Albania

German school named for Albanian who saved Jews sends students to Tirana for Holocaust remembrance

Ordinary Muslims and Christians in Albania, an isolated Balkan nation with no more than 300 native Jews, risked their lives during World War II to hide nearly 2,000 foreign Jewish refugees

Students and their teachers from Berlin’s Refik Veseli School and Tirana’s Gjimnazi Sami Frashëri pose for a group shot in front of Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, 2026.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026.

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Displaced Palestinians receive prefabricated tents, which are safer and more durable, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Al-Zaytun of Gaza City, Gaza on February 7, 2026.

Morocco, Albania, Greece expected to join International Stabilization Force in Gaza

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Israel's ADC to build Albania's first data center


93-year-old Albanian who rescued Jews to be honored in Poland

In addition to Albania, the event will be attended by rescuers from Poland and Belarus as well as officials from Israel, Denmark and the United States.

The Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument

Last Jewish history museum survives in Albania

The Solomon Museum tells the story of how Muslims and Christians in the country helped save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.

An original yellow star (not on general display) is seen at the artifacts department of the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, ahead of the Israeli annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 10, 2018

Albania expels Iranian agents for plotting attacks against Israel

Latest Iranian plan follows other attempts in 2018

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

Herzog’s early returns as coach of blue-and-white far from promising

The Austrian arrived with a tailored suit and, as previously, rarely moved on the sidelines.

ANDREAS HERZOG’s first two games in charge of Israel resulted in losses, a 1-0 defeat to Albania in Nations League play and a 3-0 humbling in a friendly vs Northern Ireland.

Albania must choose between the EU and Turkey

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U.S. government agency honors Albanian PM for Holocaust remembrance

Rama receives Cultural Pluralism Award at White House ceremony.

Prime Minister Edi Rama receives award at the White House during his visit to the US

Two Kosovo men plead guilty of plotting to attack Israeli soccer team

Kosovo police arrested 19 people on suspicion that they had links with the Islamic State militant group and were planning attacks in Kosovo and neighboring Albania.

Israel's soccer team

Israel suffers crushing defeat to Albania

First-half brace by Sadiku silences blue-and-white in Haifa • 3rd place in group up for grabs

Albania pla yers celebrate their team’s opener in last night’s 3-0 victory over Israel in Haifa, with dejected blue-and-white defender Eitan Tibi (right) walking away in disgust.

Late goal saves Israel from embarrassing loss

Sahar’s spot kick in 95th minute snatches draw with Moldova ahead of WC qualifier vs Albania.

Israel national team strikers Ben Sahar (right) and Itay Shechter experienced a frustrating night in Netanya on Tuesday, with Sahar only finding the back of the net in stoppage-time in a disappointing 1-1 draw against Moldova.

Albanian Red Cross officials visit MDA to learn and collaborate

This is the first time that high-level representatives of the Albanian Red Cross have visited Israel.

A Magen David Adom ambulance stands by near the Western Wall