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North Macedonia Government Commits to Working Directly with Law Students to Resolve Bar Exam Issue

Leaders of the Albanian American Relations Council (AARC) met Sunday morning in New York with Timčo Mucunski, Foreign Minister of...

North Macedonia Government Commits to Working Directly with Law Students to Resolve Bar Exam Issue

Leaders of the Albanian American Relations Council (AARC) met Sunday morning in New York with Timčo Mucunski, Foreign Minister of... Read more »

Full and unequivocal support for the Albanian students in North Macedonia

STATEMENT OF THE ALBANIAN AMERICAN RELATIONS COUNCIL (AARC) ON STUDENT PROTESTS IN NORTH MACEDONIA The Albanian American Relations Council (AARC)... Read more »

Beyond the Game: Kosova’s Roadmap to Victory 2026 FIFA World CUP

How does a country without universal recognition play its way onto the world’s biggest stage? Rafaela Prifti Kosova is on... Read more »

AARC Attends Reception in Recognition of Congressman Gregory Meeks

The Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee reaffirms his commitment to uphold in Congress the legacy of longtime... Read more »

Meeting with Lisa McClain Highlights Renewed Commitment to Albanian Caucus and Regional Strategy

Representatives of the Albanian-American community, led by Board Members of the Albanian American Relations Council (AARC), held a productive and... Read more »

The Unsaid and the Spoken, Scholar Marta Verginella discusses speaking as the antidote to shame

Rafaela Prifti Interviewer: Your work as a prominent scholar in gender studies and oral history focuses on North Adriatic women in... Read more »

On Albanian Issues and Broader American Interests in the Balkans

President Martin Vulaj and Vehbi Bajrami, publisher of Illyria newspaper and AARC’s newest Board Member, met with State Department officials... Read more »

The European Perspective for the Western Balkans: From Membership Promises to a “Waiting Room”

By Alush Gashi In 2003, at the Thessaloniki Summit, the European Union publicly affirmed for the first time that the... Read more »

“Thinking of You” Comes to New York, Speaks to A Wider Contemporary Moment

Thinking of You art installation dedicated to survivors of sexual violence to be presented at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, New... Read more »

Reading Di Lellio and Kraja’s The Strongest Link with Dr. Nevenka Tromp

Rafaela Prifti spoke with Dr. Nevenka Tromp, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands “Silence is no longer the primary narrator of... Read more »

AARC Calls for National Interests to Prevail in Kosova

The Albanian diaspora in the United States is following with great concern the continued failure of political parties in Kosovo... Read more »

Kosova Independence Day Celebrated in Chicago, Illinois

Every year, in the heart of Chicago, at Daley Plaza, the flag of the Republic of Kosovo flies side by... Read more »

The Council of Albanian Ambassadors disappointed with the voting of the draft law on the foreign service in the parliamentary committees

The Council of Albanian Ambassadors (CAA) closely followed the discussions held in the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee... Read more »

Beware of Scams Leading Up to 2026 Major World Sporting Events

The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is warning sports fans to stay vigilant and beware of... Read more »

Weather update from Mayor Mamdani

Transcript of interview with Weather Channel Mayor Zohran Mamdani: At this time, the investigation is still going on. I would... Read more »

An Albanian Colonel from North Macedonia Has a Proposal for President Trump

The “Lakes of Peace” symbolism and an ideal location for the “Board of Peace” meetings Colonel Muhaedin Bela has written... Read more »

The Council of Albanian Ambassadors Pans the New Draft Law on Foreign Service

CAA has offered its expertise, proposed specific changes and amends, and asked the Parliamentary Commission for a hearing on the... Read more »

Perspective of a Trauma Surgeon and Former Health Minister of Health of Kosova

Transformation of the Healthcare System in Post Conflict Countries Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, FKCS, FICS* *Professor of Surgery, the... Read more »

AARC welcomes U.S. statement on the intention to resume the Strategic Dialogue with Kosova

While the dialogue has not yet formally resumed, this expressed willingness presents an important opportunity for a new beginning and... Read more »

Fortesa Latifi’s Book Named a 2026 Must-Read by The Washington Post

Like, Follow, Subscribe, by the LA-based Albanian-American journalist, will be published on April 7 and focuses on the largely unexplored... Read more »

THE KOSOVA DIASPORA IS KOSOVA — PERIOD

The vote of the diaspora must be taken seriously and respected The people of Kosova and the entire Albanian nation... Read more »

PUBLIC THANK-YOU

Dear compatriots, worthy daughters and sons of the Albanian nation! We are beginning a beautiful year with great achievements, with... Read more »

Albanian Soul, Electric Heart – Rozita Fishta’s Music Explorations

Rafaela Prifti Rozita Fishta, a Boston-based solo violinist, invites audiences to be part of her music that “carries emotion, gives... Read more »

Kurti’s VV Party Scores Clear Victory In Kosova Vote

RFE/RL’s Kosovo Service PRISHTINA — Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje (VV) party scored a clear victory in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections,... Read more »

Open Letter to Mayor-Elect Mamdani To Restore NYC’s Commitment to Community and Ethnic Media

On behalf of New York City’s ethnic and community media December 18, 2025 Dear Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani: The ethnic and... Read more »

Using Technology to Better Communicate With All New Yorkers

By Eric Adams, NYC Mayor From the very start, I have been a tech mayor, and our administration has continually... Read more »

A BIG DAY FOR KOSOVA IN THE U.S. CONGRESS

By Agim Aliçkaj We awaited, rightfully and with great joy, the day of the Hearing Session on the Western Balkans... Read more »

U.S. Embassy Meeting Highlights Opportunities for Albanian-American Investment in Kosova

Prishtina, November 26, 2025 – The owner of Barami Construction Group in New York and publisher of the Albanian-American... Read more »

KOSOVA AND THE DIASPORA ARE ONE AND INSEPARABLE

By Agim Aliçkaj Setting December 28 as the election date by President Vjosa Osmani was a realistic and fair proposal,... Read more »