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Tirana Times

Bankers protesters restart hunger strike

FIER, Feb. 9 – About a dozen residents in the village of Zharrez in the southwestern district of Fier have entered a hunger strike over the oil drilling operations and underground explosions
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Kodheli: Illegal migration part of our agenda

TIRANA, Feb. 9 – Albania’s Minister of Defense Mimi Kodheli has pledged that the country is committed to properly deal with the flow of illegal migrants and refugees. Kodheli attended a meeting
9 years ago
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Police detain human smugglers

TIRANA, Feb. 8 – Police in Albania have detained six people suspected of smuggling undocumented people into Albania. The six men were part of an 18-member group that is suspected of aiding
9 years ago
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District court judge suspended over €2,000 bribe

TIRANA, Feb. 6 – Albania’s High Justice Council is pursuing a disciplinary case against Elbasan District Court Judge Pajtime Fetahu, who was recently suspended over charges of passive corruption. Fetahu was suspended
9 years ago
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Tirana to introduce electronic bus tickets

TIRANA, Feb. 8 – The Municipality of Tirana will soon introduce new electronic bus ticketing, based on a government decision to allow the local government unit to issue e-tickets for public transport
9 years ago
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Durres water supply hit with outage

TIRANA, Feb. 7 – Albania’s second largest city of Durres went four days without water this week as water main pipe burst near a pumping station, officials told local media. A 40-year-old
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