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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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Albania joins in Russia bashing at NATO PA

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TIRANA, May 30 – NATO ‘s Parliamentary Assembly, gathering for the first time ever in Tirana this week, called on alliance members to boost up collective defences to face an increasingly aggressive

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Personal experience with corruption slightly drops, survey shows

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TIRANA, June 2 – While public perception about corruption remains at almost ‘totalitarian’ high levels, personal experience with paying bribes to public officials has registered only a slight decline over the past

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Overcrowding, a top concern in prisons

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TIRANA, May 13 – Overcrowding, poor living conditions and allegations of abuse continue to remain a concern in Albanian prisons. An annual report by the general prisons directorate shows overcrowding slightly dropped

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Illegally acquired land worth €100 mln seized

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TIRANA, June 1 – Authorities in Vlora, southwest Albania have seized 220 hectares of land worth an estimated 100 million euros on suspicions it was obtained through forged documents. Investigations were launched

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Mentally-ill patients sexually abused and forced to abort

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TIRANA, June 2 – As the abuse scandal at the children’s home in Shkodra still echoes, a fresh scandal has hit social centers in the northern city. Local authorities said on Wednesday

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Forum on Belt and Road initiative held in Tirana

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TIRANA, May 30 – A forum, jointly organized by China International Exchange Association and China-Albania Cultural Association in the framework of The Belt and Road initiative, was held last Friday in Tirana.

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Kavaja mayor’s unsavoury past catches up with him

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TIRANA, May 31 – Elvis Roshi, mayor of Kavaja in central Albania, resigned on Tuesday upon ‘abruptly learning of a past conviction’, thus becoming the first public official to step down

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Albanians try everything to reach Britain

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TIRANA, May 31 – Albanian migrants are taking bigger risks to get to Britain as highlighted by the recent rescue of a boat of migrants, the majority of which Albanian citizens, in

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Court rules against reinstating former central bank governor

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TIRANA, June 2 – The Administrative Court rejected a request for reinstatement by former governor Ardian Fullani on Thursday, ruling that the claim exceeded time limits. The court, however, ordered Bank of

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Italian police intercept massive marijuana shipment from Albania

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TIRANA, May 31 – Italian authorities have dismantled a major drug trafficking network, which brought large quantities of marijuana into Italy from Albania. The operation codenamed Illyria resulted in the arrest of

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World No Tobacco Day: Albania to make pictorial health warnings compulsory

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TIRANA, May 31 – Albania will make pictorial health warnings on cigarettes packs compulsory starting January 2018 in new measures to curb high smoking rates after consecutive tax hikes have already had

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News - Page 284

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

Albania joins in Russia bashing at NATO PA

Personal experience with corruption slightly drops, survey shows

Overcrowding, a top concern in prisons

Illegally acquired land worth €100 mln seized

Mentally-ill patients sexually abused and forced to abort

Forum on Belt and Road initiative held in Tirana

Kavaja mayor’s unsavoury past catches up with him

Albanians try everything to reach Britain

Court rules against reinstating former central bank governor

Italian police intercept massive marijuana shipment from Albania

World No Tobacco Day: Albania to make pictorial health warnings compulsory

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