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Man arrested for the suicide of 29-year-old woman in Kamez

A 27-year-old woman died two days ago, after it was reported that she had fallen from the fourth floor of a building in Kamez. The young woman died due to her injuries. The police revealed the incident and according to the investigations, it turns out that the 27-year-old woman threw herself …

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Criminal amnesty/Security Commission sends the opposition’s amendments to the Laws

The Security Committee forwarded to the Law Committee all the opposition amendments for amnesty (Alibeaj, Xhaferri, Salianji), not voting for or against any of them, because the Ministry of Justice also asked for time to review them, reports journalist Esiona Konomi. Earlier during the meeting, the deputy of the Democratic …

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Police seizes weapons and mines in Vlora, one arrested

Vlora police carried out checks this Monday in the 10 Korriku neighborhood. More specifically, the controls were carried out in an environment that served as a commercial unit. Journalist Elton Nika reports that one person has been detained. Citing police sources, the journalist announces that mines and a weapon were …

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Socialist’s Party National Assembly, Rama: In focus of reorganization, a great opening of the party is necessary

The Socialist Party has convened the National Assembly, the work of which has started since 11:00, while the meeting takes place behind closed doors.  Shortly before the start of the Assembly, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced to the media that the focus will be on the reorganization of the party. …

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Socialist’s Party national assembly kicks off

he Socialist Party called this Sunday its National Assembly as a structure to start preparation on the new Parliamentary Elections that will be held next year. Nearly 400 members of the Assembly were gathered since 11:00 to discus the strategy to win another mandate. The focus of the meeting will …

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Fire breaks out at emergency ward, no injuries

A fire broke out in the emergency ward building in Tirana.  The event happened at 05:30 in Dibra Street and patients and doctors were evacuated by police and firefighters which arrived on the scene. Fortunately no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. An investigative group is …

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The well-known mobile phone store in Tirana was stolen

This Friday morning, it is suspected that an armed and masked person has violently stolen from a cell phone store on ” Myslim Shyri ” street in Tirana. In advance, it is known that he managed to get 15 mobile phones from the shop of ” 3 Fejzo brothers “. There is …

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SPAK requires to return Malltezi in jail

The Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK) requires the return in jail of Jamarber Malltezi, son-in-law of historical democrat leader, Jamarber Malltezi. This prosecution required from the High Court to return in Jail Malltezi over the ‘Partizani’ file. The case will be discussed by the judges Sokol Binaj, Sander Simoni and …

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Ballaku and Balla inspect the new police building in Diber

The Deputy Prime Minister, Belinda Balluku, together with the Minister of the Interior, Taulant Balla and the Director General of the State Police, Muhamet Rrumbullaku, visited the new building of the Local Directorate and the police station of Peshkopia where they also met the police officers. Minister Balluku, said that …

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Police officer arrested after involved in a fight

A police officer was arrested this Friday morning after he shot with a gun towards another vehicle. The arrest of police officer Kastriot Gjongecaj, was made by the Police Oversight Agency after the investigations that in collaboration with his son, the citizen Denis Gjongecaj., they had a banal hassle with …

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CEDC and the Western Balkan, Peleshi: Albania, promoter regional cooperation and good neighborliness

Defense Minister Niko Peleshi participated in the Central European and Western Balkans Defense Cooperation Ministerial, which was chaired by the Hungarian presidency, in Budapest. In his welcome speech, the Minister of Defense of Hungary, Mr. Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, praised the contribution of the CEDC initiative to strengthening regional cooperation in the …

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The Municipality of Tirana and the French Embassy sign an agreement in the field of creative industries.

The head of the Municipality of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, received in a meeting the ambassador of France in Albania, Catherine Suard. The focus of the meeting was the signing of a cooperation agreement in the digital and innovation field, which according to Mayor Veliaj will bring a new spirit and …

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Water resources management/ Balluku: Challenge that must be met according to EU requirements

The Deputy Prime Minister and at the same time the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, spoke at the Forum of Integrated Management of Water Resources, which was held in Albania. She said that water management is one of the conditions of the European Union that it has imposed …

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10 kg of drugs were caught in a vehicle in Korça, two arrested

10 kilograms of narcotics are seized in Korça. Two people have been put in handcuffs. The narcotic substance of the cannabis sativa type was found in a vehicle during a check on the Korçë-Voskopojë road axis. The police have detained the driver of the vehicle and another person traveling with …

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Convicted for murder and drugs, two Albanians are extradited from the United Kingdom and Greece

Two Albanians convicted in the United Kingdom and Greece have been extradited to Albania. From the United Kingdom, 34-year-old Donald Hoxha was extradited, for whom the Court of Elbasan, with the decision dated 21.01.2024, assigned the security measure “Arrest in prison”, for the criminal offenses “Premeditated murder” and “Illegal Possession …

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Buying votes, SPAK closes investigations for Agim Loci

The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPAK) has closed the investigation into Agim Loci, who is accused of election corruption. According to SPAK, Loci has given a monetary sum of up to 10,000 ALL to vote in favor of his daughter, who competed in the May 14 elections, on the list of …

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Analysis: Albania’s parliament undermines Constitutional Court in Xhaçka ruling

Albania’s parliament, under the control of the Socialist Party, has overturned a decision made by the Constitutional Court that would see to the expulsion of MP Olta Xhaçka from parliament. Xhaçka is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as the Minister of Defence, and is seen as a …

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The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

When the newly elected European Parliament convenes this year on July 16 there will be an empty seat in the plenary hall within the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg. Fredi Beleri, a dual Albanian and Greek national, who will surely be elected on the ticket of Greece’s ruling party, cannot …

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Criminal amnesty/Manja: About 800 convicts benefit, no senior official is amnestied

The implementation of the criminal amnesty began this Wednesday. The Minister of Justice, Ulsi Manja, after a visit to the Rrogozhina prison, declared that about 800 convicts will benefit. Manja clarified that no senior official, who has been convicted by GJKKO, benefits from the criminal amnesty. According to Manja, from …

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Criminal amnesty, among them former democratic mayor of Lezha, Fran Frrokaj

This Wednesday, the implementation of the criminal amnesty began. The number of convicts who benefit is 1100, of which 700 will be released immediately, while another 400 will benefit from a reduced sentence. In the Reçi prison, the beneficiaries are 150 convicts, among them the mayor of Lezha, Frran Frokaj. …

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CEDC and the Western Balkan, Peleshi: Albania, promoter regional cooperation and good neighborliness

Defense Minister Niko Peleshi participated in the Central European and Western Balkans Defense Cooperation Ministerial, which was chaired by the Hungarian presidency, in Budapest. In his welcome speech, the Minister of Defense of Hungary, Mr. Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, praised the contribution of the CEDC initiative to strengthening regional cooperation in the …

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The Municipality of Tirana and the French Embassy sign an agreement in the field of creative industries.

The head of the Municipality of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, received in a meeting the ambassador of France in Albania, Catherine Suard. The focus of the meeting was the signing of a cooperation agreement in the digital and innovation field, which according to Mayor Veliaj will bring a new spirit and …

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Water resources management/ Balluku: Challenge that must be met according to EU requirements

The Deputy Prime Minister and at the same time the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, spoke at the Forum of Integrated Management of Water Resources, which was held in Albania. She said that water management is one of the conditions of the European Union that it has imposed …

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10 kg of drugs were caught in a vehicle in Korça, two arrested

10 kilograms of narcotics are seized in Korça. Two people have been put in handcuffs. The narcotic substance of the cannabis sativa type was found in a vehicle during a check on the Korçë-Voskopojë road axis. The police have detained the driver of the vehicle and another person traveling with …

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Convicted for murder and drugs, two Albanians are extradited from the United Kingdom and Greece

Two Albanians convicted in the United Kingdom and Greece have been extradited to Albania. From the United Kingdom, 34-year-old Donald Hoxha was extradited, for whom the Court of Elbasan, with the decision dated 21.01.2024, assigned the security measure “Arrest in prison”, for the criminal offenses “Premeditated murder” and “Illegal Possession …

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Buying votes, SPAK closes investigations for Agim Loci

The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPAK) has closed the investigation into Agim Loci, who is accused of election corruption. According to SPAK, Loci has given a monetary sum of up to 10,000 ALL to vote in favor of his daughter, who competed in the May 14 elections, on the list of …

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Analysis: Albania’s parliament undermines Constitutional Court in Xhaçka ruling

Albania’s parliament, under the control of the Socialist Party, has overturned a decision made by the Constitutional Court that would see to the expulsion of MP Olta Xhaçka from parliament. Xhaçka is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as the Minister of Defence, and is seen as a …

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The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

When the newly elected European Parliament convenes this year on July 16 there will be an empty seat in the plenary hall within the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg. Fredi Beleri, a dual Albanian and Greek national, who will surely be elected on the ticket of Greece’s ruling party, cannot …

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Criminal amnesty/Manja: About 800 convicts benefit, no senior official is amnestied

The implementation of the criminal amnesty began this Wednesday. The Minister of Justice, Ulsi Manja, after a visit to the Rrogozhina prison, declared that about 800 convicts will benefit. Manja clarified that no senior official, who has been convicted by GJKKO, benefits from the criminal amnesty. According to Manja, from …

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Criminal amnesty, among them former democratic mayor of Lezha, Fran Frrokaj

This Wednesday, the implementation of the criminal amnesty began. The number of convicts who benefit is 1100, of which 700 will be released immediately, while another 400 will benefit from a reduced sentence. In the Reçi prison, the beneficiaries are 150 convicts, among them the mayor of Lezha, Frran Frokaj. …