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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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The fallen officer, Inspector Ibrahim Basha, 31, was a veteran of the Albanian armed forces. He had served with the NATO mission in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was honored as a fallen hero at a ceremony Thursday at Tirana's national cemetary (Photo: Tirana Times/MoI)

Police crackdown returns to Lazarat after officer’s killing

GJIROKASTER/TIRANA, June 24 – More than 400 police officers are combing through Lazarat making arrests and looking for weapons after a member of Albania’s RENEA elite police forces was killed and two
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rion Veliaj, a 35-year-old former civil society activist and the previous welfare affairs minister, declared victory Tuesday. (Photo: Tirana Times/Veliaj campaign handout)

Socialists’ Erion Veliaj elected Tirana mayor

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TIRANA, June 24 – Erion Veliaj of the governing Socialist Party has been elected Tirana’s new mayor by a comfortable margin in Sunday’s election, official results show. Veliaj’s victory in Tirana, where
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International observers issued their preliminary findings at a Tirana press conference on Monday. (Photo: Tirana Times/OSCE Handout)

International observers’ green-light elections, but express some concerns

Mission chief declines to make any comparisons or to define whether the elections were better, worse or equal compared either to previous ones in the country or to other countries   TIRANA,
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The early February explosion caused damage to the wall of the pharmacy and nearby shops. (Photo: Archives)

Police arrest suspected author of pharmacy bombing

Vladimir Gjuta is being held without bail on charges of setting explosives targeting the family of interior minister TIRANA, June 20 – A Tirana court has denied bail to Vladimir Gjuta, the
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Anti-drugs chief dies in suspected suicide

TIRANA, June 24 – Local media reported that Erion Bimo, head of the anti-narcotics division in the southeastern city of Korça has died in an apparent suicide. It is not clear why
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Police detain more undocumented migrants

TIRANA, June 22 – Police reported they had stopped 21 undocumented third-country migrants who were trying to cross to Montenegro as part of efforts to reach wealthy western European countries. Albania has
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Officials hope elections will help EU bid

Situation was calm on voting day and during the voting process TIRANA, June 21 – Albanians voted Sunday in local municipal elections considered an important step in their efforts to launch membership
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Ballot boxes used in the elections. With most votes counted, the Socialist led coalition has won the majority of municipal council seats. (Photo: Tirana Times/CEC Handout)

Socialist-led coalition wins 45 out of 61 mayoral races

The ruling Socialist-led coalition has swept to victory across Albania in last Sunday’s municipal elections, also winning in Tirana, Durrës and most major cities. Democrats keep Shkodra stronghold, make surprising inroads in
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