The famous Albanian screen sisters, Luana and Marina Vjollca, were part of the electrifying atmosphere at the “Air Albania” stadium, as they closely followed the decisive match between Albania and ...

At the church where the baptisms took place, nationalist emblems jostle with religious iconography. The double-headed eagle symbol of Albania decorates the steeple and also a screen behind the altar.

England will renew acquaintances with Serbia in Europe's 2026 World Cup qualifying competition after the draw was made in Zurich on Friday, with Albania drawn in the same group, setting up a ...

Another controversial instance came in the 2018 World Cup when Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, who play for Switzerland but have Albanian roots, flashed the double-headed eagle gesture toward ...

As the Kosovars left the field, the crowd booed them, and some of the players responded. In the Romanian media, the gesture of the defender of CSKA - Sofia Lumbard Delova is the most commented on. He ...

The Serbian authorities have ordered the expulsion of 2 Swiss nationals who took a picture in front of parliament with hands formed into the shape of a double-head eagle which Albanians consider their ...

Shaqiri and Xhaka were fined 10,000 francs each for making the double-headed eagle gesture in the goal celebration. Lichtsteiner was also fined 5,000 francs.

In 1995, back in Albania, he started Pirro, embracing modern production techniques by adding a C.N.C. (computer numerical control) machine in 1996 and a 3-D printer in 2010.

Bitter Balkan feuds spill into Euros once again At Serbia’s match against England, Kosovar journalist Arlind Sadiku made a double-headed eagle gesture - mimicking the symbol of Albania’s flag - to ...

An Albanian player leads fans in chants against North Macedonia. Rival supporters unite to chant "Kill the Serbs". A journalist from Kosovo receives death threats for an eagle gesture.

The double-headed eagle is featured on the Albanian flag and gained increasing significance as a symbol of ethnic pride in Albania, as well as in Kosovo and other regions.

The gesture mimics the eagle on Albania's national flag, which can inflame tensions between Serbian nationalists and ethnic Albanians, who make up the vast majority of Kosovo's population.