Albania’s Rama starts fourth term as PM, AI-generated bot addresses parliament

Albania’s parliament confirmed a fourth four-year mandate for Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday, who pledged he would make it his mission for the Balkan country to join the European Union by 2030. Rama, who was the only candidate for prime...

Albania’s AI ‘minister’ makes its debut with an address to parliament

Albania expands gender law, backlash mounts

TIRANA, Sep 18 (TemA) — Albania has revised its draft gender-equality law to recognise identities beyond male and female after public consultation, adopting a proposal from the LGBTI Alliance. “This bill does not change biology. Gender as a social...

Albania's AI ‘minister’ debuts, addresses parliament

“The Constitution speaks of institutions at the people’s service. It doesn’t speak of chromosomes, of flesh or blood," the avatar declared in a three-minute address delivered from two large screens. “It speaks of duties, accountability,...

‘The real danger….’: Albania's new AI-generated minister Diella defends role in first parliament speech

Albania's new AI-generated minister, Diella, addressed the country's parliament for the first time on Thursday. She said that she wasn't a threat to the constitution and called the inhumane decisions of those in power the “real danger.” Albania's...

Trump again confuses Armenia with Albania and  calls Azerbaijan   "Aberbian"

ArmInfo. During a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump, once again has confused Armenia with Albania and called Azerbaijan "Aberbijan." "We have resolved the conflict between Aberbijan and...

'Not Here To Replace People': Albania's AI Minister In First Parliament Address

Last Updated:September 18, 2025, 18:37 IST The AI minister, named Diella, said the real danger to constitutions is not machines, but the inhumane decisions made by those in power Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Albania's new AI-generated minister...

Albania’s First AI-Generated Minister Defends Role in Parliament

TDT | TIRANA Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Albania made history on Thursday as its newly appointed artificial intelligence (AI) minister addressed parliament for the first time, vowing to assist rather than replace humans in governance. The...

Albania’s government debuts its AI ‘minister’ to parliament

Albania, Montenegro and Morocco Top List of World’s Busiest Roads

Global car rental comparison site DiscoverCars.com has revealed the world’s top 20 busiest roads, with Albania, Montenegro, and Morocco ranking as the most congested countries for drivers. The survey, based on feedback from 12,015 drivers, asked...

Trump confused Armenia with Albania and claimed not to know Mandelson

Donald Trump suggested the US would try to reclaim an Afghan airbase, confused Armenia with Albania, and claimed not to know Lord Peter Mandelson as he gave a press conference at the end of his state visit. The occasionally erratic president kept...

Albania's government debuts its AI ‘minister’ to parliament

Nation & World News Prime Minister Edi Rama has introduced an AI-generated bot which he has called a government minister in the Albanian parliament An Albanian expert works at the National Agency for Information Society as an artificial...

Albania’s Rama starts fourth term as PM, targets EU membership

TIRANA (Reuters) -Albania’s parliament confirmed a fourth four-year mandate for Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday, who pledged he would make it his mission for the Balkan country to join the European Union by 2030. Rama, who was the only...

Armenian PM Pashinyan unconcerned about Trump confusing Armenia with Albania

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he is not worried about U.S. President Donald Trump mistakenly referring to Armenia as Albania, APA reports, citing Sputnik Armenia. Speaking at a briefing, Pashinyan noted that such errors happen but...

Albania aims to revive domestic defence industry as it hosts top Nato officials

Albania is moving to reinvigorate its domestic defence sector and expand its role in regional security, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Defence Minister Pirro Vengu said during high-level meetings this week with Nato officials and partner countries....

'I'm not here to replace people': Albania's AI-generated minister speaks to parliament

TIRANA: Albania's new AI-generated minister addressed parliament for the first time on Thursday (Sep 18), defending its role as "not here to replace people, but to help them". The world's first AI government minister was appointed last week by...

'I'm not here to replace people': Albania's AI minister speaks to parliament

Albania's new AI-generated minister "Diella" speaks during the parliamentary session for the voting of the new government of Albania, in Tirana on September 18, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP) Tirana, Albania: Albania's new AI-generated minister...

Albania’s cashless ambitions; Saudi seeks digital remittances

Homepage > News > Finance > Albania’s cashless ambitions; Saudi seeks digital remittances Albania has announced plans to phase out cash-based transactions in its economy by the end of the decade, eyeing a slew of benefits from the move. According...

Albania: The benefits for tourism investments from the Strategic Investor Status

The Albanian Investment Development Agency has published a newsletter regarding the investments that may be subject to the Strategic Investor Status. Specifically, the newsletter presents the sectors in which projects that meet the conditions to...

‘Enemies of the State’: Concern in Albania, EU Over PM’s Criticism of Courts

Earlier this week, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama posted on Facebook a black-and-white photograph of a man and accused him making a mockery of the law. The man in the picture, Marko Boshku, is not charged with any crime, nor is he a political...