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Tirana thanks outgoing USAID head Mahoney

TIRANA, Nov 9 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha met with the USAID head Roberta Mahoney to thank her for the great contribution the U.S. administration has made to Albania through the Millennium
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Prostitution ring near embassies’ street

TIRANA, Nov 9 – Police destroyed a prostitution ring in the capital Tirana, arresting three women and one hotel owner sheltering them. The prostitution ring allegedly held its activity near the embassies’
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Journalists protest violence against editor

TIRANA, Nov 4 – Albanian journalists and others on Wednesday held a protest blaming the government for the violence against a prominent journalist and newspaper that drew international condemnation and concern for
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Orthodox top official in Albania.

TIRANA, Nov 3 – His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, held a visit in Albania to meet with the country’s top leaders. During the visit he
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Shell found in Gerdec

G̒DEC, Nov 4 – A farmer in the Gerdec village near capital Tirana found a shell stuck deep in his agriculture land. The unexploded shell had remained there since the blast of
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Arrest for drug trafficking

GJIROKASTRA, Nov 4 – Police arrested two persons for possessing drugs at home. Two young men were arrested earlier this week in the southern city of Gjirokastra. Police found 100 grams of
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Top Channel TV to air MTV awards in Albania

TIRANA, Nov 4 – Top Channel television in Albania has struck a deal with MTV Networks International to broadcast three of its award programs this year. The station is to show the
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TemA editor beaten by businessman

TIRANA, Nov 3 – Mero Baze, a prominent Albanian journalist and newspaper editor, was hospitalized after being beaten in an incident condemned by the country’s authorities, the United States embassy and the
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