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SPAK sends ex-president Ilir Meta to trial
Gazeta Tema
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August 29, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 29 (TemA) – Albania’s anti-corruption prosecutors sent Ilir Meta to trial on charges of passive corruption, money laundering and false asset declarations after a probe launched in 2019 and consolidated in 2024. Also indicted: Monika...
Ex-Himara mayor freed after prison term
Gazeta Tema
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August 29, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 29 (TemA) – Former Himara mayor Jorgo Goro walked free on Aug. 12 after completing a sentence for abuse of office and hiding assets. He had been serving two years and 20 days, handed down by the Court of First Instance, in connection...
SPAR Albania’s Store Network Grows Further
Retail & Leisure International
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August 29, 2025
With our new store openings nationwide in recent months, SPAR Albania’s presence across the country increased to 96 stores in total. SPAR Albania continues to expanding bringing the brand to shoppers in new locations with the opening of four new...
When is England squad announcement? Thomas Tuchel to name players for September international break
talkSPORT
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August 29, 2025
The first international break of the season is around the corner with England returning to action next week. Thomas Tuchel is set to announce his first Three Lions squad since June for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers. 4 Tuchel is set to...
Tirana Prosecution Seizes 18 Real Estate Assets, Bank Accounts, and Luxury Vehicles of Kristian Koni and His Elderly Mother
Albanian Daily News
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Tirana Prosecution seized the assets belonging to citizen Kristian Koni and associated individuals, suspected of being acquired illegally through criminal activity. The investigations under property proceedings no. 10, dated 31.07.2025, determined...
Energy leads in EU-backed growth plan
Gazeta Tema
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August 31, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 31 (TemA) — Albania has updated the tracker for its EU-backed Growth Plan as on-the-ground delivery starts, with energy projects setting the pace after a new report to the European Commission. Work is advancing at the Fierza hydropower...
Among outcasts, a church moves in
The Christian Chronicle
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August 31, 2025
FUSHË KRUJË, ALBANIA — A once-mighty fortress stands atop a mountain overlooking this southeastern European city. Albania’s national hero, Skanderbeg, led a guerrilla war here against the Ottoman Empire in the mid-1400s — a rare example of...
Election result approved, new parliament due
Gazeta Tema
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August 28, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 28 (TemA) – Albania’s Regulatory Commission approved on Wednesday the result of the May 11 parliamentary elections, with three votes in favor and two against. The ruling Socialist Party won 83 seats, the Democratic Party–Alliance for a...
Election regulator to certify May election result today
Gazeta Tema
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August 28, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 28 (TemA) – Albania’s election regulator is set to certify on Thursday the results of the May 11 parliamentary vote, closing a contested process after weeks of recounts and disputes. The Socialists are poised to confirm 83 seats in the...
Albania’s religious leaders call for Gaza ceasefire
Gazeta Tema
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August 28, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 28 (TemA) – Albania’s Interfaith Council, representing the country’s five main religious communities, called on Thursday for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of all hostages. The council aligned its voice with...
Albania’s Q2 power imports jump 16.5% as hydro output declines
BNE Intellinews
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Albania increased electricity imports in the second quarter of 2025 as weaker hydro generation cut domestic output, statistics office data showed on August 27. Hydropower typically supplies nearly all of Albania’s electricity, leaving the Balkan...
Mediating Diplomacy: Albania’s Golden Opportunity
Albanian Daily News
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Albanian diplomacy has come a long way. From the isolation of the communist era to today’s Euro-Atlantic integration, Albania is now a NATO member, an EU candidate, and increasingly present in global debates. Yet one crucial question remains: what...
Albania plans to end hunting ban after 10 years
Gazeta Tema
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August 27, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 27 (TemA) – Albania is preparing to end its decade-long hunting ban, under a draft law that sets tighter rules and limits the activity to approved zones. Hunters will need to pass a test to obtain a five-year permit. Hunting outside...
Terrorist cop killer & gang boss still free to walk Britain’s streets after lodging ANOTHER human rights court appeal
The Scottish Sun
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August 31, 2025
A TERRORIST cop killer and gang boss whose human rights battle to stay in the UK has cost taxpayers thousands is still walking our streets - after lodging yet another court appeal. Crimelord Maksim Cela, 59, first claimed asylum, bleating that...
This Week in History: August 30th to September 5th
The National Herald
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August 31, 2025
AUGUST 31ST: On this day in 1923, Italian forces bombarded and occupied the Greek island of Corfu after the death of an Italian general and three of his staff members on the Greco-Albanian border. Earlier in August, the general and his staff were...
Nearly 300 Albanian Muslim leaders, activists condemn Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Middle East Eye
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August 28, 2025
Nearly 300 Muslim religious leaders from across Albania issued a blistering statement on Thursday condemning Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza as genocide, calling on Muslims worldwide to reject silence in the face of mass killings and destruction. The...
Albania Welcomes ICJ Advisory Opinion On Climate Change
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27. The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) advisory opinion on “Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change,”...
Rangers transfer news latest: 'Talks intensify' with La Liga club over Ibrox outcast, 28 y/o international 'monitored'
GlasgowWorld
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August 28, 2025
Here are some of the latest headlines when it comes to Rangers transfer activity The countdown is on until the end of the summer transfer window with just four days remaining for Rangers to add some much-needed reinforcements following their...
Albania lifts spending, cuts deficit, trims aid
Gazeta Tema
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August 27, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 27 (TemA) – Albania’s state budget spending climbed to nearly €4 billion in the first seven months of 2025, a rise of €518 million from a year earlier, according to think tank ALTAX. The deficit narrowed to 32.6 billion lek (€335...
University of Tirana: Law and Economics on the Rise, Teaching Remains a Challenge
Euronews Albania
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August 28, 2025
The University of Tirana continues this year to hold the leading position for the highest number of applications from high school graduates. For this new academic year, more than 11,000 new students have enrolled. “This year there have been 500...