Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Saturday.

If created, the enclave for the Islamic Sufi order would be one of the world's smallest states. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.

Remaining 44 migrants being held at Albania’s Gjader facility, where their asylum applications to be processed - Anadolu Ajansı

Giorgia Meloni is making a fresh attempt at reviving her stalled plan to detain irregular migrants in Albania, after the Italian government secured a partial legal victory following several setbacks.

Italy has restarted its contentious program of sending asylum seekers picked up in the Mediterranean to Albania, months after jud

The Italian government's latest attempt to establish functional migrant camps in Albania saw asylum seekers loaded onto the navy vessel Cassiopea off Lampedusa on Sunday. The Cassiopea was expected to reach the port of Shengjin on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, despite ongoing legal challenges, reported the Associated Press.

Italy's navy on Sunday was taking 49 migrants it picked up in international waters to detention facilities in Albania, the interior ministry said, resuming a plan to curb sea arrivals mired in legal controversy.

The Court of Appeal in Rome is at the center of a major issue regarding migrants’ rights. It is currently hearing validation cases for 43 migrants, mostly from Egypt and Bangladesh, who have been transferred to facilities in Albania.

The DORO Restaurant Group is expanding its portfolio with another tasty stop for food lovers. No Mames Mexican Cantina will begin serving up authentic Mexican cuisine at 1140 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield this spring.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples.