Albania

Start-Up Nation vs Lock-Up Nation: What is slowing Israel-Albania economic ties? - opinion

Israelis are no strangers to risk as they thrive in complex environments, but they insist on legal predictability.

 On April 6 this year, President Isaac Herzog awarded Albania's Edi Rama the Presidential Medal of Honor, Israeli's highest civilian decoration, in a ceremony in Jerusalem.
Flags of Albania and Israel side by side (Illustrative).

Albania becomes 64th nation to join Israel Allies Foundation

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (right) and his Albanian counterpart, Elisa Spiropali, sign a cooperation agreement in Jerusalem on Oct. 22, 2025

'System rotten to the core': Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar slams ICJ, UNWRA

A member of parliament from the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, sets off a smoke flare as the parliament gathers for a vote on whether to lift the immunity of opposition leader Sali Berisha so he can face corruption charges, in Tirana, Albania, December 21, 2023

Bribe-proof official: Albania appoints first AI minister to tackle corruption


El Al subsidiary Sundor to operate direct Israel-Albania flights

Sundor will operate three weekly flights to Tirana: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The inaugural flight will take place on March 31, 2025. 

 An illustrative image of an El Al flight.

Over a million followers: Albanian PM shares footage of his meeting with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto


Religious leader of Albania: 'I consider myself a brother of the people of Israel' - exclusive

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order.

 BABA MONDI, leader of the Bektashi sect of Albanian Muslims, could soon be the leader of the world’s newest mini state.

Combat Antisemitism Movement honors Albanian prime minister for combating hate

During the event, Prime Minister Rama was presented the CAM Global Leadership Award for his work fighting antisemitism and religious prejudice of all forms.

 Prime Minister Edi Rama shaking the hand of Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, September 26, 2024.

Herzog visits Albania honoring WWII heroes who saved Jews from the Holocaust

Diaspora Affairs: Valentina Leskaj, the first Muslim member of the advisory board of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, tells the Post about the importance of Herzog paying respect to Albanians.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania.

In Albania, where Jews were saved from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation

Youths in Albania know nearly nothing of their country's unique legacy in saving Jews, according to Florenca Stafa, director of the Albanian and Balkan Research Center.

 Albania's national Holocaust memorial, situated in a Tirana park, has commemorative plaques in Albanian, English and Hebrew.

Herzog to visit Serbia and Albania

Because the Israel-Hamas war has impacted the President's travel schedule over the past year, Herzog is scheduled to set off for visits to Serbia and Albania tomorrow.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Albanian Ambassador to 'Post': ‘We take pride in the saving of the Jews of Albania'

Albania was the only country subjugated to Nazi occupation whose Jewish community emerged from the holocaust in higher numbers in comparison to those before the war.

Ambassador Meri Kumbe.

Albania targeted by Iranian cyberattack again

A group tied to Iran claimed responsibility for the attack on Albania's parliament and telecommunications companies.

Figurines with computers are seen in front of Albanian and Iran flags in this illustration taken, September 10, 2022

Albania has long been a pro-Israel country. Will the Hamas war change that?

Albania is also known as the only European country that had more Jewish residents after World War II than before it.

 Pro-Palestinian activists protest Israel at a rally at Skanderbeg Square in downtown Tirana, Albania, Oct. 20.