Elbasan incinerator defendants’ in SPAK session
Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) will hold this Wednesday the session for hearing the defense of the defendants for the Fier Incinerator. Today’s session was expected to start at 10 o’clock, but because the defense lawyers of the defendants have not arrived, it has not started yet. …
Vore, young man arrested after traveling with wanted man
A 27-year-old wanted man was arrested by the police in Vorë, the police announced this Wednesday. Law enforcement revealed that the young man was declared wanted after driving around in a vehicle with a citizen wanted for attempted murder and armed, he disobeyed the orders of police officers to stop. …
Premier focuses on high influx of travelers in Rinas airport
Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama published this Wednesday morning a view from the runways of Rinas airport, which continues to be full of passengers, while Albania is experiencing a tourist boom. In the images published by Rama, there are many planes that pick up or drop off passengers at …
Albanian Nobel laureate Ferid Murad passed away
The world-famous doctor, Nobel laureate in the physiology of medicine, Ferid Murad, was announced to have passed away on Tuesday. The bitter news was given by his friend from America, through a post on the social network “Facebook”. Ferid Murad originally from Gostivar was a doctor and pharmacologist and in …
Police operation destroys 87 cannabis plants in Lushnja/ Father, son and two of their relatives arrested
The police of Lushnja have arrested 4 people, father and son and two of their relatives, after cultivating cannabis narcotic plants. The “Blues” destroyed 87 cannabis sativa narcotic plants by burning them. The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of Fier General Jurisdiction, …
Librazhd, firewood sellers prosecuted on environmental crimes charges
Two administrators of two subjects that sold firewood in Librazhd were prosecuted but not detained, as they carried out activities in violation of the law. According to the police, the subjects in question did not declare the income, which they generated from the sale of wood. After the verifications, it …
Obituary: Ferid Murad, Albanian-American Nobel laureate
TIRANA, Sept. 6, 2023 – Ferid Murad, the distinguished Albanian-American Nobel laureate renowned for his groundbreaking research in cardiovascular medicine, passed away on Sept. 4, 2023, at his U.S. residence. He was 87. Born in Whiting, Indiana, in 1936, Murad’s journey through life was marked by a relentless pursuit of …
Albania preferred by tourists, Rama: Tirana the second on the list
Prime Minister Edi Rama, through a post on social networks, has once again focused on the development of tourism in our country. The head of the government in his profile on social networks writes that according to data from GOOGLE itself, Albania is ranked third in terms of destinations with …
Woman who stabbed sister to death to remain in prison
On Tuesday, September 5, the Court of Tirana has left 40-year-old Marsela Pushani in prison, who is accused of stabbing to death her sister, Armanda Pushani, in Tirana. The court session was held behind closed doors, while the lawyer of the perpetrator of the crime asked the court to grant …
Five judges running for two HJC vacancies
High Court has published the list of judges competing for vacant seats in the High Judicial Council (HJC). So far, there are 5 judges who have expressed interest in joining the Supreme Judicial Council. The five interested judges are: -Emona Muçi – Court of Appeal of the General Jurisdiction of …