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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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Hundreds affected as floods hit central Albania

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TIRANA, Oct. 11 – Torrential rainfall has affected more than 100 families in central Albania as floods hit the towns of Lac and Fushe Kruje, killing at least one person, forcing the

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Albania, Serbia plan joint package holidays for Russian, Asian tourists

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TIRANA, Oct. 7 – Albania and Serbia are intensifying efforts to offer joint package holidays to attract tourists from new potential markets such as Russian-speaking countries and Asia. Speaking at a an

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Hill urges parties to cooperate for the country’s future

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TIRANA, Oct.1 – Albanian President Bujar Nishani has honored the first U.S. Ambassador to post-communist Albania, Christopher Hill, with the George Kastriot medal, for his role in the growth and development of

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Police start using fully electric vehicles

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TIRANA, Oct. 5 – Police officers will soon be using electric vehicles, as Albania becomes one of the five countries in Europe to purchase a fleet of fully electric vehicles. On Wednesday,

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Ndisi becomes Sweden’s first resident ambassador

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TIRANA, Oct. 3 – Sweden’s first resident ambassador in Albania, Johan Ndisi, has presented his Letter of Credentials to President Bujar Nishani. While the Embassy of Sweden opened in Tirana in

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Tirana gov’t sets up new waste management site

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TIRANA, Oct. 5 – The Municipality of Tirana has decided to transfer 22,000 square meters of land to a waste management company the city partially owns, hoping to jump-start recycling efforts.

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Corruption era in justice system must end, U.S., OSCE ambassadors say

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TIRANA, Oct. 4 – At a graduation ceremony for future prosecutors and judges, U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu has called on Albanian young magistrates to resist corruption and other pressures and to only

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Democrats seek Constitutional Court ruling on justice vetting law

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TIRANA, Oct. 5 – Albania’s Democratic Party has asked the country’s Constitutional Court to rule on the validity of a recently-approved law on transitional qualification assessment of judges and prosecutors, known as

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Police seize 30,000 cannabis plants

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TIRANA, Oct. 5 – Albanian state police have made two large seizures of cannabis in the past few days, destroying more than 30,000 marijuana plants. The first was last week when they

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Prison conditions remain a concern, say ombudsman, OSCE

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TIRANA, Oct. 5 – The People’s Advocate (Ombudsman) and the OSCE Presence in Albania organized this week a roundtable on the human rights situation of people deprived of their liberty in the

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Civil society organizations from Western Balkans lobbying together for the EU membership

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BELGRADE, Oct. 1 – In a meeting held on September 29, 2016 at the European Movement in Serbia premises, the Western Balkan’s six advocacy group (WB6) was formed. This group, which includes

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News - Page 269

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

Hundreds affected as floods hit central Albania

Albania, Serbia plan joint package holidays for Russian, Asian tourists

Hill urges parties to cooperate for the country’s future

Police start using fully electric vehicles

Ndisi becomes Sweden’s first resident ambassador

Tirana gov’t sets up new waste management site

Corruption era in justice system must end, U.S., OSCE ambassadors say

Democrats seek Constitutional Court ruling on justice vetting law

Police seize 30,000 cannabis plants

Prison conditions remain a concern, say ombudsman, OSCE

Civil society organizations from Western Balkans lobbying together for the EU membership

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