New national strategy/Backlog cases in courts, Manja: KLJ, government of independent justice
The Minister of Justice, Ulsi Manja, says that the new strategy presented by the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (HCJ) for the backlogged cases in the courts, is a strategy that brings institutions together in order to judge pending cases for citizens. During his speech at the activity organized by …
SPAK sends for trial the former mayor of the Municipality of Patos, Rajmonda Balili and 6 other officials
The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPAK) has sent for trial the former mayor of Patos and 6 other officials, accused of violating equality in tenders. From SPAK’s investigations, it turns out that the former mayor and the members of the bid evaluation committee in cooperation between them have favored contrary to …
Illegal migration, Foreign UK Secretary Cameron, to visit Albania
Lord David Cameron will visit Tirana on May 22. The British Foreign Secretary will hold meetings with Prime Minister Rama, President Begaj and Foreign Minister Hasani, to discuss cooperation relations between the two countries. The focus will again be on stopping illegal immigration, almost two years after reaching the agreement …
Mayor Veliaj meets the Albanian community in Japan
The mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, concluded his visit to Japan with a meeting with the Albanian community in Tokyo. While publishing photos from the meeting, Mayor Veliaj underlines the key role played by the Albanian community there in strengthening the connection between the two countries. “At the end of …
Seven criminal groups attacked by SPAK, 12 murders discovered
Seven criminal groups were part of the Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK) in Albania. During the investigation, SPAK informed that was destroyed the criminal activity in some cities of the country. Before the court are 12 people arrested within the SPAK operation. The lawyers have asked for time to familiarize …
Operation by SPAK, a businessman arrested in Shkodra
Abc News learns that the businessman from Velipoja, Mir Bruli, was arrested during the SPAK operation. Initially, there are suspicions that the Shkodran businessman is involved in various criminal activities. Mir Bruli is the owner of several hotel businesses in the Velipoja area. He is known as a relative of …
Durrës/ Aleks Marku is sentenced to prison for holding two children hostage
40-year-old Aleks Marku was sentenced to prison. Aleks Marku is charged with three criminal offences, possession of weapons without a permit, disruption of public peace and destruction of property. The 40-year-old was arrested after the intervention of the RENEA forces, after holding two minor children hostage in an apartment in …
Rapid Intervention Force, RENEA and Police action in several cities, control at the house of Vis Martinaj’s rivals
The forces RENEA, FNSH and Operationalja during the early hours of Friday morning are carrying out a massive action, which is spread in Tirana, Vlora, Lezhë, Durrës, Fushë Krujë, Nikël and Kurbin. ABC News reporter, Ervin Leka, reports that checks were also made at the residence of the father of …
SPAK issues over 40 arrest warrants
ABC News learns new details about the massive national action taken by the State Police, FNSH, RENEA and the Operational Forces. ABC News journalist Ermal Vija reports that over 40 arrest warrants have been issued by SPAK in several cities of the country, including Tirana, Lezha, Vlora and Durrës. It …
Arrest warrant from SPAK/ Former MP Arben Ndoka, Indrit Dokle and Plaurent Dervishi declared wanted
SPAK has issued more than 43 arrest warrants. Journalist Ermal Vija told ABC News that an arrest warrant has been issued for Indrit Dokle, Plaurent Dervish and former SP deputy Arben Ndoka. An arrest warrant has also been issued for the grandson of the former socialist MP, Arben Ndoka, Xhevi …
Tirana, Tirana Times, 20 December 2025 – The investigation launched by Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution has revealed the existence of a structured criminal group operating within the leadership of the National Agency for Information Society, AKSHI. At the center of the case stand the agency’s director and deputy director, accused …
Tirana, Tirana Times, 19 December 2025 – International Arabic Language Day was commemorated in Tirana through a festive ceremony organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Albania, bringing together a broad representation of Albanian state institutions, the diplomatic corps, universities, the academic community, cultural …
Opposition MPs hurled bottles and clashed with guards as the new ruling party-backed Ombudsman took his oath amid heightened tensions sparked by high-level graft cases. Original post Here
Albania’s Edi Rama lashed out at the Hague-based Specialist Chambers war crimes court following a visit to Kosovo’s ex-President Hashim Thaci in detention, calling it a ‘theatre of shame’. Original post Here
In late August 2022, Montenegro’s government digital infrastructure was hit by what officials called an “unprecedented” cyberattack. The disruption was serious enough that parts of the public sector had to fall back on manual workarounds while authorities tried to isolate affected systems. In a region where state capacity is often …
Prime Minister Edi Rama secured a historic fourth term in office and consolidated his rule against a background of ongoing corruption investigations into several politicians from the governing Socialist Party. Original post Here
TIRANA, Tirana Times, December 16, 2025. Each December, apocalyptic headlines resurface across Albanian media warning of global collapse, Europe’s disappearance or the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a world ruler, all attributed to the supposed prophecies of Baba Vanga, a blind Bulgarian mystic who died nearly three decades ago. …
Albania’s Sazan Island project backed by Trump’s son-in-law draws scrutiny over transparency and political motives BELGRADE, Serbia, Tirana Times – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Serbia has suffered a major economic setback after a company owned by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, withdrew from a planned Trump-branded …
By Ilir Ikonomi One of the most important modern works ever written about Albania’s experience in the Second World War—Bernd Jürgen Fischer’s Albania at War, 1939–1945. This is not just a history book. It is an act of historical rescue. Fischer lifts Albania from the shadows of European historiography and places …
Case Involving Critical State Infrastructure Adds to Albania’s Growing High Level Corruption Crisis Tirana Times – December 16, 2025 Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Structure, SPAK, in cooperation with the National Bureau of Investigation, BKH, has carried out a large-scale operation targeting an alleged criminal network operating at the highest levels of the …