Skanderbeg

Not all people in Albania have welcomed Prime Minister Edi Rama's order that school pupils sing the national anthem in a ceremonial setting once a week.

One critic has called it "idiotic nationalism" while others see it as part of the Rama's attempt to coopt nationalism in his politics at a time when he is under attack for alleged corruption

Through 65 works of European and Albanian artists painted over the centuries, the life and work of Skanderbeg are recreated and revealed.

The artists portrayed his figure using a variety of materials, from paper to polymarble. This exhibition also consists of manuscripts, maps, engravings, lithographs, paintings, sculptures, mosaics, coins, medals and postage stamps.

A group of Muslim believers who had unsuccessfully called on the authorities to reopen the country's mosques gathered on Tuesday for an hour to pray publicly in Skanderbeg Square in Pristina to mark Laylat al-Qadr, the day on which the Koran was first revealed to Muhammad, according to Islamic teaching.

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People hold placards to condemn the shooting at a Mosque in Christchurch. Photo: EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR

Edi Rama said on Thursday evening that the border control system currently in place between Albania and Kosovo is "torturous" and should be simplified from the start of next year.

News that a monument to the Albanian national hero, Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbej/ Skanderbeg was to be erected in the central park of Budapest was initially welcomed by Albanians in the media.