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Mecca Defense Pact Signals Saudi Arabia’s Bid to Shape a New Security Order

The agreement with Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan strengthens Riyadh’s position as a central architect of regional security, while reflecting a broader shift toward a more multipolar international system. Tirana Times, August 08,

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SPAK Brings New Charges Against Former Deputy PM Balluku

Tirana Times, August 07, 2026 — Albania’s Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime has brought new allegations against former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, widening one of the most politically sensitive

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Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Ethnic Cleansing Remark Tests Serbia’s Claim to Have Broken With Milošević A Serbian minister’s declared willingness to expel Kosovo Albanians has drawn condemnation across the region and Europe. Belgrade’s refusal to remove

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Human-trafficking rings busted, 39 arrested

Crime·News

TIRANA, March 19 – Albanian police, in cooperation with US, Canadian and other international law enforcement authorities, made 39 arrests and are seeking another 12 people — as part of busting up

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Albania’s ghost university issued 900 diplomas to Italians

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TIRANA, March 19 – The owner of the former for-profit Kristal University, Ahmet Mucaj, was arrested last week under charges of “passive corruption in the private sector” after being caught selling a

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Souring on life: Albania dead last in Europe in UN happiness report

News·Region·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 15 – The annual UN happiness index report ranked Albania the least happy country in the European continent for 2018, leveling with countries like Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Bangladesh.

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Macedonia approves Albanian as official language amid parliamentary tension

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TIRANA, March 14 – The Macedonian parliament approved on Wednesday by 64 votes the law on language which allows a wider usage of the Albanian language in the country’s local and central

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Shkodra lowlands still flooded after five days of hydropower water discharges

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TIRANA, March 14 – After five days of continuous agricultural damage and population isolation due to floods in the Shkodra lowlands district the situation is starting to improve after the Drin Cascade

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Public commissioner sacked following disciplinary investigation

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TIRANA, March 14 – The Special Appeals Commission sacked public commissioner Heral Saraci on Monday following a disciplinary investigation which uncovered professional violations at the post he’s been leading the last nine

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Italian anti-narcotics operation arrests 43, including 21 Albanians

Crime·News

TIRANA, March 14 – The Italian anti-mafia department of Bari took down an Albanian-Italian drug-trafficking network on Wednesday that is alleged to have transported narcotics to the Italian coastline in speedboats. The

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Measles epidemic spreads, affecting kids and adults

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TIRANA, March 13 – The measles epidemic that has been affecting children under one-year-old who are still too young for vaccination has become even more serious this week as hospitals also saw

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Police arrest man injured in repair shop explosion

Crime·News

TIRANA, March 13 – An explosion at a small cellphone repair shop in Tirana rented by 34-year-old Gentian Hoxha on Tuesday raised doubts the shop also served as an illegal hub to

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‘Italians and Albanians are cousins divided by the Adriatic’

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Meet Elena Pagani, an Italian journalist and writer who has dedicated two books to Albania. “We are really very similar and everything one has to do to realize that is just go

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Regional investigation paints grim picture of Albanian media ownership

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TIRANA, March 13 – A regional investigation on media ownership in Albania reported the biggest part of Albanian news outlets were owned by four big families with strong political ties. According to

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News - Page 196

Mecca Defense Pact Signals Saudi Arabia’s Bid to Shape a New Security Order

SPAK Brings New Charges Against Former Deputy PM Balluku

Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Human-trafficking rings busted, 39 arrested

Macedonia approves Albanian as official language amid parliamentary tension

Public commissioner sacked following disciplinary investigation

Italian anti-narcotics operation arrests 43, including 21 Albanians

Police arrest man injured in repair shop explosion

‘Italians and Albanians are cousins divided by the Adriatic’

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Adria Security Summit 2024 held in Sarajavo

Farewell, Pope Francis

Chief justice denounces unprecedented disregard from Socialist-controlled parliament over key ruling

Albanian Institute for International Studies Invited as Institutional Partner at NATO Public Forum 2025

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived Albania’s Orthodox Church, laid to rest, marking end of an era

SPAK takes measures to implement a dedicated strategy against electoral crime

Minister of Hajj and Umrah Begins Balkan Tour to Enhance Services for “Guests of God”

Q&A: Trump will not sap the strength of US democratic institutions

Albania signs €1bn deal with Italy and UAE on renewable energy, new undersea connection

Turkish president visit opens doors to Tirana Grand Mosque, reaffirms strong ties

Zelenskyy’s Kosovo Stance Puts Solidarity With Ukraine to the Test

Albania’s Super Lek and the Falling Euro: Prosperity or a Warning Sign?

Albania Closes First EU Chapters, Hard Tests Ahead