appearances have sparked concern among lawmakers, military...

Albanian injured after being hit by van

An Albanian man was injured after he was hit by a van on Sunday morning, police said. In a statement, police said that the accident happened at around 10am on Sunday in Triq Għar Dalam in Birżebbuġa. The 36-year-old Albanian man, who lives in...

Cheryl stalker and 'Eunuch Maker' associates among UK criminals locked up in September

Some of the criminals jailed in the UK in September 2025 A drug addict who killed a 94-year-old man and three men who raped a 12-year-old girl they met in a supermarket car park were among the criminals jailed in the UK last month. Also among the...

Bulgarian Doctors Provide Free Check-ups for 350 People in Albanian Region

More than 350 people received free medical check-ups from Bulgarian medical professionals during the latest mission of the Bulgarian Memory Foundation in the Mala Prespa region of Albania, the Foundation said on Monday. The initiative was carried...

High blood pressure hits 800,000 Albanians

TIRANA, Sept 29 (TemA) — About 800,000 Albanians live with high blood pressure (hypertension), the World Health Organization says. An estimated 47% of people aged 30–79 are affected, far above the 34% global average. An estimated 47% of people...

Albania expresses interest in hiring Bangladeshi workers

Albania has expressed formal interest in recruiting both skilled and unskilled workers from Bangladesh to meet its growing labour market demand. The proposal was made by Albanian President Bajram Begaj during a meeting with Bangladesh's Chief...

Albania keen to hire Bangladeshi workers for its labour market

Fri Sep 26, 2025 09:30 AM Last update on: Fri Sep 26, 2025 09:36 AM Dhaka urged Tirana to simplify visa process; Albania hints at e-visas BSS Fri Sep 26, 2025 09:30 AM Last update on: Fri Sep 26, 2025 09:36 AM Albania has expressed keen interest...

Albania interested in expanding healthcare cooperation with Azerbaijan

Baku, September 25, AZERTAC Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan Teymur Musayev met with Besart Kadia, Ambassador of Albania to Azerbaijan. Minister Musayev underlined the successful development of bilateral relations, noting that...

Journalist Makes Major Mistake When Booking Trip Home from Albania, Then Mix-Up Turns into Life-Changing Decision (Exclusive) By Tereza Shkurtaj

NEED TO KNOW In 2017, British journalist Alice Taylor arrived in Albania for a short visit, not knowing it would change the course of her life Drawn in by the country’s warmth, culture and unexpected sense of belonging, she decided to stay What...