The olive festival has been celebrated for years in the village of Dushk in Lushnja in central Albania, where the farmers of the area gather together in the beginning of November with folk songs and dances, a time which coincides with the olive harvest and the start of oil production. Those present at the fair […]

A massive fire has burned over 20 hectares of pine forest in Mallakastër in southwest Albania, causing significant damage. The fire is reported to have also involved about 1,000 olive roots, two uninhabited houses, one inhabited house, as well as two cattle stables. Due to the serious situation, the General Director of the National Civil […]