The murder of the 19-year old in Fier, new details revealed
New details have emerged from the murder of 19-year-old Grei Bihuci, who was killed on Monday morning in the center of the city of Fier, after a fight with his peers. According to the police, another 17-year-old was arrested who, in cooperation with 18-year-old Florian Muka, killed Bihuci. So, the …
SPAK: January 21, not a calculated crime
The Supreme Court is examining the request of the family members of Aleks Nika, killed in the protest of January 21, 2011, who request that the file of “January 21” be transferred to SPAK. Lawyer Idajet Beqiri has stated that the case is procedural and they demand that SPAK register …
Kidnapped a 19 year old boy for money, two arrested
Two young men in Mirdita have been arrested for the criminal offenses of “Illegal deprivation of liberty” and “Theft with violence”, committed in cooperation. Mateos Brozi, 20 years old, and Ergys Tusha, 19 years old, forcibly took a 19-year-old in a vehicle and held him in the garage of a …
A 23 year old arrested for stealing 10 thousand euros in the workplace
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Tirana. Luigj Shtinja was arrested after stealing a check worth 10,000 euros from the entity where he was employed. The police reaction came after the denunciation of the subject’s owner. The two accomplices of the 23-year-old are wanted. He stole the check, abusing his …
New details came to light on the murder of Pellumb Meta
The entire family is under investigation to identify who is the one who killed Pellumb Meta, his wife or one of the three children. All of them were sent to a place to try to shot an use a gun and resulted that the girl, Hygerta Meta is capable to …
Another weapons base is discovered in Durres, one arrested
Another weapons base has been discovered in Sukth of Durres. The owner of the apartment, Adem Salillari, was arrested as a large amount of cartridges of different calibers and other illegal items, which were suspected to serve criminal groups, were kept inside. More specifically, inside the apartment, the police found: …
The murder of the businessman, the court denies from freedom the suspected Portuguese killer
Ruben Saraiva will remain in prison waiting for March 20, to see the court’s decision on what will happen with the final security measure against him. The lawyer, Kujtim Cakrani, has spoken clarifying that he has obtained all the documents to see what the prosecution has found. Saraiva herself did …
Fier, 19-year-old killed with a knife after a debate
19-year-old was killed with a knife after a fight this morning in Fier, police confirmed. The victim is the citizen G.B. who died on the road to hospital due to severe injuries. Meanwhile, another one who tried to divide and help the victim, was injured. Police arrested immediately the perpetrator, …
Man that isolated family admitted to psychiatric hospital
The court of Tirana decided to put in a psychiatric hospital, Jetnor Zhaboli, the man who isolated his family and surveyed with camera the house. During Monday’s session, court changes the security measure from ‘prison arrest’ to temporary hospitalization to the psychiatric hospital the man who terrorised his family. The …
The bus collides with tree
An accident was registered on Sunday morning in Tirana. The incident took place on “5 Maji” street, where a “Ring” bus was involved in the accident. The driver fainted and the bus collided with a tree and parked motorcycle. An accident was registered on Sunday morning in Tirana. The incident …
Tirana Times, March 10, 2026 – A cyberattack targeting Albania’s Parliament has revived one of the country’s most serious national security concerns, underscoring the return of a threat that Albanian institutions have come to associate with Iran linked retaliation. The breach, confirmed by Parliament on Tuesday, involved unauthorized access to …
The criminal charges facing former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku have dominated headlines in Albania for months – prompting her boss, Edi Rama, to pick a fight with the judiciary. Original post Here
Shielding Balluku Could Cost Albania More Than a Court Case. Tirana Times, March 09, 2026 – Albania’s ruling Socialist majority moved Monday to block the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, in a decision expected to be ratified by parliament this week and one that is rapidly becoming …
Ahead of a vote in parliament on Thursday, the ruling Socialists reject a prosecution request to support lifting the immunity of dismissed former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, allowing for her arrest. Original post Here
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here
By Daniel Serwer Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – While all eyes are on the Iran war, subtle but important changes are taking place with respect to the Balkans. I think the two most important are these: The Trump Administration is abandoning state-building and instead wants local people to make the basic …
By Zef Preci Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – Two centuries ago, Karl Marx offered a blunt description of how capitalism is sometimes born and consolidated: through what he called “primitive accumulation,” a historical process—often violent—by which people are separated from their land and productive assets, while wealth is concentrated …
From European Union accession hopes to ongoing corruption investigations, our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the political wheeling and dealing going on behind the scenes in the region. Original post Here
by Genc Pollo Let’s start with the dog. “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly,” says the Old Testament (Proverbs 26:11), offering a blunt metaphor for stupidity and the stubborn repetition of mistakes. That proverbial dog may be the right analogy for Prime Minister Edi …
By Augustin Palokaj Tirana Times, March 03 2026 – EU enlargement does not lack ideas; it lacks political will. That is why the recent joint opinion piece by Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić, published in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, is troubling not so …