Albania is set to establish a sovereign spiritual state in Tirana for the Bektashi Order, an Islamic Sufi sect, in a move aimed at promoting religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on January 25.

Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.

Archbishop Anastasios, a key figure in global Orthodoxy, died at the age of 95. He led the Albanian Orthodox Church since 1992, revitalizing it after its communist-era ban.

If created, the enclave for the Islamic Sufi order would be one of the world's smallest states. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Albania’s Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday. He was 95. Anastasios, the Archbishop of Tirana,

The body of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania who died on Saturday is lying in state at the Athens Orthodox cathedral.

Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the church announced. Anastasios played a key role in reviving the church in Albania,

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Sundor, a subsidiary of El Al, has announced the launch of a new flight route to Albania, set to begin in spring. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama tweeted about it on his X account.

Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Saturday.

Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the church announced.

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has died