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


US imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber activities, cyberattack on Albania

The move comes after Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday for the same incident, ordering Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave within 24 hours.

 Personnel of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran can be seen through a closed door, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 7, 2022.

NATO allies condemn cyberattack on Albania

Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday when Prime Minister Edi Rama accused Iran of the July cyber attack.

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Albanian police search empty Iranian embassy after papers burned

Following Albania's Prime Minister Rama's instruction to Iranian diplomats and staff to close the embassy and leave the country, Albanian counter-terrorism police searched the empty Iranian embassy.

 Personnel of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran can be seen through a closed door, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 7, 2022.

Iran thought it had impunity until Albania reacted- analysis

Albania severed diplomatic ties with Iran and is outraged over a cyber-attack. Albania's decision to stand up to Iran is important.

Police stand guard during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament in Tirana, Albania May 25, 2019

How is Albania's severance of ties with Iran related to Israel?

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the group that attacked his country also attacked Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

 EVEN AFTER THE Cyberserve/Atraf disaster, Bennett is more afraid of overregulation than he is of lacking the power to save the private sector from its own occasional cyber laziness or cheapness.

Iran calls cyberattack claims 'baseless' after Albania severs ties

The US condemned the Iranian cyberattack against Albania, a NATO ally, warning that it would take action to hold Iran accountable.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 13, 2022.

'Israel Culture Week' in Tirana, capital of Albania

The Israeli Embassy in Albania conducted fifteen Israel-related activities over a ten-day period. Here are the highlights of the events:

The “Silver Show,” a modern dance show

What does 'refugee' really mean? - opinion

Each of these people has a name, a profession, a family and their own lived experience. And most importantly, their stories are far from over.  

 The Israeli IsraAid team, Yotam Polizer, Danna Harman and Roni Aboulafia, getting on the evacuation flight together with the Afghan delegation leaders.

Albania arrests 2 Russians, Ukrainian trying to enter military plant

During communism, the Albanian Gramsh plant was used to produce Russian AK-47 rifles.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 13, 2022.

Kosovo-Serbia: The background to the sirens in the Balkans - explainer

The recent gunfire, sirens and border closings between the two Balkan countries have raised alarms. Here is an explainer on the region's complex history.

 Kosovo police patrol a road in Zupce, Kosovo August 1, 2022.