Proposal for 'Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order', a Vatican-style enclave, has sparked confusion, praise and heated ...

The European Union and the United States have urged Albania’s opposition to resume dialogue with the government, saying ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced at the UN on September 22 that there are plans to create a brand-new state within ...

TIRANA, Albania: Albania's Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, would be granted sovereignty from the country. Prime Minister Edi Rama has said that Albania would transform the ...

Albania has announced plans to establish the 'Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order', which would become the world’s smallest ...

Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate within its borders run by a Sufi sect known for promoting "religious ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wants to establish a sovereign Muslim mini-state within his country based on the model of ...

PLANS to establish a tiny country – the size of just 14 football pitches – aims to promote a version of Islam that is ...

A new country that will be the smallest in the world, at just a quarter of the size of the Vatican, is set to be created.

The Bektashi Order would be able to govern religious and administrative issues on their own, without Albania's involvement.

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.