Work is underway on the creation of a tiny autonomous state in Tirana, smaller than Vatican: it will be called the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, a Sufi Shiite Islamic order, and will be a 'centre of moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence'

Plans to close the existing port of Durres and develop a new one some 6 km further north have been derailed, as the tender process for the development of the first phase of the new port failed to attract bidders

The country has the highest corruption rates, the highest pressure of officials to accept bribes and the highest victimisation of citizens by corruption within the Western Balkans

146,7 million Albanian lek ($1,6 million) will be distributed to residents hit by the natural disasters of 2016 and 2019, said the Minister of Defence, benefiting 1.039 residents in 17 municipalities, affected by earthquakes, floods, landslides and fires