Albania News

BAGHDAD, Iraq/TIRANA, Albania -- Albanian President Bamir Topi -- accompanied by Defence Minister Fatmir Mediu and the Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha -- paid a surprise visit to Iraq on ... via Balkan Times

TIRANA, Albania -- Parliament overwhelmingly voted to lift Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha's immunity from prosecution on Thursday . via Balkan Times

TIRANA, Albania : Albania's parliament stripped the foreign minister of immunity Thursday, paving the way for the public prosecutor to charge him with corruption and abuse of power. via International Herald Tribune

UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR FRIDAY, DEC. 21 EU-BORDERLESS ZONE ZITTAU, Germany _ Border controls are removed between Germany and neighboring Poland and Czech Republic, part of the eastward expansion of the European ... via PR-inside.com

“It is normal that those who have children will want also a road in order for them to go to school, will want to go very fast to the doctor when they need to, and also to go out into their city”

People in one neighborhood of the Albanian capital oppose infrastructure improvements that would encroach on their property. via Balkan Times

Iran - Albania - Rumi An exhibition of Iranian art, culture and handicrafts on the theme of Rumi was held at the National Museum of Albania in the capital Tirana to mark the occasion of the 800th birth ... via IRNA

“I don't expect people to have any sympathy because of the nature of the allegations but the case needs to be given fair scrutiny.”

THE trial of a charity worker accused of raping orphans has started in Albania before he has even been extradited, according to his lawyer. via This Is Lancashire

“The village is essentially unoccupied. It is a very serious situation down there.”

ARCHIVE click for a new search 1999, January 18, Monday - foreign THE TOPICS: Fighting erupts in Kosovo after carnage; NATO ponders response Medical producer recalls medicine after 2 babies die because of wrong ... via Turkish Daily News

Economy, Trade and Energy Minister Genc Ruli said during a plenary session Monday that the energy situation in Albania has improved dramatically and that higher imports would result in fewer power cuts. via SETimes news

“It looks like they are trying to drag it out as long as they can. Someone suggested they've got so little evidence, they are going to wait till they extradite the other two men and hope they say something incriminating about him.”

A CHARITY worker from Edinburgh is facing another five months in an Albanian jail after his trial on child abuse charges was postponed indefinitely. via Scotsman.com

“Either they succeed with their claim and are given a meal ticket for life, or they fail and return home much the wealthier. The sum of 4,000 is a fortune in most source countries.”

Comments Failed asylum seekers have been handed 36million to open businesses, including a beauty salon, a vineyard and even an ostrich farm, back in their homelands. via Daily Mail

Greek experts found that the Mediterranean diet prevents cancer. Also in news: Skopje state university opens an affiliate in Dubai, and Albania and Italy sign a co-operation agreement. via SETimes news

The U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Albania completed a joint project destroying Albania's stockpile of its largest and most dangerous surplus munitions. via State Department

Russian compromise around Kosova and Transnistria. Europe getting Russia's agreement for Kosova's formal recognition, should consent to Transnistria's formal independence. via Buzzle.com

Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was awarded the World Press Freedom Hero title. via SETimes news

“The attitudes toward homosexuality have not changed much, and they have to protect themselves”

"Could I tell my mother that I am gay? She is nearly eighty-years-old now. I would never want to cause her such trauma at this stage in her life. via IWPR

TIRANA, Albania -- International Monetary Fund representative in Tirana, Ann-Margret Westin, advised the Albanian government on Friday to raise the price of electricity to reduce the money spent on subsidising ... via SETimes news