Two sisters drown in Peqin

PEQIN, Aug. 8 – Two sisters at the village of Lolaj near Peqin town were drowned Tuesday at a reservoir while they were swimming, police reported. Kadrie and Irena Qefalia, 9 and 16 years respectively, from the Bishqem village, were

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Fires burn small areas around the country

TIRANA, Aug 8 – Fires in many areas in the country have damaged small areas of forest or mountains, authorities have reported. In Saranda on Sunday firefighters managed to block a fire in the olive tree area in Bistrica village.

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Opposition threatens boycott of parliament

Tirana, Aug. 10 – Albanian leftist Socialist Party-led opposition threatened a boycott of parliament unless the ruling majority accepts the terms of electoral reform currently presented by them. The opposition claims that there should be consensual electoral reform and the

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President decrees three new CEC members

TIRANA, Aug. 4 – Albanian President Alfred Moisiu decreed Friday three new members of the Central Election Commission among a political heated dispute between the country’s two main political groupings. Arben Ristani, Flamur ȡto and Fatmir Kumbaro will complete the

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Quakes shake southern Albania, causing no damage

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – A series of tremors up to 5.5 on the Richter scale shook southern Albania over the weekend and first days of this week claiming no victims and only slight material damage, according to the Seismological Institute.

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Police ask foreigners to register themselves

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Albanian police in the capital Tirana appealed Tuesday to all foreign residents in the country to go to their offices and renew their residence permits. Police checks have been time and again repeated in the last

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Sea waters polluted more than normal

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Besides many attempts to increase tourist resources there have been noted some shortcomings for which authorities should pay a considerable higher attention to resolve. The Institute of Public Health has concluded that sea waters alongside the

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More Albanian immigrants come to the country for vacation

DURRES, Aug. 8 – Some 50,000 persons came through the Durres port in a week, mainly Albanian immigrants coming from neighboring Italy, according to local police. There were also other immigrants coming from other western European countries for vacations or

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Human trafficking reduced after new border control system installed

TIRANA, Aug. 6 – A better management of the border crossing points and the installation of the TIMS control system have significantly reduced human traffikcing at the country’s borders, according to police reports. This has tranferred such trafficking to green

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Berisha hails Italy for reducing time of permanent stay for immigrants

TIRANA, Aug. 5 – Albanian government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha welcomed and hailed a decision of the Italian government to reduce the time of permanent stay in that country for immigrants who want to get official documentation and citizenship.

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