Young man busted on drug charges in Vlora
A 20-year-old man who was wanted for the production and sale of narcotics has fallen into the handcuffs of Vlora police. Shkëlzen Zykaj from Selenica was declared wanted after the Court of Vlora had ordered the security measure “Arrest in prison”, for the criminal offense “Production and sale of narcotics”. …
Lawyer who paid 120,000 euro for wife’s beating sentenced to prison
Court of Special Appeal approved this Friday the measure of indefinite imprisonment for the lawyer Alban Bengasi, accused by SPAK, of having offered 120 thousand euros to rape his ex-wife Bengazi was declared wanted since May 2022, after the testimony of the contract killer, now an associate of justice, Nuredin …
The death of a 3-year-old boy, the father: I want justice!
ABC News has secured the report made by the father of the 3-year-old, Brian Spahiu, who died after going to get service at the private dental clinic “Splendent”. In the report, the father of the 3-year-old, Bledar Spahiu, says that on September 28, they took the boy to the clinic …
Wanted serbian caught in Morina border crossing
A 31-year-old man from Serbia was arrested at the border crossing point in Morina. Police say he was wanted internationally by Austria for the crime of drug trafficking. Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with their counterparts in Austria, have started the procedures for the extradition of the 31-year-old/ abcnews.al […] Read …
Hasani: The current geopolitical situation has produced many challenges that require attention
At the end of the meeting of foreign ministers of the Berlin Process in Tirana, Minister Hasani said that this was the last ministerial meeting in the series of three ministerial meetings that precede the Summit in Tirana. This was the last ministerial meeting in the series of three ministerial …
“Let’s walk together towards the EU path”, Baerbock in Tirana: The time has come to keep the promises
“Let’s walk together towards the EU path, the time has come to keep the promises we made”, said the German foreign minister in Tirana, at the end of the meeting in the framework of the Berlin process. “Albania has arrived safely in our European family. Germany will pour 300 thousand …
Varhelyi: The Berlin Process, the most reliable platform we have
Commissioner for enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi at a press conference after the meeting of 24 delegations in Tirana in the framework of the preparations for the Berlin Process Summit that will be held in the Albanian capital. Varhelyi said that the Berlin Process was and is the most reliable platform that …
Rama met the King of Spain in European Political Community Summit
King of Spain, Felipe VI has received the leaders who gathered in Granada, Spain, within the framework of European Political Community Summit. Among them was Prime Minister Rama, who shared this Friday on the social networks images from the moment of the reception of the King of Spain, Felipe VI. …
24 delegations to gather in Tirana ahead of Berlin Process Summit
A very important international event will take place this Friday for the first time in history outside the borders of the EU, few days ahead of the Berlin Process Summit. Foreign Ministry announced earlier that 24 delegations from member countries of the Berlin Process, which precedes the October 16 summit, …
Minister Baerbock’s message on EU integration, Kosovo-Serbia tensions
Germany’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Annalena Baerbock has visited for the first time Tirana, in the framework of preparations for the Berlin Summit Process, which will be held in the Albanian capital, for the first time in history, outside the EU member states. In a statement to the media, Baerbock said …
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 …
Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime asks parliament to lift the immunity from arrest of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku. Original post Here