Forget Croatia and Greece - if you want an alternative European summer trip, head to these Balkan beaches in Albania, Montenegro, and beyond.

(The Hill) – Google said on Monday that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps ...

The peaceful region has a population of just 11,000, scattered across small villages clinging to the sides of the mountains ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” exemplifies a focus on symbolic gestures rather than addressing significant global challenges.

This is a special collaboration between Freeride Albania and Freeride Kosovo, which bring together experiences and passion for winter sports in these unique mountains. Freeride Kosovo has opened the ...

With rolling hills and mountains hugging the city ... average around just £42 per night. Albania has most definitely found its way onto the tourist map. More than 120,000 UK nationals now ...

Rome, Italy - January 09, 2025 Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, assured this Thursday that the migrant detention centers built in Albania are ... Alps to the Rocky Mountains, these are ...

Albanian PM Edi Rama made a thoughtful gesture to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on her 48th birthday Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama made a thoughtful gesture to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ...

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TIRANA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Albania's government has granted strategic investor status to a company linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to build a luxury resort on an uninhabited ...

Over-tourism at sites like China's Buddhist grottoes and under-tourism affecting Albania's Drino Valley monasteries demonstrate the varying challenges faced by cultural heritage in the tourism sector.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find there is ...