MILAN — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees the agreement as a possible future template. Italy has long complained about not getting enough help from its EU partners … Read more
TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held an anti-government protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Protesters threw stones and flares at police officers. Some pulled down an iron fence around the main government building in the capital, Tirana. The protest, which ended peacefully, also marked 33 years since the toppling of … Read more
TIRANA, Albania — A court in Albania on Saturday ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being investigated for possible corruption. Judge Irena Gjoka of the First Instance Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, granted prosecutors’ … Read more
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Parliament said on Tuesday that it had suffered a cyberattack with hackers trying to get into its data system, resulting in a temporary halt in its services. A statement said Monday’s cyberattack had not “touched the data of the system,” adding that experts were working to discover what consequences the attack … Read more
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urged NATO on Wednesday to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia, warning that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo could potentially trigger a wider Balkan conflict. Kosovo’s border with Serbia was “out of control,” Rama said after an informal … Read more
Prosecutors say Albania’s former health minister, who is being investigated for alleged corruption, must report to police and not leave the country ByLLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press November 18, 2023, 11:59 AM TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s former health minister, who is being investigated for alleged corruption, must report to police and not leave the country, prosecutors … Read more
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Democratic lawmakers blocked left-wing Socialists of Prime Minister Edi Rama from taking their seats and stacked chairs on top of each other in the … Read more
The Albanian authorities says the nation’s first post-communist prime minister is in hospital preventing for his life ByLLAZAR SEMINI Related Press FILE – Then Albanian prime minister and chief Socialist social gathering, Fatos Nano, waves to supporters through the closing rally of the Socialist Social gathering in Albania’s capital Tirana on Friday, July 1, 2005. … Read more