MJAFT protests against lack of water supply

TIRANA, Aug 28 – Activits of the MJAFT non-governmental organization held a protest Monday to protest against the lack of water supply and the failed promises of the government. Majft activitists gathered in front of the Minsitry of Public Affairs,

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Albania one Euro and… more

TIRANA, Aug. 16 – Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha launched Wednesday a project offering everything to foreign direct investment (FDI) for just 1 euro. Speaking at a government meeting Berisha said foreign investors would spend only 1 euro to have

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Alleged killer arrested for murder of businessman

SHKODRA, Aug. 15 – Zamir Bilali, 35, a businessman trading bricks in the northern city of Shkodra, was killed Sunday evening and found dead , police reported. Two days later police managed to arrest the suspect, Altin Kodra, 31, and

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Haklaj house burnt

TROPOJA, Aug. 15 – The house, or the ‘tower,’ belonging to the Haklaj family in Kerrnaja village in Tropoja was burnt Monday evening and only its walls remained afterward. There were no people living in it. The Haklaj tower was

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Jealous husband burns spouse and her mother

VLORA, Aug. 15 – A 38-year old husband in Vlora set fire to his mother-in-law’s house and consequently its owner and his wife trying to get divorced from him. Dritan Qaniu entered Merita Mustafaj’s apartment by force and beat her

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Fire in Berat depot threatens traditional buildings

BERAT, Aug. 15 – A fire sparked in a food storage place in Berat quarter of Mangalem threatened to cause significant damage and other consequences but firefighters rushed to the scene. Fire broke out in the afternoon at the depots

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Cannabis found in Vlora

VLORA, Aug. 15 – Police reported Tuesday they had found 180 cannabis plants at the Perroi I Koqinit place in Vlora district. The cannabis was planted in three places but no owners have yet been identified or made known by

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Albanian prisoners from Greece may be included in an amnesty

TIRANA, Aug. 16 – The prison department is preparing an amnesty for some 100 Albanian prisoners who are serving their terms in Albania after being sentenced in neighboring Greece where they previously were immigrants. Those who may profit from the

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Prostitute arrested at Dajti hotel

TIRANA, Aug. 15 – Police arrested Marie Kalthi, 40, in a prostituting act at the Dajti hotel in downtown Tirana. Kalthi had hired a room at the hotel, the only one remaining a state-owned one, with a man who had

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Green light for tourist village operated by Club Med, a French company

TIRANA, Aug. 15 – Bujar Leskaj, minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, said Tuesday that the french company Club Mediterranean & Riviera was free to come back and resume working on a new tourist village in the southwestern village

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