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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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Decriminalization is non-negotiable, SMI says

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TIRANA, Dec. 20 – Albania’s Socialist Movement for Integration announced that it fully supports the decriminalization law which bans convicted criminals from holding public office. On Tuesday, the deputy chairman of the

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The Internationals: When ‘elite’ arrogance meets ignorance

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Ten years after the successful publication of his satirical novel on the international community in Albania, writer and former diplomat Ylljet Alià§ka has had his “Internationals” book published in English. The novel

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U.S. ambassador urges Albania to arrest drug baron

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TIRANA, Dec. 14 – U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu said this week Albania’s political class should stop bowing to powerful interests of corrupt businessmen, major criminals and drug traffickers. Addressing the Ombudsman Conference

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Lawmaker falls victim to scam

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TIRANA, Dec. 15 – Socialist Party MP Vladimir Kosta was one of the many victims of property scam. The MP paid millions of leks to a 30-year-old man identified as Armand Gjuzi

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More than 570 minors convicted of crimes every year, report shows

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TIRANA, Dec. 12 – Criminality among minors in Albania has increased significantly in the past ten years, according to a report released this week Figures obtained by a study published by Open

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Venice Commission has no objections to Vetting Law

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TIRANA, Dec. 12 – The Venice Commission has issued no objections to the constitutionality of the Vetting Law as well as to its accordance with international conventions, according to an amicus curiae

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U.S. Embassy: Vetting process will help Albania to get rid of judicial corruption

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TIRANA, Dec. 12 – The U.S. Embassy welcomed the opinion of the Venice Commission on Albania’s Vetting Law, part of the judicial reform which aims to free the country’s justice system from

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European Union urges Albania to not delay justice reform

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TIRANA, Dec. 12 – Embassies of members of the European Union in Tirana and the EU Delegation have urged Albania to no longer delay the implementation of the justice reform. The call

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Albania must implement justice reform before EU talks start, MEP says

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TIRANA, Dec.12 – The chairperson of the delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee Monica Makovei said Monday Albania must deliver on the justice reform and implement the vetting law

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Democrats seek sacking of Durres mayor over gang leader’s release

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TIRANA, Dec. 15 – Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party has urged the government to sack Durres Mayor Vangjush Dako, a Socialist, after investigative journalists showed he had sent a letter to the

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Rama calls on Constitutional Court to ‘free’ Vetting Law

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TIRANA, Dec. 12 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama called on the Constitutional Court to remove the suspension of the Vetting Law, following the publication of the opinion on the bill by

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News - Page 257

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

Decriminalization is non-negotiable, SMI says

The Internationals: When ‘elite’ arrogance meets ignorance

U.S. ambassador urges Albania to arrest drug baron

Lawmaker falls victim to scam

More than 570 minors convicted of crimes every year, report shows

Venice Commission has no objections to Vetting Law

U.S. Embassy: Vetting process will help Albania to get rid of judicial corruption

European Union urges Albania to not delay justice reform

Albania must implement justice reform before EU talks start, MEP says

Democrats seek sacking of Durres mayor over gang leader’s release

Rama calls on Constitutional Court to ‘free’ Vetting Law

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