Renowned British historian and documentarian Bettany Hughes said that Türkiye inspired her to become a professional historian, and that her favorite ancient sites are Aphrodisias in Aydin, Sagalassos in Burdur and Gobeklitepe in Sanliurfa. Hughes, who has explored the cultural…
TIRANA, July 18/ATA/ There has begun the shooting of the “Leaving Copacabana” film, directed by Milcho Manchevski, one of the most renowned directors in the Balkans, winner of over 50 international awards. Albania participates in this production as a co-producer,…
Arizona becomes the first American state to open an economic representative office in Romania, marking the first time in the history of bilateral relations that such an approach has been taken. ‘In the recently adopted budget for the 2026 fiscal…
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, in a statement to public broadcaster ERT, described the resumption of the process for resolving the Cyprus issue under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, following the conclusion of the informal meeting at the United Nations…
Pope Leo XIV on Friday called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, after an Israeli strike on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church killed three people on Thursday. Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest, was among 10 people injured…
Skopje, 18 July 2025 (MIA) — MIA’s journalist Slobodan Ivanov received Thursday at an awards event the 2025 Messenger of the Marginalized (Гласник на невидливите) journalism award for excellence in reporting on social issues including poverty and disability. Ivanov has…
President Vjosa Osmani stated that in the month of May they received information that Serbia has destabilizing tendencies toward Kosovo. “At the end of May, we received specific information. Serbia’s lies are part of their ongoing propaganda. I assure the…
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala expressed chagrin on Thursday following press reports that he is under investigation in the latest in a series of corruption probes regarding urban-planning projects in Italy’s financial capital that have rocked his administration “It’s crazy to…
ZAGREB, 17 July (Hina) – Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Thursday called for a sensible pricing policy in tourism, noting that other countries also offer the sea, sun, hotels, campsites and similar amenities. Speaking to the press after a session of…
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed the EU’s commitment to the reunification of Cyprus, ahead of the plenary session in the informal meeting on the Cyprus issue in New York. In a post in X,…
TIRANA, July 17 /ATA/ Albania is growing as a preferred destination for international investors. Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) said that, in the last 3 months, April-June 2025, the registration of foreign-owned businesses and Albanian-foreign partnerships has seen a significant…
Former Romanian polo player Mihai Badea will swim between July 17 – 20 a 72-hour non-stop race, and will be accompanied in the second night of the challenge by Slovenian multiple world record holder Martin Strel. Organized for the first…
