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Dirty Money in the Skyline: Albania’s Tower Boom and the Laundering of Criminal Wealth

From towers to “new pyramids”: how money from organized crime, international drug trafficking and entrenched corruption is reshaping Tirana while leaving behind empty buildings, distorted prices and a deeper threat to Albania’s

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Albania Slips Into Electoral Autocracy

V Dem places Albania in a category dominated by African states, with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina the only Western Balkan countries in the same group. Tirana Times, March 23, 2026 –

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Albania Draws a Red Line on Iran

Parliament’s decision to label Tehran a state sponsor of terrorism formalizes a break years in the making and reflects a broad Albanian consensus that Iran has become a direct security threat Tirana

4 weeks ago

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Corruption in Albanian Higher Education: The Silent Crisis Undermining a Generation

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By Vilson Blloshmi In a country where education is often seen as a ticket out of poverty and a bridge toward European integration, the higher education system in Albania is quietly unraveling

10 months ago

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Albania, Greece Signal Readiness to Restart Maritime Talks Amid Lingering Tensions

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Albania (Tirana Times) — June 5, 2025, Albania and Greece may be poised to revive negotiations over their long-disputed maritime border, a development that could mark a turning point in relations marred

10 months ago

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Albania’s Healthcare Plagued by High-Level Corruption and Broken Promises

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Tirana Times, 5 June 2025 — More than a decade after promising “free healthcare” to all citizens, Albania’s Socialist government faces mounting public outrage and a credibility crisis, as a new report

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Shadow Networks – How Politics and Organized Crime Appear Intertwined in Albania

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TIRANA, Albania May 26,2025– Recent revelations from an Italian anti-mafia investigation have cast a harsh spotlight on the murky relationship between organized crime and the Albanian political elite, deepening concerns over state

11 months ago

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Albania’s Vanishing Electorate: Emigration, Not a Boycott, Powered the Socialist Victory

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TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s ruling Socialist Party secured another sweeping victory in the May 11 parliamentary elections, but analysts say the most significant result wasn’t who won—but who wasn’t there to vote.

11 months ago

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Tirana Pride Highlights Albania’s LGBT+ Progress Amid EU Hopes

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TIRANA, May 25, 2025— Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Albania’s capital on Saturday during the annual Pride Parade, demanding equal rights, legal recognition, and dignity for the LGBT+ community

11 months ago

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Academic Corruption Undermines Albanian Higher Education: A Barrier to Reform and EU Integration

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By Nora Ahmeti and Vilson Blloshmi May 2025 TIRANA – As final exams unfold across Albanian university campuses, the usual tension of academic life is palpable. Students pack into libraries and lecture

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May 11 Elections: Albania at a Democratic and European Crossroads

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Tirana Times, May 8,– On May 11, 2025, Albania will hold its tenth parliamentary elections since the fall of communism in 1991 – a moment expected to be decisive not only for

11 months ago

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Albanian Elections – New Political Forces Challenge Albania’s Political Duopoly

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TIRANA, Albania , May 6th (Tirana Times ) — On May 11, Albanians will head to the polls for parliamentary elections marked by a crowded field of contenders: 53 political parties and

11 months ago

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II Makes Rare Visit to Albania Amid Sparse Bilateral Ties

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President Begaj welcomes His Majesty Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with a solemn ceremony.

12 months ago

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Farewell, Pope Francis

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By Jerina Zaloshnja Rakipi — Reporting from Vatican City Tirana Times, April 26, 2025 In 1967, a Catholic priest in Tirana—whose name I never managed to learn—quietly came to our home to

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News - Page 4

Dirty Money in the Skyline: Albania’s Tower Boom and the Laundering of Criminal Wealth

Albania Slips Into Electoral Autocracy

Albania Draws a Red Line on Iran

Albania, Greece Signal Readiness to Restart Maritime Talks Amid Lingering Tensions

Albania’s Healthcare Plagued by High-Level Corruption and Broken Promises

Shadow Networks – How Politics and Organized Crime Appear Intertwined in Albania

Albania’s Vanishing Electorate: Emigration, Not a Boycott, Powered the Socialist Victory

Tirana Pride Highlights Albania’s LGBT+ Progress Amid EU Hopes

May 11 Elections: Albania at a Democratic and European Crossroads

Albanian Elections – New Political Forces Challenge Albania’s Political Duopoly

Jordan’s King Abdullah II Makes Rare Visit to Albania Amid Sparse Bilateral Ties

Farewell, Pope Francis

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