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Government opens new embassies

TIRANA, March 3 – The government decided Wednesday to open new embassies in many countries in Europe and the Arab world. The cabinet decided in its meeting to open new embassies in
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Dutch aid to Diber development projects

TIRANA, March 3 – Albanian central and regional authorities were joined by Dutch officials Wednesday to hold a conference on “Developing Diber – Shaping the County in a Challenging Environment”. Deputy Minister
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Opposition Ends Parliament Boycott

TIRANA, Feb. 25 – Albania’s main opposition Socialists on Thursday entered the parliament ending a six-month boycott over what they said was fraud in June’s general elections. Following the sworn-in ceremony the
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CoE Mediates Politics

TIRANA, Feb. 23 – A delegation from the Council of Europe on Tuesday urged Albanian leaders to end a months-long dispute over alleged fraud in the June general election. Following two days
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Albania urged to help probe of organ trafficking

TIRANA, Feb. 23 – U.N. independent human rights expert Philip Alston on Tuesday urged Albanian authorities to fully cooperate with an international investigation on alleged killing of kidnapped Serb civilians after Kosovo’s
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3 more Guantanamo detainees come to Albania

TIRANA, Feb. 24 – Albania on Wednesday said it had received three more former Guantanamo detainees, who are not members of China’s ethnic Uighur Muslim minority. An Interior Ministry statement said the
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Blackout from lightening

TIRANA, Feb. 24 – The country was in a total blackout for about half an hour Tuesday evening. The Energy Ministry and electricity corporation reported that lightening had damaged the main lines
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