Lezha teacher’s arm broken by student in chair fight
A serious incident happened at the high school “Hydajet Lezha” in the city of Lezha this Wednesday. Teacher Majlinda Palushi was hit with a chair by a student inside the school premises. She was sent by ambulance to Lezha hospital and it is learned that she broke her arm from …
Persons who raped woman in Vlora left in prison
Court of Vlora decided this Wednesday the security measure ‘Arrest with prison’ for the three citizens accused of incitement and use of drugs and then the rape of the 26-year-old a few days ago. Two of them, Oltjon Tahiri and Albi Ceno, have been arrested, while Gentjano Mehmeti has been …
Rama meets Varheleyi in Brussels
Prime Minister Edi Rama is in Brussels, where he will participate in the “Global Gateway” forum on the current challenges of Europe and the importance of international cooperation. The head of the government met with the commissioner for expansion Oliver Varhelyi. The Prime Minister’s visit to Brussels comes a few …
Mayor Veliaj met ex-ambassador Arvizu in US visit
Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj has met with a special friend of Albania, the former US ambassador Aleksandër Arvizu, in his last visit to the United States of America. As it can be seen from this photo published by Veliaj, he has got a great friendship with the former American …
Former PM Berisha “willing” to testify at Special Court on corruption charges
The special court summoned Sali Berisha to a hearing today at 2:00 p.m. to inform him of the accusation and the security measure against him. But Berisha said he will not go to court. He stated that the decision was made in violation of the constitution. Former Prime Minister Sali …
Igor Kokunov appears before Shkodra court after arrest
Court hearing against Igor Kokunov, the 59-year-old arrested at the Muriqani border point, wanted by the Russian International Interpol is being held this Tuesday in Shkodra. According to the local media, strict security measures have been taken due to information that Belgrade gangs may intervene for his release. On his …
Five young drug dealers, over 160 cannabis doses seized in Tirana
Five people have been arrested by the police after selling drugs near schools in the capital. Following the investigations within the “Temple” operation, the police have provided information that these people were selling cannabis narcotics near schools in different areas of Tirana. The persons in question, two 19-year-olds, one 18-year-old, …
Accused for corruption/ Berisha refuses the trial, sends the lawyers
Sali Berisha decided not to appear at the session at the GJKKO premises, at 14:00, where he was to be questioned regarding the privatization of the former “Partizani” complex, for which he is accused of passive corruption and money laundering. However, Berisha has sent his lawyers Genc Gjokutaj and Sokol …
NBI, police in action to arrest notorious murderer in Elbasan
Numerous police forces assisted by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have carried out an action this Tuesday morning, for the capture of the person wanted for a murder order, Suel Çela. Police forces landed at the agro-food market and at the latter’s house for checks. It is …
Police control at “Partizani” complex to seize the properties of Sali Berisha’s son in laws
The police have landed in the complex of buildings built by Jamarber Malltezi, the son-in-law of Sali Berisha, in the land where the “Partizani” complex used to be. ABC News journalist Ervin Leka reports that the Judicial Police and Economic Crime Officers went to the complex to execute the decision …
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. …