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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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The Head of the OSCE Presence to Albania, Ambassador Bernd Borchardt. (Photo: OSCE)

Elections at risk from €2 bln gained from drugs, says Borchardt, OSCE’s head of presence

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Massive amounts of money money are circulating in Albania from drug cultivation and trafficking and some of it could be used to buy influence, candidates and votes in

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Vetting must not be used to influence prosecutors’ work, Llalla says

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SHKODER, Feb. 20 – Prosecutor-General Adriatik Llalla said this week the evaluation process for the judges and prosecutors, also known as the vetting process, must not be used as a tool to

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Greek police arrest three Albanians in drug trafficking bust

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ATHENS, Feb. 20 – Eighteen people, 15 Greeks and 3 Albanians, from an organized crime network in large scale drug trafficking were arrested in an operation based in the cities of Arta

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Fleckenstein calls on DP to end parliamentary boycott

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – In a visit to Tirana, Knut Fleckenstein, an MEP and the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Albania, urged opposition lawmakers to return to parliament, which, he said, is

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Berisha lambasts U.S. ambassador over PGO accusations

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TIRANA, Feb. 21 – Sali Berisha, a the former prime minister and retired leader of the Democratic Party, has lashed out at U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu, over allegations that Albania’s Prosecutor-General Adriatik

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Former prisons bureau head arrested on graft charges

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TIRANA, Feb. 21 – The former director of the Bureau of Prisons, Artur Zoto, was arrested Tuesday on corruption charges, justice officials said. The former official was arrested following an order of

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New minority bill to be approved by March

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – A new bill is being introduced aiming to regulate the rights of minorities in Albania. Albania’s government has set up a special work group that will draft and

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The Zharrez protest march on the side of a busy highway. (Courtesy photo)

Zharrez hunger strikers start 100 km protest march to Tirana

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Forty residents of the village of Zharrez, some of whom have carried a hunger strike, have started an 100 km march to Tirana on foot and on wheelchairs

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Berisha, Fleckenstein clash over Soros role

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – The alleged influence of influence of billionaire U.S. philanthropist George Soros in Albanian politics has made new headlines in the small Balkan country. The former leader of the

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Based in Tirana, Ambassador Romana Vlahutin heads the EU Delegation to Albania. (Photo: PDP)

News analysis: Head of delegation bias hurting EU’s credibility among Albanians, opposition warns

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – When Knut Fleckenstein, the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Albania, met with Lulzim Basha, Albania’s opposition leader, this week, there was one person the opposition did not want

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Fleckenstein calls on DP to end parliamentary boycott

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – In a visit to Tirana, Knut Fleckenstein, the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Albania, urged opposition lawmakers to return to parliament, which, he said, is the only proper

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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

Elections at risk from €2 bln gained from drugs, says Borchardt, OSCE’s head of presence

Vetting must not be used to influence prosecutors’ work, Llalla says

Greek police arrest three Albanians in drug trafficking bust

Fleckenstein calls on DP to end parliamentary boycott

Berisha lambasts U.S. ambassador over PGO accusations

Former prisons bureau head arrested on graft charges

New minority bill to be approved by March

Zharrez hunger strikers start 100 km protest march to Tirana

Berisha, Fleckenstein clash over Soros role

News analysis: Head of delegation bias hurting EU’s credibility among Albanians, opposition warns

Fleckenstein calls on DP to end parliamentary boycott

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