Jülide Yazıcı, 32, a Turkish philosophy teacher who has political refugee status in France, has been in an Albanian prison since August 4 because of an Interpol notice. Her situation raises an old question: when Turkey makes a request, does Albania comply?

18/09/2026, Franco Rivera 

Former Kosovo President and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi has been convicted of war crimes in a first-instance ruling by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, alongside three other KLA leaders: Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi, and Rexhep Selimi. The verdict has sparked anger and disappointment in Pristina

17/09/2026, Arta Berisha  Prishtina

The ability to feature a prestigious appellation on the label can make a difference in wine sales. In the dispute between Slovenia and Croatia over the exclusive right to use the term ‘Teran’, the denomination has become the subject of political conflict

15/09/2026, Ian Bancroft 

The verdict in the trial of Hashim Thaçi and other KLA leaders, accused of war crimes during the Kosovo conflict, is expected on September 16. Ahead of the court’s decision, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Pristina to call for the defendants’ acquittal

14/09/2026, Arta Berisha  Pristina

In Albania, what began as an inability to use the “collab” feature with a protest page turned within days into a series of post removals and restrictions on Instagram

11/09/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana

Despite the successful election of the Speaker of the Pristina parliament, the process of forming institutions in Kosovo has stalled once again, this time over the selection of deputy speakers. The Vetëvendosje movement and the opposition are blaming each other for the endless political deadlock

10/09/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina