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Albania’s Former Deputy Prime Minister Faces Corruption Charges After Months of Political Protection

The expanded case against Belinda Balluku puts the government’s defence of senior officials—and Parliament’s refusal to authorize her arrest—under renewed scrutiny. Tirana Times, October 20, 2026 – Albania’s special anti-corruption prosecution, SPAK,

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Albania’s Student Revolt Broadens as Trust in Dialogue Erodes

Lecturers, writers and parents joining the demonstrations deepen the political challenge facing Prime Minister Edi Rama, as allegations of police brutality fuel demands for his resignation. Tirana Times, October 20, 2026 –

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Defence Minister Ermal Nufi during a parliamentary session

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Albania’s Defence Tax Breaks Raise State Capture Concerns

Proposed fiscal concessions would benefit private partners of the state defence company KAYO as an arms-trafficking investigation puts the sector under scrutiny. Tirana Times, October 19, 2026 – Albania’s government is proposing

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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.

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

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If Rama wants to be the prime minister who ushers Albania into the European Union, he must first be the leader who makes Albania worth staying in. It means building a country

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Albanian Institute for International Studies Invited as Institutional Partner at NATO Public Forum 2025

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TIRANA TIMES Albania April 7,— The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has been invited to serve as an Institutional Partner at the 2025 NATO Public Forum, set to take place on

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Albanian Orthodox Church Elects New Archbishop Following Unanimous Vote

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The Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church has elected Metropolitan Joan Pelushi of Korça as the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania. The 69-year-old cleric succeeds Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos,

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Albanian Court Upholds Detention of Tirana Mayor Amid Corruption Investigation

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By Tirana Times TIRANA, Albania Wednesday March 12th—A special appeals court in Albania has upheld the pretrial detention of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, rejecting his request for a more lenient security measure.

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Albania’s Former Deputy Prime Minister Faces Corruption Charges After Months of Political Protection

Albania’s Student Revolt Broadens as Trust in Dialogue Erodes

Albania’s Defence Tax Breaks Raise State Capture Concerns

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

In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

Albanian Institute for International Studies Invited as Institutional Partner at NATO Public Forum 2025

Albanian Orthodox Church Elects New Archbishop Following Unanimous Vote

Albanian Court Upholds Detention of Tirana Mayor Amid Corruption Investigation

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