Albania

Over dozen people dead as powerful quake rocks Albania

Major earthquake hits Tirana and surrounding region, causing devastation and panic as search for survivors continues.

Opinion

Did Macron kill the EU enlargement dream?

Macron's veto against the accession of North Macedonia and Albania brought the future of the EU into question.

Dimitar Bechev

by Dimitar Bechev

Dimitar Bechev

Europe

Anger over EU's 'historic mistake' on Skopje, Tirana

A handful of countries led by France block European Union membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania.

Anger over EU's 'historic mistake' on Skopje, Tirana

The Listening Post

Targeted: The journalists reporting politics and crime in Albania

In Albania, reporting on corruption and the links between politics and organised crime can have serious consequences.

The Listening Post

'Normalcy' vs reality: Conflicting narratives about Kashmir

Foreign press and Indian media see Kashmir very differently. Plus, the challenge of investigative journalism in Albania.

Albania

A disputed election leaves Albania's democracy in tatters

Ballot monitors say Albanian voters 'did not have a meaningful choice' in Sunday's local elections.

A disputed election leaves Albania's democracy in tatters

Albania

Polls close in Albania municipal election boycotted by opposition

Opposition leaders had threatened to interfere with the polls they boycotted as part of the anti-government protests.

Albania

Albania heads into divisive local elections

Main opposition parties have refused to field candidates and have told their voters to stay home.

Albania heads into divisive local elections

Europe

Albania's president announces new election date, contradicts PM

Prime minister dismisses date change as president pushes local elections to October 13 due to opposition boycott.

Albania's president announces new election date, contradicts PM

Democracy

Will Albania abandon democracy?

Elections are set for June 30 but an escalating political crisis could derail the vote.

Will Albania abandon democracy?

Talk to Al Jazeera

Ilir Meta: Decision to cancel Albania polls 'cannot be contested'

Albania's president defends his position to cancel elections as parliament begins a process to remove him.

Ilir Meta: Decision to cancel Albania polls 'cannot be contested'

Talk to Al Jazeera

PM Edi Rama: Albania is Europe's bleeding organ

Prime Minister Edi Rama discusses Albania's political crisis and why he thinks the country is not ready to join the EU.

Europe

Albanian parliament censures president for cancelling local polls

PM Edi Rama vows to go ahead with local government elections on June 30, calling President Ilir Meta's action 'insane'.

Albanian parliament censures president for cancelling local polls

Europe

No compromise in sight for Albania's deadlocked politicians

Albania's president warns of 'uncontrollable consequences' if local elections go ahead on June 30.

No compromise in sight for Albania's deadlocked politicians

Europe

Albania's president cancels local polls citing political tension

There have been more protests in Albania accusing the government of corruption and demanding the prime minister quits.