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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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Major investor quits $450 mln Albania tourist project over assault

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Violence against an American executive ten days ago has led to a Dubai-based company withdrawing from a major tourist resort investment worth $450 million that

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Rural women face gender discrimination, FAO report shows

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Albania’s rural women are overrepresented in informal employment, unpaid work in family farming and domestic and reproductive activities, a United Nations study has found. Widespread informality is a

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Plane crash adds fuel to political spat over marijuana trafficking

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – The issue of marijuana production and trafficking has taken center stage in Albania’s political debate this week, with the government saying there had been progress in the fight

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Greek-Albanian drug cartel dismantled, 99 arrested

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – An Italian law enforcement agency, Guardia di Finanzia, has busted a large Greek-Albanian drug smuggling gang that supplied Italian organized crime groups with drugs. According to Italian police,

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Greece sees increase in marijuana smuggling from Albania, new methods

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Police in Greece and Albania have intensified border patrols as a result of a hike in drug trafficking between the two countries. According to Greek police, Albanian traffickers

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Italian police seize 800 kilos of Albanian marijuana

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Police in the Italian town of Brindisi, in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, seized 682 kilograms of marijuana smuggled from Albania. The operation was launched after

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Albania not ready for e-voting, experts say

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TIRANA, Sept. 22 – Elections experts have suggested Albania should take a cautious approach when it comes to electronic voting, a topic that has split political parties in the past 13 years.

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Police uniform tender comes under investigation

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Prosecutors in Tirana have launched an investigation about alleged irregularities in a tender of police uniforms. The Lek 1.3 billion tender was held last year and the contract

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Watchdog: State Supreme Audit failing to act on abuse of power cases

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TIRANA, Sept. 22 – The Albanian Helsinki Committee has raised concerns about Albania’s Supreme State Audit passivity to address issues of abuse conducted by administration employees and officials. In its newly published

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Yes to trash: MPs approve controversial waste import bill

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TIRANA, Sept. 22 – Albania’s ruling majority has approved a deeply unpopular bill to import trash from other countries, bowing down to the recycling industry and going back on a promise made

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OSCE calls for electoral reform, non-partisan administration of elections

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TIRANA, Sept. 19 – Problems seen in the mayoral by-election in Dibra last week have highlighted the need for reform, including the need for a non-partisan administration of the elections, an OSCE

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News - Page 271

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

Major investor quits $450 mln Albania tourist project over assault

Rural women face gender discrimination, FAO report shows

Plane crash adds fuel to political spat over marijuana trafficking

Greek-Albanian drug cartel dismantled, 99 arrested

Greece sees increase in marijuana smuggling from Albania, new methods

Italian police seize 800 kilos of Albanian marijuana

Albania not ready for e-voting, experts say

Police uniform tender comes under investigation

Watchdog: State Supreme Audit failing to act on abuse of power cases

Yes to trash: MPs approve controversial waste import bill

OSCE calls for electoral reform, non-partisan administration of elections

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