Former PM Berisha summoned by SPAK for partizani issue
Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPAK) has summoned former Prime Minister Sali Berisha this Tuesday to interrogate him regarding the privatization of the former “Partizani” sports complex. Session for the “Partizani” affair is expected to take place at 10:00, while it is not known whether Berisha himself will go personally or send …
Three arrested after scaffold’s fall in Tirana
Law enforcement has arrested three people in connection with the incident that happened on Monday in Tirana, where the scaffolding of a building under construction fell, injuring two passers-by. Police revealed that the engineer of the company that dealt with security, the owner of the company and the worker who …
Sali Berisha for the first time at SPAK
Sali Berisha arrives for the first time at the Special Prosecutor’s Office to be interrogated as a person under investigation for the Partizani file. At 10:00, Berisha arrived at the premises of the special prosecution accompanied by his lawyer Sokol Mengjesi and Genc Gjokutaj. In addition to Berisha, the investigations …
Fier, young man arrested on drug charges
A 37-year-old man was arrested this Tuesday by the Fier police, after he was caught distributing narcotics, in the framework of the “Tempulli2” mega-operation. The 37-year-old had prepared doses of cocaine to sell in Roskovec. From the physical controls and in the apartment, the police services found and seized from …
Police director: 273 arrested in ‘Temple’ Mega-Operation
The General Director of the police, Muhamet Rrumbullaku, held a press conference regarding the ‘Temple 2’ operation developed throughout the country, where he gave even more details about the arrests and the checks carried out. From the operation that, according to Rrumbullaku, started in December last year, it is known …
Javelins for Kosovo, Black Hawks for Albania, U.S. reinforces military defense, as experts worry about the future
TIRANA, Jan. 22, 2024 – As tensions in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina continue, and with worries of Russian meddling, there has been an increase of investment in the defense of staunchest U.S. allies in the Western Balkans — both Kosovo and NATO member Albania. Last week, the United States approved a …
Couple of swiss hikers stranded in Korab mountain
A couple of Swiss tourists were stranded near Sorokoli in Mount Korabi, as announced Monday. According to the authorities, the tourists left yesterday afternoon and could not return. In advance, it is suspected that they were trapped by an avalanche. Police of Dibra and the force from Tirana immediately went …
Permet, rock falls on young man while in house
A young man was trapped in his apartment this Monday morning in Permet, after a rock mass slid down the mountain and fell into the 25-year-old’s house. As a result, the 25-year-old man was trapped in the apartment, and part of the rock mass caught his lower limbs and made …
New details on 21 January 2011 protest killings’ investigation
Prosecutor’s Office of Tirana has given this Monday new details regarding the ongoing investigations into the case of January 21, where four people were killed, namely, Ziver Veizi, Faik Myrtaj, Hekuran Deda and Aleks Nika. In the official response, it is emphasized that as a function of the conducted investigations, …
PM Rama’s message to Balkan leaders
“We are not the best, but we deserve integration”, said Prime Minister Edi Rama in his speech at the Balkan summit in Skopje. “I would like to thank the US undersecretary, our friends. With this, O’Brien emphasizes the importance that this initiative has, not only for our countries, but for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …