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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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Diaspora summit to kick off in Tirana

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TIRANA, Nov 17 – The first Albanian Diaspora Summit will kick off this week at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, to be held from 18 – 20 November 2016. The summit,

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Opposition seeks health minister’s resignation

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – Lawmakers pushed and shoved each other in the Albanian parliament Thursday as opposition MPs tried to prevent Health Minister Ilir Beqaj from speaking. They also called for his

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CEC eyes changes in MP number distribution

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TIRANA, Nov.16 – Albania’s Central Election Commission has sent an official request to the Ministry of Interior Affairs demanding accurate data regarding the exact number of population in each of the country’s

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EU official urges Albania to make progress in fight against corruption

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TIRANA, Nov. 16 – Director General for Enlargement at the European Commission Christian Danielsson said in Tirana this week that the European Union expects from Albania more positive results in the fight

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Lawmakers fare worst in corruption index

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TIRANA, Nov 17 – More than half of Albania’s citizens believe that their members of parliament are corrupt, a Transparency International survey has found. The report, People and Corruption: Europe and Central

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Police seize 1.8 tons of cannabis in southern Albania

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – Gjirokastra police says it has busted six operations of production and sale of cannabis in Memaliaj, a small town in southern Albania. Police says it seized 1.8 tons

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New law to put child safety ahead of parental rights, proponents say

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TIRANA, Nov. 14 – A government-proposed bill now submitted to parliament aims to shift away from a long-standing policy on parental rights of neglected and abused children, providing the legal basis for

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Security concerns over Albania-Israel game lead to arrests, heavy police presence

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TIRANA, Nov. 13 – A football match between Albania and Israel ended without incidents under heavy security measures following information by Israeli intelligence of a threat of a terrorist attack, resulting in

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Albania’s print media mostly neutral on Kosovo developments, AIIS study finds

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TIRANA, Nov. 15 – Albania’s print media is mostly neutral when it comes to reporting on developments in neighboring Kosovo, an attitude explained with few in-depth articles about the situation there and

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Massive floods kill three, wreak havoc all over Albania

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TIRANA, Nov.10 – Massive floods from heavy rains have killed at least three people in Albania, where authorities declared an emergency situation throughout country. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their

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Albania to decriminalize marijuana for personal use

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TIRANA, Nov. 7 – Drug addicts caught with less than 3 grams of marijuana aimed for personal use will no longer be arrested and jailed, according to a new amendment to the

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News - Page 263

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

Diaspora summit to kick off in Tirana

Opposition seeks health minister’s resignation

CEC eyes changes in MP number distribution

EU official urges Albania to make progress in fight against corruption

Lawmakers fare worst in corruption index

Police seize 1.8 tons of cannabis in southern Albania

New law to put child safety ahead of parental rights, proponents say

Security concerns over Albania-Israel game lead to arrests, heavy police presence

Albania’s print media mostly neutral on Kosovo developments, AIIS study finds

Massive floods kill three, wreak havoc all over Albania

Albania to decriminalize marijuana for personal use

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