Albania

Israel beats Albania in tense friendly after booing of Hatikvah

“Throughout the three years of the war, I’ve become used to boos," said midfielder Eliel Peretz. "It’s unpleasant and disrespectful. But in the end, we’re professionals."

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL STRIKER Oscar Gloukh and Albania's Elseid Hysaj are shown a yellow card by referee Milija Savovic after an altercation stemming from the booing of Hatikvah before Israel's 1-0 friendly victory over host Albania in Tirana.
Albania

Everything you need to know about Europe’s new travel capital

Between the Balkans and Greece lies Albania, which offers everything you could dream of: Culture and rich history, magical coastal towns with white sand, mountain trips, and much more.

|ByWALLA! TOURISM
Students and their teachers from Berlin’s Refik Veseli School and Tirana’s Gjimnazi Sami Frashëri pose for a group shot in front of Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, 2026.

German school named for Albanian who saved Jews sends students to Tirana for Holocaust remembrance

Ordinary Muslims and Christians in Albania, an isolated Balkan nation with no more than 300 native Jews, risked their lives during World War II to hide nearly 2,000 foreign Jewish refugees

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026.

Roaring Lion: From Berlin to London, Europe stands by Israel in war with Iran - opinion

Europe pressures Israel on peace, yet consistently defends its security when existential threats emerge, showing solidarity across decades.

|BySHARON PARDO

Albanian PM: ‘Antisemitism is a cause for everyone’

Rama recalled the story of how some 3,000 Jews shipped out into slavery overcame their Roman captors and found safety on the Albanian shores.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama

'We need collaboration to fight antisemitism' - Israeli president Herzog

Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Advisory Board met with Israel's president and discussed the rise in antisemitism and how to stop it.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Advisory Board at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2022.

Albanian PM seeks Israel’s cyber expertise after Iranian attacks

The Iranian cyberattack on Albania earlier this year threatened to paralyze public services and digital systems, hack into state records and further sow chaos.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
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.

Film documenting Albanian heroism during the Holocaust returns to Albania

The Albanian code of honor stipulates that it is better to die than to turn one’s back on a person in need.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
The Albanian Code movie

Kosovo says it foiled assassination plot, confirming info from Iran leak

Kosovo said it foiled a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Albin Kurti in 2021, confirming information published by an Albanian TV station based on data allegedly leaked by Iranian hackers.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022ByREUTERS
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Pristina, Kosovo, August 10, 2022.

Historic Jewish Philly and a Trip to Albania

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 42

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Beautiful Philadelphia skyline at night in USA

Albania targeted by Iranian cyberattack shortly after cutting relations

Albania's prime minister said that no data leaks were caused by the latest cyberattack.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Figurines with computers are seen in front of Albanian and Iran flags in this illustration taken, September 10, 2022

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.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
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.