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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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Diplomacy insight: Busy week for President Meta

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TIRANA, Nov. 2 – President Ilir Meta conducted three separate meetings today, with the Ambassadors of the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Each of the

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Rama: Water supply crackdown coming

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TIRANA, Nov. 1 – Prime Minister Edi Rama announced this week the launching of a countrywide effort to reform the water supply networks, mimicking the tough reform of the electricity sector. He

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EPP calls on gov’t not to exert political pressure on prosecutors in Tahiri issue

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TIRANA, Oct. 28 – The center-right European People’s Party group in the European Parliament issued this week a statement expressing support for Albania’s opposition and urging the Socialist government to not hamper

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Prime minister replaces all 12 prefects

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TIRANA, Nov. 2 – Albania’s government has replaced all of the country’s 12 prefects in an attempt to deepen the fight against organized crime and corruption, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. In

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Himara urban development demolitions met with protests

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TIRANA, Nov. 1 – As the deconstruction of buildings preventing the new urban development plan of Himara began on Tuesday morning, the inhabitants of the coastal city awaited the Territory Inspectorate’s diggers

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Justice reform’s vetting process marks official start

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TIRANA, Oct. 31 – To officially mark the start of the process, a ceremony was held this week at the premises where the work of the institutions responsible for the vetting of

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Main political forces clash over Dritan Zagani’s case

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TIRANA, Oct. 29 – Dritan Zagani – former chief of anti-drug operations in the city of Fier – and a key witness in the Habilaj cannabis trafficking case – has come back

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Prison wardens fired over alleged security violations

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TIRANA, Nov. 1 – Minister of Justice Etilda Gjonaj announced earlier this week the sacking of eight prison wardens over various suspected violations. Issues included drugs being allowed inside the prisons, favors

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Authorities seize properties of accused cannabis traffickers

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TIRANA, Nov. 1 – A Vlora Court has given authorities the right to preventively seize several properties owned by the Habilaj brothers and their associates as part of a criminal investigation into

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Traffickers turn to pigeons to smuggle drugs into Albania prison cells

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TIRANA, Nov. 2 – Traffickers are training pigeons to smuggle drugs and even mobile phones into Albanian prisons as inspections over food and clothes deliveries by family members have tightened. A local

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AIIS Forum: Albania, Serbia move closer to normalizing relations

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TIRANA, Nov. 2 – Three years after an ice-breaking visit Prime Minister Edi Rama paid to Belgrade, the first by an Albanian Prime Minister in 68 years, relations between Albania and Serbia

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News - Page 213

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

Diplomacy insight: Busy week for President Meta

Rama: Water supply crackdown coming

EPP calls on gov’t not to exert political pressure on prosecutors in Tahiri issue

Prime minister replaces all 12 prefects

Himara urban development demolitions met with protests

Justice reform’s vetting process marks official start

Main political forces clash over Dritan Zagani’s case

Prison wardens fired over alleged security violations

Authorities seize properties of accused cannabis traffickers

Traffickers turn to pigeons to smuggle drugs into Albania prison cells

AIIS Forum: Albania, Serbia move closer to normalizing relations

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