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Albania: This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with bunkers. Now they’re coming back to life
54 years, 11 months ago

Albania: This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with bunkers. Now they’re coming back to life

CNN  

Tirana CNN — Walk by the home of Albania’s former communist dictator Enver Hoxha in central Tirana and you may not even know it. His regime’s mistrust of communist allies, use of state surveillance, and Stalinist-style brutality earned Albania the unflattering nickname, the “North Korea of Europe.” After Hoxha’s 44-year reign of terror ended in 1985 – and communist rule …

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Albania: This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with bunkers. Now they’re coming back to life
54 years, 11 months ago

Albania: This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with bunkers. Now they’re coming back to life

CNN  

Tirana CNN — Walk by the home of Albania’s former communist dictator Enver Hoxha in central Tirana and you may not even know it. His regime’s mistrust of communist allies, use of state surveillance, and Stalinist-style brutality earned Albania the unflattering nickname, the “North Korea of Europe.” After Hoxha’s 44-year reign of terror ended in 1985 – and communist rule …

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Starmer opens the door to Albania immigration scheme to replace Rwanda
3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer opens the door to Albania immigration scheme to replace Rwanda

The Telegraph  

Italy has managed to drive down migrant numbers thanks to financial deals with the Tunisian and Libyan governments. Sir Keir added: “Irregular migration will be a feature as it was a feature when I spoke to chancellor Scholz; as it was a feature when I spoke to Emmanuel Macron. Obviously with Macron it was very much about what to do …

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Own goal and equaliser for Albania’s Gjasula
6 months ago

Own goal and equaliser for Albania’s Gjasula

Hindustan Times  

Between an own goal and an equaliser, there was 19 minutes. The midfielder’s strike deep in stoppage time rescued an afternoon for Albania that looked like it would go the way of their match against Italy. Albania players celebrate after teammate Albania's Klaus Gjasula scored their side's second goal during a Group B match between Croatia and Albania at the …

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Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
1 year ago

Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament, in protest at what they describe as the authoritarian rule of the governing Socialist Party. The disturbances started in October just before prosecutors accused Sali Berisha, 79, former prime minister and president and now the main leader of the center-right Democratic Party, of corruption …

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Albania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO
2 years, 6 months ago

Albania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania has offered NATO a naval base in an effort to highlight the small country’s value in the alliance “in these difficult times,” the prime minister’s office said Thursday. Prime Minister Edi Rama said Pashaliman naval base, 180 kilometers south of the capital Tirana, could be “an added value” to the alliance and they had prepared a …

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Demand For Albania's Medicinal Herbs Soared During Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Demand For Albania's Medicinal Herbs Soared During Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

Scents of sage, lavender and cornflowers rise from the meadows of Albania, which has seen soaring overseas demand for medicinal herbs since the coronavirus pandemic. “Every cloud has a silver lining,” says Altin Xhaja, whose company, Albrut, has, like many others in the sector, expanded areas under cultivation and intensified harvesting of wildflowers. “The trade war between the United States …

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