The 16 men are expected to arrive in the Albanian port of Shëngjin on Wednesday.
The opening of formal EU accession talks comes days after opposition supporters clashed with police on the streets of Tirana.
The plan was heralded by the Italian government as an innovative model to manage and deter immigration, and criticized by human rights groups.
Despite being rough and ready in some places, we found Albania to be really welcoming to families.
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to promote tolerant Islam by creating the statelet.
The Muslim cleric preparing to lead what, if everything goes as planned, will become the world’s smallest state, has laid-back plans for the tiny new country....
Albania's "unconditional love" for Italy means Rome has the exclusive privilege to house asylum seekers on Albanian soil, Rama told Euronews.
Two luxury real-estate projects in Albania proposed by the son-in-law of former President Donald J. Trump are stirring up lingering tensions in that country, with the...
Beleri was freed after a court in Fier accepted his request to be released on probation with six weeks remaining in his prison term.
High temperatures and higher mountains were no match for our author and her companion as they biked the Tran Dinarica, a new cycling route that winds...