Austin FC signed Albania forward Myrto Uzuni as a designated player on a club-record transfer fee from Spain's second-division side Granada CF, the team announced on Friday.

Croatia on Thursday recommended its nationals postpone non-essential travel to Serbia, alleging Belgrade had expelled five Croatian women citing security reasons.

Austin FC announced the acquisition Friday of Albanian forward Myrto Uzuni for a club-record transfer fee. Multiple reports put the price tag at $12.3 million to acquire the 29-year-old from Spain's second-division Granada CF. Uzuni joins Austin as a designated player on a guaranteed three-year contract with an option for 2028.

Sundor, a subsidiary of El Al, has announced the launch of a new flight route to Albania, set to begin in spring. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama tweeted about it on his X account.

Donald Trump’s inauguration inevitably dominated headlines in the Balkans this week. But anti-government protests, environmental concerns and political manoeuvring continued, as Balkan Insight’s selection of Premium stories shows.

Protests, elections and democratic crises: our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week looks at what the coming year has in store for countries across the region.

Italy, Albania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a cooperation deal valued at a minimum of €1bn ($1.02bn) to establish a subsea interconnection to import renewable energy across the Adriatic Sea,

We are continuing the series looking into women’s football around the world. Next up we are taking a look at how women’s football takes place in the Balkan countries. Which countries? The countries that make up the Balkans are Albania,

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Foreign tourist arrivals to Albania reached 11.7 million in 2024, up 15.2% year-on-year, the country’s statistics office said on Friday.

NATO member Croatia said in Thursday it has received its ninth Rafale multipurpose fighter jet out of the 12 it had purchased from France for more than 1.15 bil

The opening of two Italian-run migrant camps in northwest Albania was a short-lived boon for local villagers. The camps’ fate now hangs in the balance, as a test of Europe’s commitment to the rule of law,