While recently the police is loudly conducting operations to arrest the so-called “tough guys”, media has been propagating the idea that target of these operations was Lulzim Berisha, the head of the Durres gang. Despite the media referring to sources close to the Police and Prosecution, this claim seems to be untrue. On October 21,
The State Police failed to arrest Klement Balili and Lulzim Berisha in two large operations on Sunday, in Saranda and Durres. Klement Balili On 21th October, The Special Police Force and RENEA team searched for Klement Balili in Saranda, Vlora and Delvin. According to police, an informant had supplied information regarding Balili’s whereabouts in an
Why we wrote this: Albania is short of mosques, and Turkey is building one in the capital for free. So why are Albanian Muslims not all happy about this? With its four minarets towering over the Albanian parliament next door, no visitor can miss the Great Mosque of Tirana. When completed in 2019, the hulking new
Yesterday, in a meeting with the press, Minister of Economy and Finance Arben Ahmetaj, rejected the claim that the government gives higher end-of-year bonuses to retirees, whenever there is an upcoming election: The way in which our solidarity packet is delivered has nothing to do with election years. Look at the times we award bonuses,
Arten Ramosaço, former husband of the Vetting Commissioner Valbona Sanxhaktari and father of their daughter, is one of thirty members of the criminal organization “Hakmarrja për Drejtësi” arrested in 1996. This fact was initially made public by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, and was later confirmed by a number of media outlets. Hakmarrja organization was
Socialist MP Jurgis Çyrbja has spoken on the phone, at least twice, with Gilmando Dani, Emiljano Shullazi’s right hand. In these conversations, the MP informs Dani of the Prosecution Office’s actions, even though the Çyrbja himself denies this fact. According to Balkanweb, the Serious Crimes Prosecution investigation, started in 2016, has found among Shullazi and
In recent days there have been several rumors about a possible deal between Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vuçić regarding a possible exchange of territories or “border correction” that would create the conditions for the official recognition of Kosovo by Serbia. During an interview with KosovaPress, Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi stated
It appears that Prime Minister Edi Rama only speaks out for the protection of cultural heritage when he is in the opposition: Edi Rama, in November 2010, speaking against the Berisha government’s decision to demolish the Tirana pyramid in order to build the Parliament building: As a man of culture and art, I cannot accept
On Sunday, the Albanian police, in collaboration with the Italian branch of Interpol, found around €3.5 million hidden in two Toyota Yaris vehicles, belonging to an Albanian transport company, on the Ancona–Bari ferry. The two vehicles were coming from Belgium, with a transit in Italy. The Albanian police operation was launched following the notification from
Albania has the capacity and experience to be able to host up to 600,000 Syrian refugees. The Kosova war is an example of this. Deputy Minister of Interior Julian Hodaj stated the above during an interview with the German television ZDF, that was made public by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Hodaj’s declaration comes after