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Albania Slips Into Electoral Autocracy

V Dem places Albania in a category dominated by African states, with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina the only Western Balkan countries in the same group. Tirana Times, March 23, 2026 –
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Albania Draws a Red Line on Iran

Parliament’s decision to label Tehran a state sponsor of terrorism formalizes a break years in the making and reflects a broad Albanian consensus that Iran has become a direct security threat Tirana
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Albania’s two main printing houses shut down

Tirana, Aug. 28 – Albanian taxation authorities shut down the two largest printing houses in Tirana, Demokracia and Eurorilindja, because of their huge debts and nonpayment of tax and other fees. Eurorilindja
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Smuggled cigarettes stopped, owner arrested

TIRANA, Aug. 28 – Police arrested Ahmet Kola, 62, for finding in his car 900 packets of cigarettes that were allegedly smuggled as they did not have the fiscal label required for
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Different baby born in Elbasan

ELBASAN, Aug. 25 – A 20-year old mother in Elbasan gave birth to a shorter than usual baby, according to local gynecologists. The baby has a 35 centimeter body where legs are
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Police destroy marijuana plants in Lazarat

TIRANA, Aug. 21 – Albanian police destroyed more than 2,300 marijuana plants in the southern village of Lazarat in what seemed to be the first great operation in the village. Police found
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Drug trafficker arrested in Durres

DURR̓, Aug. 29 – Police said Tuesday they arrested Rudin Merja, 27, in the port city of Durres after finding him with 13 packets of heroin he intended to sell to drug
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Sollaku asks for international help not to be fired

TIRANA, Aug. 29 – Participation at a meeting of prosecutors’ association in Paris, France served albanian Prosecutor-General Theodhori Sollaku to present to his counterparts casettes with speeches and acusation made against him
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CEC fires top officials

TIRANA, Aug. 29 – The Central Election Commission said Tuesday that some department heads were fired and would very likely be penalized. Based on the report of the State High Control they
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Debate on property of Berisha’s family

TIRANA, Aug. 30 – The property of the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s family has turned into a hot topic in August. Opposition Socialists accuse Berisha of not being transparent and challenging
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