In 1997, the people of Albania looted vast quantities of weapons from military depots across the country. This followed the collapse of pyramid investment schemes and consequent anarchy ...

was a heavily guarded place of power where Hoxha both ruled and feared his own people. Albania's ruler was known for his paranoid behavior and saw enemies everywhere. Now surrounded by high-rises ...

he graduated from the Albanian Military Academy and made a military career in the Albanian People’s Army. As Communism collapsed in Albania in 1991, he was released from the army. He started ...

The Besa Museum will be named after the strict neighborly honor code that Albanians say motivated them to protect their Jewish neighbors during World War II. (JTA) — Albania’s prime minister ...