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Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a ‘rushed reaction to a single incident’
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Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a ‘rushed reaction to a single incident’

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister said Sunday the ban on TikTok his government announced a day earlier was “not a rushed reaction to a single incident.” Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government will shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the popular video service of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. “The ban on TikTok for …

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TikTok the thug of the neighbourhood, says PM as Albania shuts down app for at least a year
3 days ago

TikTok the thug of the neighbourhood, says PM as Albania shuts down app for at least a year

New Indian Express  

TIRANA: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced Saturday that the government will shut down social network TikTok for at least a year starting at the beginning of 2025. During a meeting in Tirana with Albanian teachers, parents and psychologists Rama said that "TikTok is the thug of the neighbourhood". The killing sparked a debate in the country among parents, psychologists …

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Albanian opposition leader facing corruption charges is released from house arrest
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Albanian opposition leader facing corruption charges is released from house arrest

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian court on Wednesday released from house arrest former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is charged with corruption. The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, revoked its order for Berisha’s house arrest, issued almost a year ago, without giving any reason. …

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Albanian opposition supporters block the capital’s streets in an anti-government rally
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Albanian opposition supporters block the capital’s streets in an anti-government rally

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers and their supporters blocked the capital’s main streets for hours Tuesday accusing the government of corruption and demanding it be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet until 2025 parliamentary elections. Hundreds of activists blocked traffic at Tirana’s main intersections accusing the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption, manipulating earlier elections and …

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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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Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican
3 months ago

Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican

Hindustan Times  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence. Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican Speaking at the United Nations, Rama pointed out that Albania, a tiny …

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An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania
3 months, 3 weeks ago

An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town, whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties, has been released on probation, his office and a lawyer said Monday. Writing on his Facebook page, Beleris thanked Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for including him on his party’s ballot, which he said “changed the course of my …

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Albanian authorities grant leave to jailed ethnic Greek ex-mayor for European Parliament opening
5 months, 1 week ago

Albanian authorities grant leave to jailed ethnic Greek ex-mayor for European Parliament opening

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prison department Sunday granted a five-day leave to an ethnic Greek minority former mayor to attend the opening session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg. Albania, a former communist country and a current NATO member, has a historically tense relationship with Greece, largely over issues of Greek minority rights and the sizable Albanian community in …

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Albanian authorities strip ethnic Greek mayor of his post for alleged vote buying
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Albanian authorities strip ethnic Greek mayor of his post for alleged vote buying

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian election authorities on Friday stripped an ethnic Greek minority mayor of his post after he was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year. In response to Friday’s decision, the Greek foreign ministry issued a statement saying Beleris’ case “raises several questions concerning fundamental principles of the rule of law” in Albania. Beleris belongs …

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Thousands pay their respects to renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare at his state funeral
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands pay their respects to renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare at his state funeral

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of people paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral held in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute’s silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and poet who died earlier this week. Kadare’s coffin, surrounded by National Guard officers, lay in state in the entrance hall of the Opera and Ballet …

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UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration
7 months ago

UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron hailed progress in a U.K.-Albania joint effort to cut illegal migration, saying small boat arrivals from Albania to the U.K. fell by over 90% in 2023 as the two countries fought people smuggling gangs, according to a Foreign Office statement. The statement said “the partnership between the U.K. and Albania stands out …

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Brazilian coach Sylvinho sworn in as Albanian citizen ahead of Euro 2024
7 months ago

Brazilian coach Sylvinho sworn in as Albanian citizen ahead of Euro 2024

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania coach Sylvinho, a Brazilian, and his assistants were sworn in as Albanian citizens Tuesday ahead of the European Championship. Sylvinho’s close Argentinian assistant Pablo Zabaleta and two Italians — Luca Laurenti and Gianluca Stesina — were sworn in at a ceremony in the city of Lushnja, 80 kilometers southwest of the capital Tirana, the Interior Ministry …

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Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people

New Indian Express  

TIRANA, Albania: A car crashed into a river in southeastern Albania, killing all eight people on board, including seven suspected migrants and a local driver, Albanian police said Tuesday. The driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa River about 240 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tirana, around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a police statement. …

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Albanian tourism minister seeks high-end visitors for Europe’s bargain nation
11 months, 1 week ago

Albanian tourism minister seeks high-end visitors for Europe’s bargain nation

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But the nation’s tourism minister insists: “We are aiming for high-end tourism in Albania.” Mirela Kumbaro, whose brief also includes …

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Albania gives citizenship to Brazilian coach Sylvinho who has led team to Euro 2024
1 year ago

Albania gives citizenship to Brazilian coach Sylvinho who has led team to Euro 2024

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania coach Sylvinho, a Brazilian, received Albanian citizenship on Monday in a show of appreciation for qualifying the tiny Western Balkan country for the European Championship. Prime Minister Edi Rama invited President Bajram Begaj and Sylvinho to the podium of the “Best of 2023” gala for the ceremony. An emotional Sylvinho remembered his journey from Sao Paolo …

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Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia
1 year ago

Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania’s Culture Ministry said. The icons, frescoes and other pieces were taken from churches and cultural centers in southeastern Albania and in the neighboring North Macedonia. In 2013, North Macedonian experts recognized the icons when Albanian television stations broadcast Albanian Prime …

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Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists
1 year, 1 month ago

Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Sali Berisha, leader of one group in the heavily divided center-right Democratic Party, described the melee in parliament as a “temporary strike” and said the Democrats would continue with …

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Former Albanian prime minister says he’s charged with corruption and money laundering in land deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Albanian prime minister says he’s charged with corruption and money laundering in land deal

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s former prime minister Sali Berisha said Saturday that prosecutors charged him with corruption and money laundering in connection with a land deal involving a Tirana property. The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime office alleges that Berisha’s son-in-law exploited Berisha’s position as prime minister to privatize land in Tirana owned by the country’s Defense Ministry …

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Former environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case
1 year, 2 months ago

Former environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — A former Albanian environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen were sentenced Monday to prison terms in connection with bribery over a contract to build an incinerator in western Albania, court officials said. The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime in the Albanian capital, Tirana, sentenced former Environment Minister Lefter Koka to six years and …

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Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians
1 year, 11 months ago

Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania on Monday handed a verbal note to the British ambassador to Tirana to protest what it called a “verbal lynching” by a U.K. official in comments about Albanian immigrants in the country. The paper expressed “concern on the last statement of the Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick with discriminatory language about Albanians.” Over the …

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Music superstar Dua Lipa granted Albanian citizenship
2 years ago

Music superstar Dua Lipa granted Albanian citizenship

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president on Sunday granted citizenship to British pop star of Albanian origin Dua Lipa for what he said was the artist’s role in spreading Albanians’ fame internationally through her music. President Bajram Begaj said Lipa was granted citizenship ahead of Albania’s 110th anniversary of independence from the Ottoman Empire. “I will be an Albanian with papers …

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Nearly half a ton of cocaine seized in Albania, 10 arrested
2 years ago

Nearly half a ton of cocaine seized in Albania, 10 arrested

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian authorities on Friday said they have seized 430 kilograms of cocaine in a coordinated operation with neighboring Montenegro and other law enforcement international institutions. Albania’s corruption and organized crime squad said 10 Albanian nationals were arrested after the cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of some 24 tons of fertilizer. Police sequestered the cocaine hidden …

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How is the US involved in the Iran-Albanian political crisis?
2 years, 3 months ago

How is the US involved in the Iran-Albanian political crisis?

Al Jazeera  

Tehran claims Tirana has become the victim of a plot by Washington to further tarnish already-strained diplomatic relations. In addition to condemning the cyberattack, Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s intelligence ministry, in addition to intelligence minister Esmail Khatib, for what it called “malign cyber activities”. Iran’s mission to the UN and its foreign ministry denied what it called …

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