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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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Family on vacation find 115,000 euros, hand it over to police

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TIRANA, Sept. 27 – An Albanian family on vacation at the Llogara National Park found a bag with 115,000 euros in cash and turned it to police, the Albanian State Police said

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Parties dig up position on electoral reform

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TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Albania’s three largest parties have dug into their position on electoral reform with views that will make consensus difficult, according to political analysts. There have been calls for

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Socialists forced to vote down own waste law

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TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Lawmakers from Albania’s ruling Socialist Party have been forced to vote against a waste importation law the party supports in order to complete procedures to temporarily withdraw it

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Germany’s foreign agenda unaltered, despite domestic changes

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BERLIN, Sept. 26 – President of Albania, Ilir Meta, conducted a meeting with German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, after the latter’s official invitation. The German president ceremonially welcomed the recently-appointed-president Meta and

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Draft-law on minority groups unanimously voted by Parliamentary Law Commission

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TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Ditmir Bushati, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, presented to the Parliamentary Law Commission, for the first time, the draft- law for the “Protection of National Minorities in

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Albania, Kosovo to open joint embassies abroad, PMs say

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TIRANA, Sept. 27 – The prime ministers of Albania and Kosovo, Edi Rama and Ramush Haradinaj, said in Tirana this week they would work to step up cooperation between the two countries

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Cuts in vetting bodies’ staff, salaries lead to justice reform concerns

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TIRANA, Sept. 28 – The justice reform will have to make due with less, according to a parliamentary committee decision to lower salaries and staff numbers for the official bodies that will

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Albania unlikely to join EU in next decade, Fitch unit says

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TIRANA, Sept. 28 – U.K.-based BMI Research, a unit of Fitch, says Albania is unlikely to join the EU in the next decade, a conclusion which comes as no surprise considering internal

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Elbasan hit and run police incident comes under renewed scrutiny

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TIRANA, Sept. 27 – Security camera footage published on national television has led to an internal investigation of Elbasan police officers involved in the chase of a suspected criminal who crashed into

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Parties split on priorities for electoral reform

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – All major political forces in Albania agree that electoral reform is necessary – but they disagree on what its priorities should be. Chairman of the Democratic Party Lulzim

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Ombudsman mulling lawsuit to stop Shkoza demolitions

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Albania’s Office of People’s Advocate said the authorities move to demolish 150 homes in Shkoza as part of an urban development project violates the government’s own rules, and

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News - Page 218

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

Family on vacation find 115,000 euros, hand it over to police

Parties dig up position on electoral reform

Socialists forced to vote down own waste law

Germany’s foreign agenda unaltered, despite domestic changes

Draft-law on minority groups unanimously voted by Parliamentary Law Commission

Albania, Kosovo to open joint embassies abroad, PMs say

Cuts in vetting bodies’ staff, salaries lead to justice reform concerns

Albania unlikely to join EU in next decade, Fitch unit says

Elbasan hit and run police incident comes under renewed scrutiny

Parties split on priorities for electoral reform

Ombudsman mulling lawsuit to stop Shkoza demolitions

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