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Democrats to appeal Albania’s May election
Gazeta Tema
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August 31, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 31 (TemA) — Albania’s Democratic Party will appeal to the Electoral College early next week against a regulator decision on the May 11 vote, in a last bid to challenge recognition of the election. The Socialists won 83 seats. The...
Albanians work fewer hours, still outpace EU
Gazeta Tema
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August 30, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 30 (TemA) – Albanians worked slightly fewer hours in 2024 than a year earlier, but still far more than the EU average. The weekly mean fell to 41.3 hours from 41.6 in 2023. The EU sits at about 36. That is a five-hour gap — almost a...
EU report finds gaps in Albanian agriculture
Gazeta Tema
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August 31, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 31 (TemA) — Albania’s farm sector falls short of European Union standards and must accelerate reforms to fully access Common Agricultural Policy money, the European Commission says in a screening for Cluster 5. Agriculture is central...
Albania honours UAE rescue team for wildfire support
Madhyamam
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August 30, 2025
Albania has honoured the UAE rescue team for helping battle the country’s summer wildfires. Prime Minister Edi Rama attended the recognition ceremony alongside senior military leaders, according to the UAE’s state news agency. The UAE contingent...
Albania Honours UAE Firefighting Team For Helping Battle Raging Wildfires
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Albanian government honoured the efforts of the rescue teams that took part in extinguishing the recent wildfires in its forests, including the UAE team. The ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Edi Rama...
US escalates its crawling aggression on Venezuela
Weekly Blitz
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September 2, 2025
The United States Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) keep increasing their military presence in the Southern Caribbean, more specifically in the vicinity of Venezuela’s coast. The last days of August saw a significant uptick in their activity,...
How an Albanian Killer Who Gunned Down a Mother with an AK-47 was Allowed to Sneak into Britain Twice and a Raise a Family
Albanian Daily News
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But the full reality is even more shocking, with court documents seen by the MoS revealing Kallmi was a repeat violent offender who had previously been convicted of murder in Albania. The harrowing 1998 attack saw him and another man burst into a...
Boom and bust-up on the Albanian Riviera as villagers take on tycoons
The Times
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The retired policeman flexed his bicep and grinned.“You see those rocks?” said Hyso Xhuveli, 75, gesturing at the many sharp objects that lay around the unpaved street, ready to be thrown. “That’s what we’ll do if they come back.”Xhuveli did not...
Judge who allowed Albanian burglar with 50 convictions to stay in Britain had been on board of a refugee charity
The Sun
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August 30, 2025
A JUDGE who allowed an Albanian burglar with 50 convictions to remain in Britain had been on the board of a refugee charity. Immigration and Asylum Tribunal Judge Leonie Hirst backed a decision not to boot out Zenel Beshi. She claimed his crimes...
Revealed: How an Albanian killer who gunned down a mother with an AK-47 was allowed to sneak into Britain TWICE and a raise a family… before terrifying road rage attack on woman in Welsh mining town
Daily Mail
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August 30, 2025
An Albanian thug who threatened to shoot a motorist in a road rage row was an illegal immigrant who had previously been extradited from the UK for a horrific murder in his home country, the Mail on Sunday can reveal. Edmond Kallmi, 50, aimed an...
On immigration, Trump doesn’t have a copyright on cruelty
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Detention camps, violent rhetoric, physical harm, deportations to third-party countries under brutal regimes — Donald Trump did not invent the playbook on callousness toward immigrants. The European Union, winner of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, got...
Trump’s grotesque de-skilling of the US government signals disaster
The i paper
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August 30, 2025
This is Dispatches with Patrick Cockburn, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every single week, you can sign up here. One of the greatest achievements of the United States in the 20th...
The Latest: Albanian declares day of mourning for victims
Samoa Observer
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Latest on a deadly earthquake in Albania (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Albania’s government has declared Wednesday a day of mourning for the country’s earthquake victims. The government says flags will be flown at...
Iran politicians, scientists victims of west-backed terrorism
Mehr News Agency
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August 30, 2025
Following the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution under the wise leadership of Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini, the US, the Zionist regime, and the western-backed anti-Iran terrorist organizations plotted many conspiracies against Iran such as...
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...
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...
National Day of Fight Against Terrorism: 44 years since MKO bombing killed Iran’s president, PM
Press TV
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By Press TV Website Staff In Iran, August 30 is commemorated as the National Day of Fight against Terrorism as a mark of tribute to the country’s top officials who were assassinated in a terror attack on this day in 1981. Today marks the 44th year...