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2 arrested for helping illegal border crossing

GJIROKASTRA, Feb 10 – Police arrested two persons while they were assisting five others to illegally cross the Greek border. The five clandestine travelers will pay 1,000 Euros each upon crossing the
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Judges against lustration law

TIRANA, Feb 10 – The National Association of Judges of the Constitutional Court expressed against the implementation of the recently-passed lustration law considering it unconstitutional. The same request was also made previously
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Berisha in US meets top leaders

TIRANA, Feb 9 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha flew to Washington last week to take part at the prayer breakfast and also hold a series of meetings with American political figures. He
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Albanians arrested in Italy as drug dealers

PESCARA, Italy, Feb 10 – Italian police have arrested 23 persons, including some Albanians, accusing them of an international drug traffic network, according to the Italian media. The police operation took place
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Albania, Croatia sign 4 deals

TIRANA, Feb 10 – During a visit to Zagreb Prime Minister Sali Berisha signed four deals between the two countries. Berisha met with his host Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader, President Stipe Mesic
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Police makes arrests in corruption cases

TIRANA, Feb 11 – Four persons were arrested for producing fake documents they used illegally for property ownership. Lawyer Gjergji Hyso, 53, and employees of the local authorities in Tirana Ali Aliaj,
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IOM helps Albania on labor migration

TIRANA, Feb 10 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a Regional Workshop in Tirana to consider Labor Migration Policies in Countries of Origin and Destination and Inter-State collaboration in the
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Polls spark political fight

TIRANA, Feb 11 – Two separate polls gave the victory of the upcoming June 28 general elections to the governing Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the main opposition Socialist
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Luxembourg ratifies NATO membership protocol

TIRANA, Feb 11 – Luxembourg becomes the last NATO member country to ratify Albania’s membership protocol for the alliance. Following Slovenia, which temporarily turned into a problem due to some concerns with
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Ceremony for the late diplomat Dilja

TIRANA, Feb 11 – The Foreign Ministry held on Wednesday a ceremony to commemorate the late diplomat Lublin Dilja who passed away last week. Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Minister Lulzim Basha, lawmakers,
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