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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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Police offer cash reward for suspected drug kingpin’s arrest

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TIRANA, Feb.1 – Albania’s State Police is offering about $40,000 in a cash reward for anyone who can give reliable information leading to the arrest of Klement Balili, former local government official

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U.S. revokes visas for Albanian justice officials

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TIRANA, Jan. 31 – The United States has revoked entry visas for several judges, prosecutors and other public officials in Albania believed to have engaged in corrupt practices, U.S. embassy officials said

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Prosecutors to reopen case against Tirana’s Appeals Court judge

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ELBASAN, Feb. 1 – Prosecutors have decided to reopen the case against Gjin Gjoni, a judge in Tirana’s Appeals Court who in 2015 was accused of hiding his wealth and falsifying documents.

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Former State Archives director Nevila Nika

Many communist-era files have disappeared, former archives director says

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TIRANA, Jan. 30 – The main institution assigned to implement the law on opening up communist-era secret police files has pledged to publish the first results by Feb. 10. The body which

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EP resolution calls on Albania to complete electoral reform and protect minorities

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BRUSSELS, Jan. 31 – The European Parliament is expected to approve a resolution on Albania which encourages the completion of the electoral reform and calls on authorities to approve the legal framework

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Opposition says it will hold massive protests ‘to defend free elections’

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TIRANA, Feb. 1 – The chairman of Albania’s Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, has warned massive popular protests “for the protection of free elections” over the government’s alleged “attempts to manipulate” the parliamentary

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Albania stuck in ‘partly free’ status in global ranking

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TIRANA, Jan. 31 – Albania scored 68 points out of 100 in the ranking of political rights and civil liberties, according to the report Freedom in the World 2017, released by Freedom

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Global think tank index ranks AIIS among world’s best in 2016

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TIRANA, Feb. 2 – The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) continues to be listed among the best think tanks in the world, according to the recently-released 2016 Global Go To Think

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Ousted minister says accusing gov’t of corruption led to sacking

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TIRANA, Jan. 31 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has sacked Justice Minister Ylli Manjani, a maverick representative of the junior coalition partner who had made direct accusations of ties between government

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New party representing those persecuted under communism formed

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TIRANA, Jan. 30 – A new political party – Popular Alliance for Justice — which has pledged to represent those who were politically persecuted under Albania’s brutal communist regime was launched in

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Tirana introduces ‘grandma bags’ to reduce massive plastic bag use

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TIRANA, Feb. 1 – Environmentalists and activists have sewn some 5,000 canvas shopping bags in a bid to raise awareness among consumers to reduce the massive use of plastic bags, which often

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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

Police offer cash reward for suspected drug kingpin’s arrest

U.S. revokes visas for Albanian justice officials

Prosecutors to reopen case against Tirana’s Appeals Court judge

Many communist-era files have disappeared, former archives director says

EP resolution calls on Albania to complete electoral reform and protect minorities

Opposition says it will hold massive protests ‘to defend free elections’

Albania stuck in ‘partly free’ status in global ranking

Global think tank index ranks AIIS among world’s best in 2016

Ousted minister says accusing gov’t of corruption led to sacking

New party representing those persecuted under communism formed

Tirana introduces ‘grandma bags’ to reduce massive plastic bag use

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