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Albanian, Croatian top police officials meet in Tirana

TIRANA, July 2 – Croatia’s top police official, Marian Benko, visited Albania to talk with his host counterpart, Ahmet Prenci, regarding further strengthening bilateral and regional cooperation in the fight against organized
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Greek pedophile sentenced to imprisonment

TIRANA, June 28 – A 48-year old Greek national was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for abusing five Albanian children in the northern Greek city of Salonika. An Albanian, father of one
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Harsh sentences for Revenge for Justice gang

TIRANA, July 2 – The Tirana court sentenced 10 members of the Revenge for Justice gang to long prison terms, reaching 177 years, and also two life sentences for crimes committed during
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Fire in Durres beach, no injured

DURRES, June 28 – Fire destroyed the seventh floor of a hotel in the western port city of Durres, but no injuries were reported. The fire originated from a gas tank and
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Fisherman killed from explosive

SARANDA, June 30 – A fisherman was killed and another injured from the explosive they were using to fish in southernmost district of Saranda. Kostandin Duka, 52, was fishing with explosives at
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Man dies after injury from fire arm

ELBASAN, June 30 – Police found a 60-year old man lying on a street in central Elbasani. The man had been injured by gunfire. The man did not resist and died after
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Police arrest persons setting fire

FIER, June 30 – Police in the central western city of Fier arrested four teenagers for allegedly setting fires in the area. They were later released. Police believe the group is responsible
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Topi invites his Greek counterpart for a visit

TIRANA, June 28 – President Bamir Topi told Nicholas Patzios, the new Greek ambassador to Tirana he would welcome a visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias. Papoulias has not visited Albania during
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Belgium completes ratification of Albania’s SAA

TIRANA, June 28 – Belgium has become the 21st country to ratify Albania’s Stabilization and Association Agreement signed with the European Union two years ago. The SAA is the pre-membership agreement that
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