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European Parliament urges deeper reforms in Albania

TIRANA, Oct. 9 – A delegation of the European Parliament headed by Doris Pack, a well-known figure in post-communist Albania, hailed Albania’s successes in the democratic developments and its regional role but
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Police target suburban sex slaves

LONDON, Oct. 4 – British press have reported that UK police have turned their attention to suburbs and market towns in a new operation to rescue some of the thousands of “sex
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Albania clashes with Serbia in New York

NEW YORK, Sep. 28 – Kosova became the main issue of debate between Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha and the Serbian counterparts. Albania made it clear that
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Albania, Israel lift visas

TIRANA, Sep. 29 – The Albanian government ratified an agreement with Israel on eliminating visas for all categories of civilian passports between the two countries. Thousands of Jews from Albania and other
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Taxation officials arrested on abuse of power

TIRANA, Sep. 28 – Five other senior officials of the taxation department were arrested last week and accused of corruption and abuse of their position. In an operation codenamed Clean Hands, police
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Iraqi contingent returns home

TIRANA, Sep. 27 – The 9th army contingent serving in Iraq returned home last week after a six-month deployment. The Albanian army unit serves in Iraq under U.S.-led command in a non-combat
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Bulgaria to support Albania’s NATO integration

NEW YORK, Sep. 28 – Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha met with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin to discuss Albania’s preparation for NATO membership, the talks on the status of Kosovo, as
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EU education commissioner visits Tirana

TIRANA, Oct. 1 – Jan Figler, European Union Education, Culture, and Youth Commissioner held a visit to Albania to meet with its top leaders. During the meeting with Albanian president Bamir Topi
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Love takes lover to death

TIRANA, Oct. 2 – Arjan Dervishi, 35, chose to set himself on fire in desperation for not finding the proper response for his love, which resulted in his death. Dervishi poured petrol
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