North Epirus

December 8, 1940 - Greek Army liberates Argyrokastro in Northern Epirus again

During the Greco-Italian War of World War II, the capital of Northern Epirus in Southern Albania, Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër),…

8 December 2024

ALBANIA: The killer of the elderly Greek couple in Northern Epirus was a 69-year-old fellow villager

The 80-year-old man and the 84-year-old woman were murdered during a fight over previous disputes - About 50,000 euros were…

6 May 2024

Albania: Three villagers were interrogated for the death of the elderly Greek couple in Northern Epirus

Police sources said that the interrogated were two residents of the Greek minority village and a herdsman. Police investigations in…

3 May 2024

ALBANIA: Elderly Greek couple brutally murdered in Northern Epirus

The brutal murder of an elderly Greek couple in the Dropoli region of Northern Epirus is being investigated by the…

2 May 2024

Fredi Beleri: The mayor of Heimara withdrew his resignation, Rama does not find his own trusted plant

The arrest of the elected mayor of Heimara (Χιμάρα, Albanian: Himarë) is developing into a political crisis centred on the…

25 December 2023

December 8, 1940 - Greek Army liberates Argyrokastro in Northern Epirus again

During the Greco-Italian War of World War II, the capital of Northern Epirus in Southern Albania, Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër),…

8 December 2023

Mayor Fredi Beleri Incarceration: Albania's Decades-Long Persecution of Greeks

Dionysis-Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of the town of Himara in southern Albania, was arrested only two days before…

3 October 2023

Greek Bar Associations delegation visits Fredi Beleri in Durrës prison

A delegation of the plenary of presidents of Greek Bar Associations visited Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himare, at…

20 September 2023

HIMARA: Beleri's lawyers meets with Greek counterparts in Athens

The lawyer representing Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara (Χιμάρα, Albanian: Himarë) in detention in Tirana, visited the Athens…

9 September 2023

The elected mayor of Himara ended the career of Olta Xhaçka, Albania's foreign minister

The impeachment of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Olta Xhaçka, by Prime Minister Edi Rama, is not…

8 September 2023

The Greek Minority of Albania celebrated Epiphany - See the photos

The autocephalous Greek community in Northern Epirus (southern Albania) celebrated with splendor the feast of Epiphany. In Dervitsani (Δερβιτσάνη, Albanian:…

7 January 2023

DUA LIPA: Albanian-British superstar is building a multimillion-dollar mansion in Greek minority zone

British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa is building a multimillion-dollar mansion in Agioi Saranta (Άγιοι Σαράντα, Albanian: Sarandë) in the Greek Minority…

1 January 2023

Mitsotakis to Greek Minority in Heimarra: "It is Albania's obligation to respect your rights"

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Heimarra where he visited the Greek school Homeros. The prime minister received a warm…

22 December 2022

Deputy FM on two-day visit to Northern Epirus to boost Greek-Albanian ties

Greek Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Kostas Fragogiannis is paying a two-day visit to Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër) in northern Epirus…

27 April 2022

Bad weather in Albania: No electricity in 41 Greek minority villages for the third day

For the third day in a row, the 41 Greek minority villages of the Municipality of Dropolis (Δρόπολη, Albanian: Dropull)…

13 December 2021

December 8, 1940 - Greek Army liberates Argyrokastro in Northern Epirus again

During the Greco-Italian War of World War II, the capital of Northern Epirus in Southern Albania, Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër),…

8 December 2021

Katsifas case: Court orders continuation of investigation after prosecutors disgracefully claim suicide

The Court of First Instance of Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër) rejected the request of Prosecutor Julian Tsafka to terminate the…

13 October 2021

Disgusting conclusion by Albanian prosecutors: "Konstantinos Katsifas committed suicide"

On October 28, 2018, Konstantinos Katsifas, a member of the Greek national minority in Northern Epirus (Southern Albania), was shot…

11 October 2021

October 5, 1941: Macedonian Struggle hero Nikolaos Dailakis killed by Bulgarian occupiers during WWII

From the village of Verniki in Northern Epirus, Nikolaos Dailakis (1883 - October 5, 1941) was a fighter and revolutionary…

5 October 2021

September 27, 1915: Greek hero Konstantinos Smolenskis passes away

Konstantinos Smolenskis (1843 - September 27, 1915) was born into a family from Moschopoli in Northern Epirus, that later relocated…

26 September 2021

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