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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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Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs
7 months, 1 week ago

Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania has installed a “sophisticated” network of cameras along its border with Kosovo, supplied by the British government in an attempt to stem the number of migrants flowing into the United Kingdom and to track criminal activity in the region, the U.K. home office said Wednesday. Top British officials had called Albanians’ arrivals “an invasion,” sparking a …

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Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns
1 year, 2 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Germany’s foreign minister on Friday expressed the European Union’s deep concerns following the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Annalena Baerbock was in Tirana, Albania at a foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the Oct. 16 summit on the Berlin Process, an initiative …

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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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Heavy rains in the Balkans cause flooding, killing 6 people
2 years, 1 month ago

Heavy rains in the Balkans cause flooding, killing 6 people

Associated Press  

SHKODER, Albania — Torrential rains in the Balkans over the past two days led to floods that killed at least six people, prompted widespread evacuations and caused significant damage, authorities said Monday. Early Monday, police divers found the bodies of two missing men, a father and son whose car was washed away Sunday in the village of Boge, some 150 …

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Festival founded by Dua Lipa’s father decamps from Kosovo
2 years, 6 months ago

Festival founded by Dua Lipa’s father decamps from Kosovo

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — An international music festival founded by the father of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa to promote his native Kosovo has led to recriminations for the small European country after it lost the event to neighboring Albania. Dukagjin Lipa, the singer’s father and manager, said the festival brought Kosovo priceless publicity, including coverage in more than 500 international media outlets. …

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Western Balkan nations postpone school openings due to virus
3 years, 3 months ago

Western Balkan nations postpone school openings due to virus

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Tuesday postponed the beginning of the school year for students up through high school by two weeks following a surge of coronavirus infections due to the delta variant, and new precautions were taken in other Western Balkan countries like Albania and Serbia. Perparim Kryeziu, the spokesman for the Kosovo government, told the Associated Press that …

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