Concern is growing in Albania over the privacy of a 'virtual community' app offered by the ruling Socialist Party and, with local elections approaching, over whether it is actually 'voluntary' as the party claims

Tirana court accepted the extradition request of former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Dritan Goxhaj, accused of revealing the names of potential protected witnesses in a war crimes case in the Hague

A new book analyses the trajectory of media freedom in Albania, from the 'glorious' 1930s to its non-existence under communism and today's new instruments of control, with author Luljeta Progni believing that today's are the 'darkest days'

Albania and Kazakhstan agreed to cooperate in the field of tourism by establishing direct flights between the two capitals after a meeting of the Presidents of the two countries

A museum built in the 1980s to commemorate the long period of rule of communist dictator Enver Hoxha has now been converted into a computer training centre for young people