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Berisha counterattacks Rama

TIRANA, Aug 31 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha, leader of the governing Democratic Party and winner of the June 28 parliamentary poll, on Monday directly attacked the leader of the main opposition
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Albania’s condolences for Kennedy

TIRANA, Aug 31 – Albania expressed its deep condolences for the late US Senator Edward Kennedy, considered as a top supporter for the Albanian lobbying in the United States. All top officials
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Diveroli pleads guilty

MIAMI, Aug 31 – Efraim Diveroli, 23, admitted in a plea agreement that he conspired with other employees of his company to sell the military $10.3 million of prohibited Chinese munitions. Diveroli
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Police arrest human traffickers

TIRANA, Sep 1 – Police have arrested a person suspected of illegally trafficking Albanians to Greece. Arianit Pashaj was detained near the southeast town of Gjirokastra while transporting four people towards the
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Albania coast hit by summer storm

TIRANA, Aug 31 – A summer storm on the Ionian and Adriatic coast on Sunday caught tourists unprepared and also destroyed several beach-side facilities close to the city of Vlora. It also
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Vlora businessman found dead

FIERI, Sep. 1 – Genc Abazaj, 37, was found dead in Fieri four days after he had been gone missing. Abazaj, a native from Vlora district, had been an immigrant to nearby
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Albania joins Council of Europe Eurimages

TIRANA, August 7ؔhe Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe Eurimages welcomed its newest member state, Albania, as of 1st September 2009, the Council of Europe said in a press release. As
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Alleged masked robbers arrested

Alleged masked robbers arrested FIER, Aug 12 – Police arrested two young men for allegedly robbing incoming immigrants while camouflaged with masks and armed. Following a considerable number of complaints from immigrants,
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Berisha, Meta to start negotiations next week

Berisha, Meta to start negotiations next week TIRANA, Aug 12 – The governing Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the small leftist Socialist Movement for Integration Party of former premier
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Police destroy more cannabis

SHKODR, Aug 11- Police in northern Shkodra district cut 3,720 cannabis plants at the Temal commune. The drugs were found in a no-man’s land, the usual habit noted in the last years,
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