MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another snag when a court in Rome refused to rule on a formal ...

Former Albanian President Ilir Meta was arrested on Tuesday in the capital of Tirana on suspected money-laundering and corruption charges, as well as hiding personal income following a visit to ...

The ruling was a major blow to the conservative government’s plan to have asylum claims heard in Albania instead of Italy. By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Italian ...

Italy's plan to process asylum seekers in Albania was dealt a serious blow on Friday, just days after the first group of migrants were sent to the Balkan country. A court in Rome ruled that 12 of ...

The design combines modern architectural principles with elements of Albania's cultural heritage. Key features of the complex include open plazas, flexible workspaces, and landscaped courtyards ...

Albania's left-wing Freedom Party said Monday its leader and former Albanian President Ilir Meta has been arrested on alleged corruption charges. Meta, 55, was arrested in the capital, Tirana, by ...

An Italian court has ruled against its government's attempt to send a dozen migrants to newly opened centres in Albania. The 12 people were part of a first group of 16 due to go to the two sites ...

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said he doesn’t think the deal Italy has made with Albania to send asylum seekers there for processing will work in France. "I don’t think this ...

Edi Rama came to Thessaloniki on Sunday with good news for the Albanian community in Greece. Addressing a flag-waving crowd of some 2,000 supporters, Rama said they will be able to vote by mail in ...

Meta served as Albania's president from 2017 to 2022. He now leads the center-left opposition Freedom Party. Freedom Party officials denounced his detention as a "criminal kidnapping." Video of ...

The UK has agreed to step up its partnership with Albania following a successful summer in which the two countries carried out a collaborative crackdown on drugs and crime. Over the summer ...

Former President Ilir Meta, now leader of the opposition Freedom Party, was arrested on charges of corruption, money-laundering and non-declaration of assets. Then president Albania Ilir Meta in ...