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Could AI run a whole county? Albania wants to find out.

Albania’s embrace of AI got a quirky public rollout in May, when some 47 heads of state and government from around Europe ...

I left Los Angeles, closed my business, and moved to Albania. I pay under $500 a month in rent and have never been happier.

Cheryl Orlov, 55, loved her life in Los Angeles but wanted a new adventure. In 2023, she moved to Albania, where she's less ...
The Economist8d

Albania’s new anti-corruption unit is taking down bigwigs

You might hear the same argument today in Albania’s capital. One thing, however, has changed: for the first time in Albania’s ...
Politico Europe1d

Albania turns to AI to beat corruption and join EU

Besides generating weird AI baby versions of European leaders, Albania’s politicians themselves could soon be made of pixels and code.
Emirates News Agency on MSN1d

UAE Rescue Team continues forest firefighting operations in Albania

TIRANA, 14th August 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE Rescue Team is continuing its efforts for the fourth consecutive day to extinguish ...
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development10d

EBRD provides further €30 million for Albania’s railways

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) ...
Politico Europe11d

Albania’s leader pushes dream of first cashless society

For years, Albanians have preferred to keep their cash under the mattress — next to their AK-47, as the national joke goes — ...
Emirates News Agency on MSN2d

UAE rescue team provides full support to Albania in battling forest fires

The UAE Rescue Team has held a coordination meeting with several Albanian officials to enhance cooperation between the two ...

EU Court Rules Against Italy on Albania Migrant Camps Scheme

The specific case that led to the ECJ's opinion involved two Bangladeshi nationals who were rescued at sea by Italian authorities and taken to Italy's detention centre in Albania, where their asylum ...
DW on MSN2d

Albania's vicious cycle of blood feuds

Albania, once Europe's poorest country, has seen huge growth. This has led to greater clashes between modernity and tradition, including the ancient principle of blood feuds, which still exists in the ...