Albania

Start-Up Nation vs Lock-Up Nation: What is slowing Israel-Albania economic ties? - opinion

Israelis are no strangers to risk as they thrive in complex environments, but they insist on legal predictability.

|ByISRAEL KASNETT
On April 6 this year, President Isaac Herzog awarded Albania's Edi Rama the Presidential Medal of Honor, Israeli's highest civilian decoration, in a ceremony in Jerusalem.
Flags of Albania and Israel side by side (Illustrative).

Albania becomes 64th nation to join Israel Allies Foundation

Chaired by Romina Kuko of the Socialist Party and Gazmend Bardhi of the Democratic Party, the caucus marks a rare cross-party initiative reflecting Albania’s history of supporting the Jewish people.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (right) and his Albanian counterpart, Elisa Spiropali, sign a cooperation agreement in Jerusalem on Oct. 22, 2025

'System rotten to the core': Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar slams ICJ, UNWRA

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Thursday sharply criticized the International Court of Justice, calling The Hague-based tribunal “a corrupt political circus.”

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A member of parliament from the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, sets off a smoke flare as the parliament gathers for a vote on whether to lift the immunity of opposition leader Sali Berisha so he can face corruption charges, in Tirana, Albania, December 21, 2023

Bribe-proof official: Albania appoints first AI minister to tackle corruption

Prime Minister Edi Rama said the AI official will manage and award all public tenders in which the government contracts private companies for various projects.

|ByREUTERS

America-first policies are good for US-Israel ties, the world - Grenell

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Former US acting director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell promotes a Trump-esque America-first agenda.

JULY 22, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
RICHARD GRENELL: I want US-Israel relations to not be dependent upon conflicts of the need for military support.

Coexistence: What the world can learn from Albania - opinion

Albania is a small country, sometimes far from the global political agenda. Nevertheless, it has a lot to teach.

JULY 20, 2022ByROBERT SINGER, VALENTINA LESKAJ
ALBANIA’S PRIME Minister Edi Rama and US President Joe Biden speak at the NATO summit in Madrid, last month.

Coexistence: What the worlds can learn from Albania - opinion

Albania is a small country, sometimes far from the global political agenda. Nevertheless, it has a lot to teach.

JULY 20, 2022ByROBERT SINGER
ALBANIA’S PRIME Minister Edi Rama and US President Joe Biden speak at the NATO summit in Madrid, last month.

Blue-and-white heat up before Iceland visit

Solomon’s second-half brace sparks comeback victory in Albania • Hazan’s Israel tops Nations League group

JUNE 12, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL FORWARD Manor Solomon (center) left the host Albanians wondering what went wrong as his pair of second-half goals propelled the blue-and-white to a 2-1 victory over the weekend in UEFA Nations League group action.

Remembering Norbert Jokl: A distinguished Holocaust victim

Jokl left no heir. To date, he has no grave.

MAY 14, 2022ByAGRON ALIBALI
Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

EU and UN halt funding for Kosovo project honoring Albanian Nazi collaborator

The decision follows protests by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

FEBRUARY 12, 2022ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
The former home of the late Albanian Nazi collaborator Xhafer Deva in Mitrovica, Kosovo.

Albanian police fire teargas as protesters storm party offices

The protesters were supporters of former Albanian president and prime minister Sali Berisha, who was thrown out of the party last year after being banned from the US due to alleged corruption.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Police officers stand guard as protesters attack the headquarters of the Democratic Party in Tirana, Albania, January 8, 2022.

Iran, Albania ready to temporarily house Afghan refugees

Iran said on Sunday it has prepared accommodation in three provinces bordering Afghanistan to provide temporary refuge to Afghans fleeing their country as Taliban insurgents enter the capital Kabul.

AUGUST 16, 2021ByREUTERS
Afghan refugees who supported Canada’s mission in Afghanistan are greeted before boarding a bus after arriving in Canada on a Canadian Forces CC-177 Globemaster transport plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada August 4, 2021.

Balkan countries unite against antisemitism

“The task of combating antisemitism is pressing, especially as we have seen a disturbing uptick during the pandemic," said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

OCTOBER 29, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting Sudan, 2020.

Albania to host first ever Balkans Forum Against Antisemitism

The announcement comes days after Albania officially adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism, becoming the first Muslim-majority nation to do so.

OCTOBER 26, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police stand guard during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament in Tirana, Albania May 25, 2019