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Government in conflict with Top Media group

TIRANA, April 5 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha declared last week that media in Albania was linked to Mafia groups, which use the media in order to demonize certain government representatives and
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Albania lobbies for Kosova’s independence

TIRANA, March 27 – Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj went to New York on Wednesday to lobby the UN Security Council for Kosovo’s independence after the proposal from U.N. Envoy Martti Ahtisaari.
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Electoral reform: start of a comprehensive debate

TIRANA, March.29 – Albanian politics is involved in intensive discussions on the need for electoral reform with political and civil society representatives confirming the necessity to change the legal framework, the electoral
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Theft, the main crime police fought this week

TIRANA, March 28 – Theft has been the main crime against which police have increased their fight during the last week. Xhevahir Dervishi, 42, was arrested in Tirana for stealing a Golf
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Police crack down on stolen cars

TIRANA, March 27 – Police started an operation named Catch 5 against stolen vehicles that have entered our country. They sequestered seven vehicles (Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes and Renault) that had irregular documentation
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Police announce new recruits

TIRANA, March 28 – Thge Interior Ministry reported Wednesday that it had selected the 100 new recruits for the police academy this year. They followed some stages of selection and are to
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Liquid gas explosion injures five persons

TIRANA, March 28 – The explosion of a liquid gas tank Wednesday in capital Tirana injured six persons, one of them still in serious health conditions, according to police. Elona Qumani, 26,
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Drug traffickers arrested

VLORA, FIER, March 26 – Police arrested two persons _ Elvis Pasholli, 26, and Ylli Spahija, 30, residents in Tirana, found with 111 kilogram of cannabis sativa at their cars. Police have
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Police fight cigarette smuggling

SHKODER, TIRANA, March 25 – Police managed to stop smuggling of considerable packages of cigarettes to neighboring Montenegro. One person, Skender Bajrami, was arrested and two others questioned for trying to smuggle
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KESH fires ten abusive employees

TIRANA, March 29 – The Electro-Energy Corporation, or KESH, has suspended or fired from their posts ten of its employees who have allegedly caused economic damage illegally favoring consumers in capital Tirana.
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