Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi ...
PM Rama says Albania to grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana
The Bektashi Order, making up about 10% of Albania's Muslims, reportedly will receive sovereignty similar to that of the ...
More than 30 people smugglers arrested for attempting to sneak migrants into UK via Ireland
The common travel area allows UK and Irish citizens to travel freely between the two countries without the need for visas ...
Former Sinatra hangout Patsy’s Restaurant sued over alleged Albanian hate, $1 million in wage theft
The owners of Patsy's Italian Restaurant allegedly told two Albanian workers that "all Albanians deserve a bullet," are "gay" ...
Albanians awaiting deportation told on TikTok to pull out teeth to escape detention
Four illegal migrants at centre near Heathrow used social media platform to discuss ways to avoid removal from UK ...
Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave ...
Patsy’s Italian Sued Over Alleged Job Bias Against Albanians
New York City-based Patsy’s Italian Restaurant Inc. was hit with a lawsuit by two servers alleging the 80-year-old establishment discriminates against Albanian workers.
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In Albania, which saved Jews from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation
Zorba estimated that up to 3,000 foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. “Only 100 meters from here lived ...
Vehicle access for bridge separating Kosovo's ethnic Serbians and Albanians scrapped amid tensions
The plans to open a bridge in the Kosovo city of Mitrovica for vehicle access had been met with controversy amid fears it ...
Fourteen NI immigration arrests made in three days
Fourteen people were arrested at Belfast's two airports and the docks over a three day period by the Home Office's ...
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A Famous Frank Sinatra Haunt Is Allegedly Harassing Staff and Stealing Tips
The longtime Midtown Patsy’s Italian Restaurant, no stranger to the courts, is sued by employees– as opposed to another ...
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‘Where I Belong’: The Charm, and the Challenges, of Small-Town Albania
For years, Albanians have been leaving behind small towns and villages for the capital, Tirana, or for life abroad. Some are drawn back, but it’s a choice that is not without challenges.