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Albanians push FYROM to fix name with Greece
Macedonia’s ethnic Albanians are urging the government to reach a deal with Greece over the name issue that has dogged the two neighbors for the past 18 years, local media reported. The ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), a junior partner in the coalition government, has set a deadline for its senior ethnic partner,... »
Newsnotes: Star’s stolen car found in Albania
Albanian police said that they have seized a car stolen from AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, in Tirana, capital city of Albania. Police found the Range Rover in the hands of an Albanian man. After further check they discovered the car which belonged to the Italian footballer, stolen in late 2006. The Albanian man told police... »
Albanian Imam arrested for terrorism
Albanian authorities had charged a man for inciting terror acts, local media reported on Tuesday. The General Prosecutor’s office said the 31-year-old Artan Kristo was arrested Monday in the port city of Durres, about 30 km west of the capital city of Tirana. Kristo, also know as Muhamed Abdullah, was a local imam. He was accused... »
Albania rally against vote fraud
Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters took to street on Saturday to demand a full investigation into the alleged vote fraud by the ruling Democrats. Socialist Party leader Edi Rama, who joined his supporters gathering outside Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s office, told the rally that free parliamentary elections had been undermined by the vote-rigging and called... »
Albania wants remains of Mother Teresa, king
Albania has asked for the return of the remains of its exiled king from France and those of Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa from India, local media reported Saturday. Prime Minister Sali Berisha said his government will establish a commission for the return of the remains of King Ahmet Zogu I and other royal family... »
Albanian oil tycoon pitches for AC Milan
Albanian oil tycoon Rezart Taci is prepared to purchase AC Milan for 700 million euros (C$1.09 billion), even though Silvio Berlusconi has not put the club up for sale. “We’ve spoken about it. He told me that he doesn’t intend to sell, but I know that if he turns in that direction he would look... »
Albania seeks consolidation of Balkan conquests
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Monday that the time has come to consolidate territorial acquisitions that ethnic Albanian extremists made throughout the Balkans, although in a statement today Berisha is denying he said that and instead claims that Albania and the Kosovo Albanian separatists seek EU membership. Berisha now says the “national ideal of... »
Albania elections below standards
Albania showed significant improvements in holding general elections in June but still fails to fully meet international standards, vote monitors said in a report Monday. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe noted problems at ballot counting centers during the June 28 vote, as well as examples of “attempts to influence voters, and pressure... »
Albanians block EU organ harvest probe
The European Union (EU)’s efforts to probe the Serb allegations that Serb civilians had been kidnapped in Kosovo in 1999, taken to Albania and had organs removed ran into obstacles in Albania where angry local people blocked the investigation, local media reported Tuesday. A family in northern Albania on Monday refused to meet the Council... »
EU gets Albanian organ traffic evidence
Serbia has given an EU envoy what it regards as evidence that Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian guerrillas allegedly removed the organs of kidnapped Serb civilians and sold them, an official said Tuesday. Swiss Senator Dick Marty is leading the Council of Europe probe into the allegations of trafficking in kidneys, livers and other organs during the... »
