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The Arbëreshë (pronounced [aɾbəˈɾɛʃ]; Albanian: Arbëreshët e Italisë; Italian: Albanesi d'Italia), also known as Albanians of Italy or Italo-Albanians, are an Albanian ethnolinguistic group minority historically settled in Southern and Insular Italy (in the regions of Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Molise, mostly concentrated in the region of Calabria and Sicily).
News 24 (Albanian TV channel) News 24 is the first Albanian 24-hour news television channel founded in 2002 in Tirana, Albania, by Italian journalist and former shareholder of Gazeta Shqiptare newspaper, Radio Rash, and Balkanweb portal, Carlo Bollino. [1] The channel's format resembles its Italian equivalent Rai News24.
The Albanian diaspora ( Albanian: Mërgata Shqiptare or Diaspora Shqiptare) are the ethnic Albanians and their descendants living outside of Albania, Kosovo, southeastern Montenegro, western North Macedonia, southeastern Serbia, northwestern Greece and Southern Italy . The largest communities of the Albanian diaspora are particularly found in ...
The Albanian Republic ( Albanian: Republika Shqiptare) was the official name of Albania as enshrined in the Constitution of 1925. Albania came into an alliance with the Kingdom of Italy after signing the Treaties of Tirana, which gave Italy a monopoly on shipping and trade concessions. [ 1] Albania was declared a constitutional monarchy in 1928.
Italian loans subsidized the Albanian government and economy, and Italian military instructors trained the Albanian army. Italian colonial settlement was encouraged and the first 300 Italian colonists settled in Albania. [4] Despite this strong Italian influence, King Zog of Albania refused to give in completely to Italian pressure. [5]
Vlorë ( / ˈvlɔːrə / VLOR-ə, [ 7][ 8] Albanian: [ˈvlɔɾə]; Albanian definite form: Vlora[ c]) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains ...
Top News is a 24-hour Albanian television news channel that first aired on 12 February 2007. [ 1][ 2] Top News is owned by the Top Media Group which also owns Top Channel, Top Albania Radio, and DigitAlb. Top News is available via DigitAlb on all three of its formats - satellite, terrestrial and via mobile phone and via Home2US in North America ...
The Italian protectorate of Albania, also known as Italian Albania, the Kingdom of Albania or Greater Albania, [3] [4] existed as a puppet state and protectorate of Fascist Italy. It was practically a union between Italy and Albania, officially led by Italian King Victor Emmanuel III and his government: Albania was led by Italian governors ...