RIYADH — The Albanian government issued a decision on Wednesday to allow Saudi citizens, who are holders of a valid passport, to enter Albanian territory without a visa during the period from March 6, 2024 to December 31, 2024. This was revealed by (...)
TIRANA — In a recent meeting with a delegation from the Federation of Saudi Chambers, led by Hassan Al-Huwaizi, Albanian President Bajram Begaj extended an invitation to Saudi businessmen to invest in Albania, assuring personal guarantees for their (...)
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, pleaded for more ammunition to repel Russian advances at a summit he co-hosted in Albania on Wednesday.
Zelensky said that increasing the supply of armaments, and especially ammunition, was paramount for (...)
Spanish police say they have busted a gang of ex-military men from Eastern Europe who allegedly robbed luxury homes in the southern Málaga province.
Six people were arrested on Wednesday, including the alleged ringleader from Albania. A stash of (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, acclaimed the forming the Board of Trustees of the Green Initiative Foundation.
The foundation is to be chaired by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman and (...)
Border officials in the UK and France have welcomed a "really significant" drop in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel this year in small boats.
Official figures are down by over a third compared with 2022.
The UK has helped to fund (...)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to "examine" whether asylum applications could be processed abroad.
It marks a further hardening of the government's position on illegal migration, as parties seek to counter electoral gains by the far (...)
An offshore firm helped create companies used by members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle, including one hiding the late mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's yacht, the BBC can reveal.
Seychelles-based Alpha Consulting also helped to form more than (...)
Two Swedish nationals have been shot dead and a third person injured in Brussels, in an attack which prosecutors are treating as terrorism.
The Belgium-Sweden Euro 2024 qualifier football match being played in the city was abandoned.
Brussels is on (...)
RIYADH — In a series of diplomatic calls, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan called on UN Security Council members to uphold their responsibility in maintaining international peace and security by pushing for an immediate cessation of (...)
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, (...)
Russia is seeking to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council in an election that will be seen as a key test of its international standing.
It was expelled from the UN's pre-eminent human rights body last April after its forces invaded (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for expanding the UN Security Council and reforming the right of veto granted to its permanent members, in his first in-person address around the iconic horseshoe table.
"Regardless of who (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Justice Dr. Walid Al-Samaani embarked on an official visit to Albania, where he engaged in crucial discussions and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Albanian Justice Minister Olsi Manja.
The MoU serves as a (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism has announced a new initiative to grant tourist visas electronically to eight more countries including Azerbaijan, Albania, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Georgia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and (...)
JEDDAH — Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Sheikh emphasized that Saudi Arabia does not interfere in the internal affairs of any country.
"On the other hand, the Kingdom is keen to extend a helping hand to all and (...)
The British government's plans to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK to Rwanda has been ruled unlawful.
The decision has been welcomed by the people and charities who challenged the plans which were first announced last year.
In December, the (...)
Five countries have been elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia will join the premier body for maintaining (...)
The UK government is to launch an advertising campaign that aims to deter Albanian nationals from crossing the English Channel.
Posters issued by the Home Office, the government department which handles immigration, warn people face being "detained (...)
Albanian authorities have confirmed that most of its citizens forcibly sent back home from the UK this year were convicted of crimes there.
The BBC has spoken to those men sent home, and learned that some prisoners were offered £1,500 to leave — and (...)
TIRANA — Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tirana has revealed the countries that Saudis can currently enter without the need to obtain a visa until the end of 2023.
The embassy stated that Saudis can enter Albania without visa until the end of Dec. 31 of (...)
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 3 tons of food baskets to 240 people in the Republic of Albania on Monday, as part of the Feeding Basket Project 2023.
The project aims to distribute 2,000 food baskets across (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed four tons of food baskets to 420 people in the Republic of Albania on Tuesday as part of the Feeding Basket Project 2023.
The project aims to distribute 2,000 food baskets across (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 4,120 kilograms of food baskets to 360 people in the Republic of Albania on Sunday, as part of the Feeding Basket Project 2023.
The project's objective is to distribute 2,000 food (...)
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 4 tons of food baskets to 660 people in the Republic of Albania as part of the Feeding Basket project 2023.
The project aims to distribute 2,000 food baskets across 34 (...)