Surprise in Albania at plans to create Bektashi state
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama is considering granting sovereign state status to the world headquarters of Bektashism, a ...
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Albania proposes plans to create a new, Vatican-like state
Albania's Prime Minister wants to give a state and nationhood -- similar to the Vatican in Italy -- to a Muslim minority within the country.
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Bektashi Order
The Albanian government is planning to create a “sovereign state” for the Bektashi, a Sufi Muslim order, modeled after the Vatican, occupying several hectares in the capital city of Tirana.
Hindustan Times5d
Italian ship heads back to Albania with eight migrants
ROME, - An Italian navy ship set sail for Albania on Wednesday carrying a second small group of migrants, with Rome looking to salvage a controversial plan to process asylum seekers abroad after a ...
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Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU
MILAN (AP) — An Italian naval ship carrying migrants was en route Wednesday to Albania to have asylum applications processed under a five-year deal to handle asylum claims outside the European ...
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Italian ship heads back to Albania with eight migrants
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian navy ship set sail for Albania on Wednesday carrying a second small group of migrants, with Rome looking to salvage a controversial plan to process asylum seekers abroad ...