TIRANA, Albania (AP) — In a historical twist, the home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated by the long-ruling leader’s library, the country’s ...

Sinishta escaped from Yugoslavia to Austria in 1965, and after a stay in Italy came to the United States. He was first schooled by the Jesuits to become a priest, at a distinguished seminary in the ...

Musine Kokalari paid a heavy price for opposing Albania’s slide into totalitarianism; a newly opened museum recalls her largely forgotten struggle for a more liberated society. This post is also ...

Three decades after the fall of communism, Albanians are still searching for the remains of loved ones killed by the state, with public institutions passing the buck. A new book looks at the ...

TIRANA, AlbaniaTIRANA, Albania — NATO started work Thursday to upgrade Albania’s communist-era Kucova Air Base, which will allow it to be used for alliance operations. The 45.8 million-euro ($52 ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A pharaonic landmark in central Tirana built as a posthumous museum for Albania’s communist-era strongman, Enver Hoxha, is being transformed into a youth training and art center ...

A facility that was designed to keep Albania running after a nuclear attack is the latest relic of the country's dark Communist past that is being reinvented as a modern tourist attraction. In its ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's first post-communist prime minister, Fatos Nano, was in a hospital and fighting for his life, the current prime minister’s office said Thursday. Nano, 70, has been in ...

They were murdered by Albania’s communist regime. Three decades on, families are still searching for their remains Eleanor Myers Updated May 9, 2023 at 10:33 AM Zef Ndoj, holding a photo of his ...