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Farewell, Pope Francis

By Jerina Zaloshnja Rakipi — Reporting from Vatican City Tirana Times, April 26, 2025 In 1967, a Catholic priest in Tirana—whose name I never managed to learn—quietly came to our home to
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5 Uighurs win asylum in Albania

TIRANA, July 26 – The Five Chinese Muslims released from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay have received asylum in Albania, the Interior Ministry reported Wednesday. The five Uighurs, sheltered at a
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Accusations on Tirana city hall abuse

TIRANA, July 25 – In the peak of the political fight in the country, mainly for prosecutor-general, vice Interior Minister Ferdinand Poni makes a statement saying that they had found significant abuse
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130 killers free in Albania, minister says

TIRANA, July 24 – Albanian Interior Minister Sokol Olldashi said Monday at a parliament’s session that some 130 killers who have been sentenced by the Albanian courts were at large, or ‘free
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Cannabis and a speedboat found in Vlora

VLORA, July 23 – Police said Sunday they had arrested a person who owned a speedboat and some 300 kilograms of cannabis found in it. Police found the drugs and the six-meter
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A number of arrests of sentenced persons

TIRANA, July 25 – Police arrested a number of persons who had been sentenced to prison terms or under investigation for different crimes, but were still at large. Police in central city
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