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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at a press conference for the winter retreat of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU ...

The funeral of the Bektashi leader Haji Dede Reshat Bardhi in Tirana in 2011. He helped reestablish the order after communism — GENT SHKULLAKU Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, ...

The lavish opening ceremony of a grand new mosque gifted by Turkey masks concern in Albania over whether Ankara’s generosity comes at a price. Almost nine years after construction started, the new ...

A little-known Islamic sect is looking to establish its own state in Albania, equivalent to an Islamic Vatican City. There are over two billion Muslims in the world today, making up roughly a quarter ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ties and ...

Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate within its borders run by a Sufi sect known for promoting "religious harmony and dialogue", Prime Minister Edi Rama announced. The Barron's ...

TIRANA, Albania — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ties and ...