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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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Opposition Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha

Opposition sets caretaker gov’t condition for free elections

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TIRANA, Aug. 3 – Albania’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha has called for a caretaker government to guide the country through free and fair early elections, in a proposal which until

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Ruling Socialists clash with President over election date for new Dibra mayoral elections

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TIRANA, Aug. 3 – The ruling Socialist Party has accused the country’s president of unilaterally setting Sept. 11 as the election date for the municipality of Dibra, northern Albania, whose Socialist mayor

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Marijuana business flourishes despite government crackdown

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By Urita Dokle Marijuana cultivators all over Albania are expected to make some serious money after the first harvest of these lucrative plants. Cannabis production in the small Balkan country has

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One out of three Albanians without access to waste services

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TIRANA, July 25 – Only about two thirds of the country’s 2.9 million resident population has access to public waste treatment and disposal services, making waste management one of the key issues

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New Croatian Ambassador: “I feel like a citizen of Tirana”

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By Rudina Hoxha Working in the diplomatic service for 23 years, the new Croatian Ambassador to Albania, Sanja Bujas-Juraga, a lawyer by profession, states in her first exclusive interview in Albania that

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Politicians withdraw support for gay marriage

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TIRANA, July 21 – Albania’s politicians have withdrawn support to the legal proposal which outlaws discrimination based on sexual identities as part of the initial constitutional amendments introduced in the justice reform.

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Switzerland supports social science researchers

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TIRANA, July 20 – Switzerland is supporting Albania with a Euro 2 million project to fund social science research in Albania. Swiss Ambassador to Albania Christoph Graf said the PERFORM program will

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MPs allegedly pressured through text messages to vote reform

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TIRANA, July 21 – Unconfirmed media reports say several MPs have received text messages by the U.S. embassy in Tirana, warning them about the personal consequences they will face in case they

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Belgium adds Albania back to list of safe countries of origin

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TIRANA, July 20 – Belgium has added Albania back to a list of safe countries of origin, Albania’s ministry of interior has confirmed. According to the announcement, the decision means that all

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Albania joins EU’s extended sanctions over Crimea

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TIRANA, July 21 – Albania has joined an extension of EU sanctions against Russia over its annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol from Ukraine. “The candidate countries of Montenegro and Albania, and the

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Last-minute deal concludes long-awaited justice reform

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TIRANA, July 22 – Albanian political leaders reached a last-minute deal on Thursday on the approval of the long-awaited and much-rumored justice reform, considered crucial to transform the highly perceived corrupt judiciary

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News - Page 276

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

Opposition sets caretaker gov’t condition for free elections

Ruling Socialists clash with President over election date for new Dibra mayoral elections

Marijuana business flourishes despite government crackdown

One out of three Albanians without access to waste services

New Croatian Ambassador: “I feel like a citizen of Tirana”

Politicians withdraw support for gay marriage

Switzerland supports social science researchers

MPs allegedly pressured through text messages to vote reform

Belgium adds Albania back to list of safe countries of origin

Albania joins EU’s extended sanctions over Crimea

Last-minute deal concludes long-awaited justice reform

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