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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by Lona on Unsplash) Hear the word Albania and you probably picture gorgeous ocean views, Mediterranean sunsets or Dua Lipa ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Albania's Rama uses culture to artwash Israel's genocide and growing repression
As protesters face rubber bullets in Tirana, Edi Rama's government invokes Albania's wartime protection of Jews to justify deeper ties with Israel ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Albania to build museum to citizens who saved Jews during Holocaust
The Besa Museum will be named after the strict neighborly honor code that Albanians say motivated them to protect their Jewish neighbors during World War II. (JTA) — Albania’s prime minister announced ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Standing on Albania’s Jew Street, I learned firsthand the country’s lifesaving culture of hospitality
Albania is the only country in Europe whose Jewish population grew during the war. It’s thanks to a code of conduct called “besa,” Naomi Tomky writes. BERAT, Albania (JTA) — Stone paths wind through ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Berisha’s Arrest is Welcome, but Albania’s Whole Political Culture Needs Changing
If Albania wants to show it no longer tolerates corruption, corruption-related indictments must do more than just target the opposition. Last week, an Albanian court placed Sali Berisha, the once ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Kingdom to hold cultural week in Albania
RIYADH: The Ministry of Culture is organizing Saudi Cultural Week which will take place at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, Albania, from Sept. 16-20. The event will promote cultural exchange ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Albania defends funding Kanye West concert, says it will put capital on map
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s government on Friday defended its payment of four million euros ($4.6 million) to support the upcoming performance by US rapper Kanye West in its capital, amid reports of ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, will visit Albania on 16 June, marking his first official mission to the country ...
The Commissioner will meet with Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, Blendi Gonxhja, and Minister of State for Youth and Children, Bora Muzhaqi. In addition, Commissioner Micallef will visit ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: The European Union launches EUR 40 million programme to rehabilitate Albania’s culture heritage after the earthquake
DURRËS, 29 September 2020 – The new EU4Culture programme was signed today between the EU Ambassador to Albania Luigi Soreca and UNOPS Director of Vienna Multi-Country Office Freya Von Groote, in the ...
News Albania » Tirana » Culture: Cool Tirana: why Albania’s affordable capital should be your next culture break
Hear the word Albania and you probably picture gorgeous ocean views, Mediterranean sunsets or Dua Lipa’s Instagram feed. It’s why people heading to this underrated Balkan country are usually in search ...