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Albania lost 31% of pupils in a decade, opposition warns
Gazeta Tema
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September 10, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 10 (TemA) — Democratic Party MP Jorida Tabaku said Albania has lost nearly a third of its schoolchildren in ten years, calling it a national crisis driven by failed policies. She said 61,000 fewer children are in classrooms compared...
Albania signs “historic” deal with Presevo Albanians
Gazeta Tema
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September 10, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 10 (TemA) — Albania struck a “historic memorandum” with the Albanian National Council in Serbia’s Presevo Valley, pledging stronger cultural and economic cooperation for the ethnic Albanian community in Bujanoc, Presevo and Medveda....
SP must enter Tirana’s new elections in peace
Gazeta Tema
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September 11, 2025
Edi Rama’s move to remove Erion Veliaj as Tirana’s mayor through the Municipal Council is administratively necessary to keep City Hall running. Politically, it’s unnecessary—especially without first asking Veliaj to resign. Veliaj has been in...
Albania seizes its moment in the sun
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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September 10, 2025
A shop in Gjirokastra, Albania, in July 2025. Gjirokastra’s houses, decorated with wood carvings around crooked cobblestone streets, give the town a storybook feel. (Ilir Tsouko/The New York Times) In southern Albania, practically swimming...
Meet Diella: World's First AI Minister Introduced In Albania To Tackle Corruption
News18
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September 11, 2025
Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 03:40 IST Diella will not only evaluate tenders but will also have the authority to “hire talents here from all over the world.” Rama highlighted that the ultimate goal is to ensure full transparency in tender...
Albania beat Latvia to boost World Cup hopes
Gazeta Tema
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September 9, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 9 (TemA) — Albania beat Latvia 1–0 at Air Albania to stay in the hunt for the 2026 World Cup. Kristjan Asllani converted a 25th-minute penalty won after Qazim Laçi’s cross struck a defender’s hand. Albania pressed early. Bajrami shot...
Albanian PM Unveils New Govt, Initiates Tirana Mayor’s Dismissal
Balkan Insight
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September 11, 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at a NATO Summit in London, December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL. At a meeting on Thursday of his ruling Socialist Party, Prime Minister Edi Rama unveiled a new government, changing some ministers’ positions,...
PM names Manastirliu for Tirana mayor
Gazeta Tema
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September 11, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 11 (TemA) — Prime Minister Edi Rama named Ogerta Manastirliu as the Socialist Party’s candidate for Tirana mayor, moving to steady the capital after incumbent Erion Veliaj was jailed pending trial. Rama announced the choice at the...
Tourists drive record surplus for Albania
Gazeta Tema
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September 11, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 11 (TemA) – Foreign visitors spent €2.1 billion in January–June 2025, official data show. In the second quarter, spending reached €1.22 billion, up from €1.16 billion a year earlier. Hotels were busier, flights were fuller, and cities...
Bb. Pilipinas Globe 2025 Annabelle Mae McDonnell prepares for Albania finals
Philippine STAR
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September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025 | 11:55am MANILA, Philippines — Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2025 Annabelle Mae McDonnell is "more calm" now and open to anything that might happen as she prepares to depart for the Albania finals of Miss Globe 2025. The...
FIFA hits Argentina and Albania with 6-figure fines after fan racism at World Cup qualifiers
Amsterdam News - New York
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September 11, 2025
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Hague rally backs ex-KLA leaders on trial
Gazeta Tema
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September 14, 2025
THE HAGUE, Sept 14 (TemA) — A diaspora-led rally will gather at 2 p.m. today in support of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders on trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Backers from Kosovo, Albania and abroad say Hashim Thaçi and others have...
First-Ever Monumental Roman Tomb Unearthed in Albania
Archaeology - New York
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September 10, 2025
Letter From Albania May/June 2025 How a father and son are documenting the architectural legacy of a renegade nineteenth-century warlord Read Article Andronira Burda Letter From Albania January/February 2018 As a new pipeline cuts its way through...
Albania and Montenegro near bottom for online shopping
Gazeta Tema
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September 9, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 9 (TemA) — Albania had Europe’s second-lowest share of people buying online in 2024, at 37.5%, Eurostat data show. Only Montenegro ranked lower, at 34.6%. The EU average was 71.7%, while countries like Ireland and the Netherlands...
SPAK Sends to Trial Tirana's Mayor and His Wife for 25 Criminal Charges
Albanian Daily News
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The Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK) sent to trial the actual mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj and his wife Ajola Xoxa for 13 and 12 criminal charges each. In a huge file, this prosecution accuse them for corruption, money laundry and...
SPAK sends Tirana mayor Veliaj to trial
Gazeta Tema
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September 10, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 10 (TemA) — Albania’s anti-corruption body SPAK has wrapped up its probe into Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj and his wife Ajola Xoxa, sending them to trial on graft charges. Prosecutors allege the couple received money and property from...
Rama: Albania aims for Europe’s first AI-run public procurement
Gazeta Tema
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September 10, 2025
TIRANA, Sep. 10 (TemA) — Prime Minister Edi Rama said Albania plans to create Europe’s first public procurement system fully powered by artificial intelligence. Speaking at the International Conference on Governance, Rama argued that digital tools...
Jumbo Shrimp hosts naturalization ceremony before game at VyStar Ballpark
News4Jax - Florida
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September 13, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp hosted a naturalization ceremony before its game at VyStar Ballpark on Saturday. The 20 citizenship candidates participating in the ceremony originate from 17 countries: Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria,...
SPAK Sends to Trial Tirana's Mayor and His Wife for 24 Criminal Charges
Albanian Daily News
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The Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK) sent to trial the actual mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj and his wife Ajola Xoxa for 13 and 11 criminal charges each. In a huge file, this prosecution accuse them for corruption, money laundry and...
Albania vs Latvia Prediction and Betting Tips | September 9th 2025
Sportskeeda
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September 8, 2025
Albania will face Latvia at Air Albania on Tuesday in another round of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have had a mixed first half to their qualifying campaign and will need to improve results in their remaining games if they...