By Ilir Ademi The Balkan Peninsula is ethnically and linguistically one of the most complex areas of the world. Within... »
The Making of “Right to Love”, with the Albanian-Canadian director Paul Kurti
Interviewed by Ermira Babamusta, New York How did the film come together? I received an email from Amina Zhaman,... »
Berat is everywhere – memories of rescue and survival in face of tragedy
The number of victims was fewer, even microscopic by comparison, the massacre of children, in a public school, in Newtown,... »
Farewell to the Iron Lady
By Ruben Avxhiu The death of Margaret Thatcher has been followed by mixed reactions in UK and in the world,... »
Court clears two Albania state guards of protester deaths
An Albanian court acquitted two state security guards Thursday on charges of killing four people during a 2011 anti-government protest,... »
ONUFRI, the most prestigious publishing house in Albania
After the fall of Enver Hoxha’s monument in Tirana’s main square, I looked through my grandfather’s personal library and found... »
Ken Biberaj corrects a street name, earns NYT’s attention
Candidates running for City Council rarely interest a major newspaper like The New York Times, but Ken Biberaj’s efforts to... »
John Kerry – An inspiration, a mentor, and an exemplary leader
Interview with Guljed Birçe, Office Manager and Policy Advisor on Foreign Relations in the Boston-based staff of former US Senator... »
Kosova Case
Humanitarian Intervention or Competing for Vital Interests By Cafo Boga Introduction It is a widely accepted notion that the... »
Ken Biberaj shows leadership on controversial homeless shelter
Upper West Side has a long tradition of hospitability, but it is also determined to safeguard the hard-earned right of... »
Albania cuts rate 25 bps to historic low as inflation falls
Albania’s central bank cut its benchmark refinancing rate by 25 basis points to a historic low of 3.75 percent, saying... »
A Very Simple Answer
By Alexander A. Arvizu, U.S. Ambassador to Albania Albania celebrated its 100th anniversary in November. It was a time to... »
EU will not allow reintroduction of visas
By Tanja Fajon A decade has passed since the Thessaloniki Summit, which firmly confirmed the European agenda for the Western... »
Attacks on Sufi mystics warn of wider Islamist carnage
In nearly all the Arab revolutions in North Africa and the jihadist offensives that followed them, incursions against Sufi shrines... »
Statement of the Albanian-American community on the recent development in South Serbia
The Albanian American community is deeply concerned with the deterioration of the human rights and the rising tensions in Presheva... »
The 2nd Inaugural Celebration from the Capitol Hill
Special events were held in Washington DC to commemorate the second Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. The National Day of... »
Letters from an immigrant: Vasil Gjoni (1948-1989)
He climbed the barbed wires on an August night. His goal was to be on the other side of the... »
Martin Luther Day in Vlora, Albania
Martin Luther King Day has become a traditional annual celebration for American Corner Vlora. This year the American Corner Vlora... »
Dilin Bitici, carrying on the tradition
Dilin Bitici is only 18 months old but he us already carrying on the Albanian tradition of his family. Here... »
Albania governor calls for deeper European integration to fight crisis
Address by the Mr. Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the China-Europe Economists Symposium on “China-Europe economy:... »
Albanian opposition holds memorial march
TIRANA, Albania – Some 3,000 supporters of Albania’s main opposition Socialist Party have held a peaceful march to honour four... »
Kosova’s leader rules out autonomy for Serbs
By Nebi Qena Fifteen years ago, Hashim Thaci and Ivica Dacic were locked in an armed battle over the future... »
EBRD’s €12.7 million investment to upgrade the safety of Albania’s HPP dam
January 18th, 2013 – With over €180 million invested in improving Albania’s power sector operation to date, the EBRD has... »
Serbia admits losing sovereignty over Kosova in platform for negotiations
By Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Sunday adopted a set of guidelines for reconciliation talks with the leaders... »
Albania to cancel grid license amid power cuts
The Associated Press TIRANA, Albania — Albanian authorities say the license held by a Czech company to operate the country’s... »
Three US Ambassadors and their love for Albania
Transcript of Interview with Ilva Tare, Tonight on Ora News with U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu, Former Ambassador William E.... »
Photographed in memory
(On Joan Collins and Albania) By Ruben Avxhiu Fadil Berisha, an Albanian-American photograph of global reputation, had this week... »
Albania – A Poem
I learned about the poem “Albania” by chance. Eduardo C. Corral, the winner of the Yale Series of the Younger... »
The Life and Work of Albanian Intellectuals: Jul Bonati
When thinking about tragedies, one would undoubtedly ask why innocent people die or how can one murder another because of... »
The Day of Albania
Flags with a black two-headed eagle on red background could be seen waving today on Times Square. By Ruben... »