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Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside

TIRANA, Albania — Members of Albania’s main opposition party on Monday blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an anti-government protest calling for a technocratic caretaker cabinet ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. In the first rally after their leader was released from the house arrest, activists linked to the main center-right Democratic Party defied the cold and rain to …

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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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3 weeks, 6 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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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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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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10 months ago

Albania: Violence erupts as protesters rally against government

Firstpost

Tuesday was the chosen day for the demonstration in honor of the February 20, 1991, event in which pro-democracy protestors destroyed the statue of Enver Hoxha, the longstanding communist dictator of Albania Rama is accused of nepotism and corruption by the main opposition Democratic Party, which claims that these practices are driving many young people to emigrate in search of …

Rama Berisha

10 months ago

Opposition supporters in Albania protest alleged corruption in Cabinet

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held a protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Since October, opposition lawmakers have regularly disrupted parliament sessions to protest the ruling left-wing Socialists’ refusal to create parliamentary commissions to investigate alleged cases of corruption involving Prime Minister Edi Rama and other top officials. Tuesday’s protest also showed support for former …

Protest Prime Minister Berisha

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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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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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 …

Corruption Prime Prime Minister Minister Tirana Berisha Malltezi

2 years, 1 month ago

Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister said Tuesday that Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of migrants crossing the English Channel. Ged McCann, intelligence manager at the National Crime Agency, said organized crime groups from Albania were “effectively bringing in the labor force” for illegal marijuana-growing operations in boats …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday. “As negotiations surrounding the Iran nuclear deal continue to stall, this activity indicates Iran may feel less restraint in conducting cyber …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over cyberattack

Al Jazeera

Tirana expels the Iranian embassy staff over a cyberattack allegedly carried out on the government websites in July. Albania has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a significant cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, according to the prime minister. “The deep investigation put at …

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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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3 years, 10 months ago

Albanian communist-era landmark reinvented as youth center

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — A pharaonic landmark in central Tirana built as a posthumous museum for Albania’s communist-era strongman, Enver Hoxha, is being transformed into a youth training and art center. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attended Thursday’s symbolic start of work to radically transform the largely abandoned, 17,000-square-meter structure. Located next to Tirana’s main government complex, it was built in …

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Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside

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

Albanian opposition leader facing corruption charges is released from house arrest

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

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

Albania: Violence erupts as protesters rally against government

Opposition supporters in Albania protest alleged corruption in Cabinet

Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia

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

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

Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack

Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over cyberattack

Albania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO

Albanian communist-era landmark reinvented as youth center