Tourists flux, interior minister meets borders police officers
The Minister of the Interior, Taulant Balla, held a meeting with the structures of the State Police at the Hani i Hotit Border Crossing Point in Shkoder. In his speech, Balla congratulated the blue uniforms for the work done for the smooth running of the tourist season and the influx …
Two italian tourists injured in Gjirokaster-Sarande road accident
An accident has been recorded this Monday on the Gjirokastra-Saranda road segment near the “Bistrica 2” power plant. A vehicle collided with a motorbike, as a result of which two tourists were injured. The “Volkswagen” vehicle, driven by 22-year-old Orest Zhgabi, collided with the “Dayang” type engine, driven by Italian …
Wanted Shkodra man arrested for drugs cultivation
A 33-year-old man who was declared wanted on the charges of drugs cultivation has been arrested by the Police of Shkodra this Monday. Investigations have found that 33-year-old Lazer Curri, previously convicted of cultivating narcotic plants, is the author of cultivating 245 cannabis plants, destroyed on August 9. Narcotic plants …
SP convenes the National Assembly on September 4
The Assembly of the Socialist Party will meet next Monday, September 4. The high forum of the SP will decide on the reorganization of the party in this political season, but the reformation of the government by Prime Minister Rama is also expected to be announced there. According to the …
Durres, teen arrested after crashing pedestrian to death
A 19-year-old man has been arrested this Monday by Durres police for the criminal offense “Violation of traffic rules”, resulting in the death of a person. According to the police, the young man accidentally killed a 50-year-old pedestrian while he was walking with a ‘Benz’ type vehicle in neighborhood no. …
Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A wave of political commentary and debate has recently erupted in Albania, especially coming from sources that are always ready to declare Greece an enemy of Albania. Unfortunately, these pseudo-patriotic and pseudo-nationalist commentators often dominate the public opinion space. Always ready to make conspiracy theory links, some …
“Oil in Shpirag like Saudi Arabia”, Rama: Big impact on the country’s economy
Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku talked about oil in Shpirag, which is at an advanced stage and approaching the decisive hour. Rama said that this can have a historical impact on social development, but also on the geopolitical and geostrategic positioning of …
Imprisoned mayor of Himara transferred to Durres detention center
General Directorate of Prisons has transferred this Wednesday the elected Mayor of Himara, Alfred Beleri and the former mayor of Bulqiza, Lefter Alla, to Durres Detention Center. They were kept isolated in the premises of the prison hospital in Tirana because they had shown health problems. Beleri was arrested 2 …
Pine forest fire in Lac area partially contained
Pire that broke out yesterday in the crown of the pines in Laç, has been partially contained this Wednesday. Throughout the night, firefighters worked to contain the fires near the Shnandou Church. In the meantime, several other fires have appeared near the former tank department, while work is being done …
New details on youth that crashed luxury BMW at Tirana lake’s dam
Aldi Allushi, the driver who ended up at the Tirana Artificial Lake’s dam with his BMW “x6” in the early hours of Tuesday morning, was detained by the traffic police on Arbri street later in the afternoon. Initially, the 26-year-old denied having been the driver of the luxury vehicle, but …