Young doctors confront challenges in the frontlines of Albania’s aging rural areas
GJIROKASTER, Albania, Aug. 9, 2023 — Nestled amidst the rugged mountainous landscapes of Albania, providing efficient healthcare services to remote rural areas has emerged as a formidable challenge due to demographic shifts and geographical constraints. In recent times, a new generation of doctors has taken up positions at local medical …
Three workers injured in mine explosion in Bulqiza
Three workers in the Bulqiza mine suffered burns as a result of the explosion of a quantity of gas. The police say that the three workers are under the care of doctors and are out of danger. All workers have been evacuated from the work front and the gas leak …
“Greece is trying to play a role in the region”, Çupi: Beleri is a tool to create conflict
This Monday afternoon, the citizens of Himara are called to protest for the elected mayor, Fredi Beleri, who has been in jail for months, on suspicion of vote-buying. The protest will be held outside the offices of OMONIA in Himare. Analyst Frrok Çupi has commented on this issue in ABC …
Man arrested for stabbing two brothers
A 35-year-old man was arrested by the Tirana police after injuring two brothers. Gert Latifi from Lushnja hit the two brothers from Tirana with a cutting tool after a conflict for weak motives and then left the scene. The event took place on “Thoma Koxhaj” street in the capital. According …
Giorgia Meloni to visit Vlora today
The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni is expected to visit Vlora this Monday. ABC News learns that the Italian Prime Minister has been invited by her counterpart Edi Rama and is expected to stay for 2-3 days together with her family. Meloni is expected to arrive in the early …
Risked drowning in the sea, 12 people were rescued in Durres and Velipoja
The Border Police and the Maritime Police have rescued 12 people who risked drowning in the sea while sailing in two boats. One of the boats with 8 passengers, 3 of them minors, broke down in the middle of the sea, in Vilun in Velipojë, while the other boat with …
32 water vessels blocked by border police
The police have blocked 32 boats from Ksamil to Velipoja. It is about 16 Jet Skis, 6 dinghies, 8 speedboats and 2 tourist boats, which were blocked for sailing outside the designated area, practicing tourism activity in violation of the law, non-registration and lack of documentation. In addition to the …
Pogradec, 4 arrested for drug trafficking through fishing boats
The police seized 26 kilograms of cannabis in Pogradec while handcuffing four people who tried to traffic it to North Macedonia. As part of the coded operation “Restart 15” were arrested: Ardian Toska, Aurel Toska (employees at the Rasati Koran growth center); Roni Sulollari; Tane Blazhe (employee at the Rasat …
Four vehicles engulfed by flames in Fier
Four cars were engulfed in flames in the “Apolonia” neighborhood in the city of Fier. The police announce that the fire broke out in a “Benz” type car, which is suspected to have caught fire due to electrical causes. As a result, a “Nissan” type vehicle caught fire, a “Volkswagen” …
Officer suspending for hitting a citizen in Berat
An officer of the General Patrol at Berat Police Station has been suspended from duty. AMP announces that the police officer has seriously broken the Code of Ethics after a woman complained that she was hit by him. ABC News has learned that it is about Officer Davey Toska. AMP …
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
Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime raids a suspected crime group based at the National Information Agency, accused of running scheme to manipulate tenders. Original post Here
Will Parliament Lift the Deputy Prime Minister’s Immunity? Tirana Times, December 16th , 2025.Albania has entered one of the most serious institutional confrontations since the launch of its justice reform, as the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) formally requested parliamentary authorization to arrest Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and …
New Ombudsman elected solely with the votes of the ruling majority – a break in tradition – after opposition MPS refused to participate in the vote. Original post Here
Court temporarily restores Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku to her duties, after the government disputed a court order that had suspended her. Original post Here
By Nikola Kedhi On paper, Albania enters 2026 as a “success story”: the government speaks of GDP growth around 4%, low inflation, public debt at roughly 53% of GDP, and presents the 2026 Budget as a continuation of stability.In reality, Albania is an economy structurally dependent on construction where extraordinarily large …