Women exploited as drug smugglers

Women exploited as drug smugglers

TIRANA, Feb. 5- Cannabis cultivation in Albania has been a resuming issue for years, regardless of the numerous police operations against the growth and trade of this drug. A worrying issue that has been pointed out by journalist Mimoza Picari

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An Institute of Thought seeking to improve society

An Institute of Thought seeking to improve society

By Sonja Methoxha   An interview with Dr. Ardian Muhaj Prof. Dr. Ardian Muhaj is the newly appointed director of the Albanian Institute of the Islamic Thought and Civilization (AIITC). The institute was opened by visionary Dr. Ramiz Zekaj in

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The Albanian heritage of saving Jews during the Holocaust

The Albanian heritage of saving Jews during the Holocaust

Sonja Methoxha   January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day is a commemoration of the Holocaust genocide, in which Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered approximately six million European Jews during WWII. In addition to the

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RCC Secretary General Majlinda Bregu holds first round of visits under new post

RCC Secretary General Majlinda Bregu holds first round of visits under new post

Majlinda Bregu, the new Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, held her first three official visits under her new post in January. On Jan. 9, Bregu met with Sefik Dzaferovic, one of the three members of Presidency of Bosnia

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UK-based WFD launches Tirana office under Western Balkan Initiative

UK-based WFD launches Tirana office under Western Balkan Initiative

TIRANA, Jan. 23 – The Westminster Foundation for Democracy, a UK government agency committed in strengthening democracy around the world, announced the opening of its Albania office on Wednesday in a ceremony held at the Rogner Hotel. The launch of

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A commemoration to Ismail Qemali

A commemoration to Ismail Qemali

By Sonja Methoxha   “However, God desired, that with the work, the unmatched bravery and courage of the Albanians, from today on the misfortunes and sufferings of our Motherland will cease, here and thus, we are Free, Independent and by

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The Prime Minister burns down his house

The Prime Minister burns down his house

NEWS ANALYSIS   In an unprecedented move which was planned to shock and awe, the Prime Minister used the last days of 2018 to bring down his cabinet, removing and replacing the key members of his cabinet. The change in

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Women in business face hardships

Women in business face hardships

Even though women in Albania makeup half of the entire population, their path to entrepreneurship and business faces hardships. An investigative piece by Mimoza in the Voice of America Balkans inspects some of the issues businesswomen in Albania face. Women

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Shkodra celebrates Christmas with environmental exhibition

Shkodra celebrates Christmas with environmental exhibition

The end-of-year celebrations in Albania are a happy festivity of out nation, as the cities decorate their centers and streets with various shiny lights, trees and other objects. In Shkodra this Christmas a street exhibition called ‘’Environmental Crime’’ was set

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Albanian-Chinese relations come with a new vitality

Albanian-Chinese relations come with a new vitality

Her Excellency Jiang Yu, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Albania is ending her mission soon, leaving behind a progressive work in our country and developing the relations between Albania and China since she took office in

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