Albania Appoints AI–Generated Minister to Fight Corruption

Sat 13 Sep 2025 | 06:35 AM Albania appointed an artificial intelligence–generated robot as a government minister tasked with overseeing public procurement and combating corruption. The AI robot, named “Diella”, which means “sun” in Albanian, was...

Wealthy ancient Roman’s tomb discovered in Albania 

Archaeologists in Albania have discovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the third to fourth century AD, the first of its kind found in the Balkan country that was once part of the Roman Empire. Tipped off by locals who had noticed some...

Albania appoints bot as world's first AI minister

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Albania's PM appoints an AI-generated 'minister' to tackle corruption

Diella uses AI’s up-to-date models and techniques to guarantee accuracy in offering the duties it is charged with, according to Albania’s National Agency for Information Society's website. Diella, depicted as a figure in a traditional Albanian...

Concert boom powers Albania’s tourism shift

TIRANA, Sept 13 (TemA) — Concerts and festivals are emerging as a new economic engine for Albania, drawing foreign visitors, filling hotels and pushing spending beyond the beach-season model. In May, German collective Keinemusik played to 15,000...

EU presidency to open four chapters for Albania

TIRANA, Sept 13 (TemA) — Denmark’s EU presidency has invited Albania to open four more accession chapters on Tuesday, Sept 16, in a session with all EU foreign ministers present, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. The package sits in the Green Agenda...

Albania appoints AI minister to handle tenders

Saturday, September 13th 2025 - 00:47 UTC Diella will make the Albanian government corruption-free, Rama argued Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed a new “minister” created with artificial intelligence to manage public tenders. Named...

Tirana–Durrës electric trains return in 2026

TIRANA, Sept 12 (TemA) – Albania moved to restart passenger trains between Tirana and Durrës next year, launching works to electrify the line and add a link to Tirana International Airport. The route and airport branch span 39 km with 11 stations....

UN backs roadmap to Palestinian state, Albania abstains

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (TemA) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a seven-page declaration mapping time-bound steps toward a Palestinian state, passing 142–10 with 12 abstentions. The text stems from a July conference in New York...

Albania Turns to Artificial Intelligence Amid Deep Corruption Crisis

Change font size: - + Reset TIRANA, Albania (Tirana Times, September 11, 2025 ) – Albania’s government has unveiled what it calls a bold step in its fight against endemic corruption: the appointment of the country’s first artificial intelligence...

Albania’s World-First AI Minister Diella Fights Procurement Corruption

In a groundbreaking move that could redefine governance in the digital age, Albania has appointed an artificial intelligence bot named Diella as its newest cabinet minister, tasked specifically with overseeing public procurement to combat...

Albania names world’s first AI-Minister to clean up Albania’s government

ALBAWABA - Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, has named a virtual, AI-generated minister to his new cabinet. This is the first time in the world that a political leader has done this. Dela, which means "the sun" in Albanian, is the digital...

Albania appoints world’s first AI government minister to tackle corruption

In an unprecedented move, Albania has appointed the world’s first artificial intelligence-generated government minister, aiming to eradicate corruption and streamline public administration. The digital assistant, named Diella-meaning “Sun” in...

Trump again confuses Armenia with Albania

September 13, 2025 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Donald Trump, during an interview with Fox News, again confused Armenia with Albania. “I’ve ended wars that were thought unsolvable. Azerbaijan and Albania. That went on for many,...

Albania appoints AI-generated ‘minister’ to curb corruption

Published on: September 13, 2025 3:21 AM Albania´s prime minister on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated `minister´ to tackle corruption in his new Cabinet, a project launched with the help of Microsoft. Officially named Diella –...

Superfluous Appointments: Albania’s Sunny AI Minister

When countries have suffered the odd mishap regarding government paralysis or convulsive change, the frequent quip would often be: “Who noticed?” Much like university vice-chancellors or the parasitic management structures of most organisations,...

Albania taps an AI ‘cabinet minister’ to tackle corruption

Albania’s prime minister on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated “minister” to tackle corruption in his new cabinet, a project launched with the help of Microsoft. Officially named Diella — the female form of the word for sun in the...

Albania Puts AI Assistant in Charge of Public Procurement

Albania appoints first AI minister to oversee public procurement

Albania has appointed an AI bot to serve as a senior government official in charge of public procurement to help weed out corruption in the country. Called Diella, which means “sun” in Albanian, the bot will award all public tenders involving the...

Albania appoints AI bot ‘minister’ to fight corruption in world first 

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has put an artificial intelligence-generated “minister” in charge of tackling corruption in his new cabinet. Diella, which means “sun” in Albanian, was appointed on Thursday, with the leader introducing her as a...