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New 22 km Road in Southwest Tirana to Connect Mullet and Kashar
Euronews Albania
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June 24, 2025
A new 22-kilometer road will be built in the southwestern area of Tirana. The Albanian Road Authority has launched tenders for the construction of the By-Pass connecting Mullet to Kashar. The new road aims to directly link the Tirana-Durrës...
Albania jails two for contract killing of ex-police chief
Gazeta Tema
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June 16, 2025
An Albanian court has sentenced two men to life in prison for ordering the contract killing of a former senior police official in a rare conviction linked to organized crime. TIRANA, June 16 (TemA) – A Tirana court sentenced Bledar Jambelli and...
Iranian Hackers Disrupt Public Services in Tirana, Albania
Times News Global
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June 24, 2025
TIRANA, Albania — A cyberattack by an Iranian hacker group caused significant disruption in Albania’s capital, Tirana, late last week. The group, known as Homeland Justice, reportedly took down the city’s official website and affected local...
Turkey Takes the Lead in Foreign Investments in Albania, Followed by the Netherlands and Italy
Euronews Albania
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June 25, 2025
Foreign investments reached a value of 362 million euros in the first quarter of 2025. The majority of the funding went into real estate, with Turkey topping the list of investing countries. During the January–March 2025 period, the inflow of...
Albania Assumes SEECP Chairmanship, Rama: We Are at the Center of International Diplomacy
Euronews Albania
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June 15, 2025
Albania will host the Ministerial Meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) on Monday, June 16. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Edi Rama through a post on social media, where he emphasized the importance of this...
EU, Albania review €197M IPA progress
Gazeta Tema
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June 25, 2025
The EU praised Albania’s reform drive during a top-level meeting in Tirana to assess €197 million in pre-accession aid committed for 2024. The IPA Monitoring Committee brought together EU officials and Albanian authorities to track progress on...
Albania hosts SEECP summit under President Begaj
Gazeta Tema
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June 15, 2025
Albania’s President Bajram Begaj will host Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) leaders in Tirana on Monday, marking the country’s chairmanship from June 2024 to July 2025. Albania is set to host heads of state and delegations from the...
Judge asks why jobless cannabis factory worker 'didn't just go home' to Albania
Birmingham Live
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June 25, 2025
A judge asked why a jobless cannabis factory worker 'didn't just go home' to Albania if he could not find legal work in the UK. Ervis Mici and Natan Haxhillari were caught growing around 300 cannabis plants at BR Car Care Centre in Moseley on...
Tirana Marks World Blood Donor Day with ‘Flame of Love and Solidarity’ Event
Albanian Daily News
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In celebration of World Blood Donor Day, the Albanian Organization of Voluntary Blood Donors, in partnership with the National Blood Transfusion Center, hosted the annual awareness event “The Flame of Love and Solidarity” at the Artificial Lake...
Annual IPA Monitoring Committee Meets in Tirana to Assess EU Pre-Accession Assistance
Albanian Daily News
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The annual Monitoring Committee on the implementation of EU funds under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) convened today in Tirana, bringing together senior representatives from the Government of Albania, the European Union, civil...
U.S. Embassy in Tirana: 5% of GDP on Defense Will Strengthen...
Euronews Albania
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June 24, 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Tirana has shared a social media post emphasizing the impact of investing 5% of the Gross Domestic Product in defense. As the two-day NATO summit unfolds in The Hague, the Embassy states that, under the leadership of President...
Rama, NATO chief discuss Balkans and Durrës port project
Gazeta Tema
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June 24, 2025
Key topics included NATO’s engagement with the Durrës port, Western Balkans stability, and Albania’s role as host of the 2027 summit. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the...
Cyberattack on Tirana Municipality, Ristani: No Data Has Been Compromised
Euronews Albania
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June 24, 2025
The Acting Mayor of Tirana, Anuela Ristani, has responded to the recent cyberattack on the institution’s digital system, calling it one of the most sophisticated attacks recorded to date. In a media statement, Ristani noted that this was the 15th...
Albania gender ratio nears parity with slight male decline
Gazeta Tema
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June 15, 2025
As of Jan 1, 2025, Albania had 97.8 men per 100 women, inching lower from 98.1 in 2024, according to a recent INSTAT release comparing gender ratios across time and with the EU. Albania’s population reflected a ratio of 97.8 men for every 100...
Top law firms denounce Albania’s jailing of Tirana mayor
Gazeta Tema
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June 24, 2025
Legal teams in New York and London say Erion Veliaj’s detention without charge violates international legal norms. Two powerhouse law firms have slammed Albania’s anti-corruption prosecutors for jailing Tirana’s mayor Erion Veliaj without charges,...
Iranian hackers have attacked the capital of Albania
The Odessa Journal
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A cyberattack carried out by the Iranian hacker group Homeland Justice disrupted the functioning of government services in Albania’s capital, Tirana. According to local media, the incident occurred at the end of last week and took down the city’s...
Activists Condemn Secret Migrant Deportations from Albania
Balkan Insight
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June 24, 2025
Italian navy ship Libra arrives in Shengjin, Albania carrying migrants in April 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA. Reports on Tuesday in the Italian media said five Egyptian migrants who were being held at the Gjader camp in Albania – where...
EUR 30M for Durrës - Rrogozhinë Railway
Albanian Daily News
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The Durrës – Rrogozhinë railway line is entering a new phase of development. The project for its rehabilitation has already secured the approval of a Euro 30 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, completing the...
Earthquake with a Magnitude 4.4 Strucks Tirana
Albanian Daily News
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An earthquake panicked the residents of Tirana, the capital of Albania this early morning. Experts confirmed that tremors came due to an earthquake with a magnitude 4.4 in Kamez, 5 kilometres deep. Fortunately there were no damages recorded. The...
Iranian hacker group reportedly behind Albania cyber attack
BNE Intellinews
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The official website of the municipality of Tirana has been offline since early on June 20 following a cyberattack that an Iranian hacker group known as Homeland Justice has claimed responsibility for. The group, which has previously targeted...