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Ex-Head of Fier customs left in prison for injuring two in a car crash

Court of First Instance in Vlora has set this Thursday the security measure of arrest and imprisonment for Arlind Lagji, the former director of customs in Fier. He caused two consecutive accidents on the Trans-Balkan road, on Monday, March 20, injuring two elderly people, respectively 66 and 63 years old. …

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Rama starts his official visit to United Kingdom today

Prime Minister Edi Rama will start today a two-day official visit to the United Kingdom, where he will hold a series of important meetings in the framework of cooperation and strengthening of relations between the two countries. For the first time, Prime Minister Rama will be welcomed to a meeting …

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New Central Hospital in QSUT, Rama-Manastirliu: A new beginning for health system

The new Central Hospital at QSUT was inaugurated today, a completely new hospital built from the ground up for internal diseases, in the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center complex. Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, have considered this investment the greatest work …

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Multiple arrested for dealing drugs near schools

Tirana police have cracked down this Wednesday on a group, which dealt cannabis and cocaine in some areas of the Albanian capital. Several people are arrested. According to preliminary data, this group is believed to have been distributing drugs near schools, but also in other premises. /abcnews.al […] Read More… …

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Spanish laborer found dead in hotel room

A Spanish citizen was found dead in a hotel room in the Karavasta village of Divjaka. 47-year-old Francisco Servija has been working in this area for about two months for the assembly of solar greenhouses together with his friend, Osvaldo Velasco. The journalist of ABC News, Xhensila Kodra informs that …

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PM Rama to travel to UK for migration issue

Prime Minister Rama will travel this Wednesday to London, where he will stay for 3 days on an official visit and will be hosted by his counterpart Rishi Sunak in their first meeting. The two heads of government had earlier a telephone conversation on the issue of illegal Albanian immigrants, …

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Race and Exclusion in State Socialism: African Students in Communist Albania

Albania once opened its doors to the children of anti-colonial figures in Africa, but they still faced suspicion and marginalisation. Original post Here

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Domestic and Sexual Violence Sentences ‘Often Lenient’ in South-East Europe

Perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence in most south-east European countries often receive lenient sentences, while the burden of proof mainly falls on the victims, says a new report by the US State Department. Original post Here

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Bulgaria resident punished after caught with EUR 19.000 in Elbasan

Elbasan Police have prosecuted ed this Tuesday a citizen with the initials E.M, 59, resident in Bulgaria. During the physical search conducted on him were found and seized as material evidence the sum of 19,000 EUR. Authorities suspect that the money were smuggled into Albania, while Elbasan Prosecution is working …