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Tirana mayor challenges validity of corruption probe
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 18 (TemA) – Tirana’s mayor, Erion Veliaj, has filed a motion with Albania’s Special Court against Corruption and Organised Crime, seeking to annul investigative acts carried out by the Special Prosecutor’s Office. In a 77-page filing,...
Linda Rama: Between family, work and Albania’s future
Gazeta Tema
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August 18, 2025
I would never have thought of it myself if Linda hadn’t reminded me: Nila, it’s been 12 years since I last appeared on a cover. My journalistic instinct kicked in immediately. I tried to recall the last time I had read an interview with Linda Rama...
Media Review: August 18
Bulgarian News Agency
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All media outlets reported that Maria Filipova has collected the most points (15) after a hearing for the post of Deputy Ombudsman. Her candidacy was submitted to the National Assembly by Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva. Filipova is the current...
Carat Retains Vodafone Media
MediaPost
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Dentsu agency Carat has retained the media buying account for European telecom giant Vodafone across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with an extended three-year contract starting in January. The renewal follows a competitive review....
Rugby’s family fortunes: From a Hollywood movie star dad to a World-Cup winning auntie
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
When the loosehead prop Hannah Botterman made her England debut, on the sidelines, her aunt shed a tear; knowing full well what it meant to wear the Red Rose for the first time. Jane Everett also knows what it feels like to lift the Rugby World...
UAE team continues extinguishing wildfires in Albania
Gulf News
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TIRANA: The UAE rescue team is continuing its efforts to extinguish wildfires in several areas of the Republic of Albania, in coordination with the relevant authorities. This comes as part of the UAE’s ongoing support for international...
World News | UAE Rescue Team Continues Efforts to Extinguish Wildfires in Albania
Latestly
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August 17, 2025
Tirana [Albania], August 17 (ANI/WAM): The UAE rescue team is continuing its efforts to extinguish wildfires in several areas of the Republic of Albania, in coordination with the relevant authorities. This comes as part of the UAE's ongoing...
UAE rescue team tackling wildfires in Albania for sixth day
The National News
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A rescue team from the UAE remains in Albania where it is helping attempts to extinguish wildfires that have forced residents from their homes and caused widespread damage. The team continues to provide support to tackle the fires after an...
Albanian drug dealer goads Britons online as he laughs at 'ease' of getting into Britain
GB News
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August 16, 2025
An Albanian migrant who arrived to Britain by boat took to social media to gloat about how "easy" Britain was to reach after fleeing from his asylum hotel. Elvis Zoto, 22, boasted about illegally entering the country and even posted his Home...
World News | UAE Rescue Team Intensifying Field Operations to Extinguish Forest Fires in Albania
Latestly
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August 16, 2025
Tirana [Albania] August 16 (ANI/WAM): The UAE rescue team continues, for the fifth consecutive day, its efforts to extinguish forest fires raging in several areas of Albania, in coordination with local authorities. The team is intensifying its...
How to watch South Africa v Australia: Live streams, TV details for Rugby Championship opener
Rugby World
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August 16, 2025
The biggest rugby tournament in the southern hemisphere gets underway in Johannesburg. Watch South Africa v Australia as the 2025 Rugby Championship kicks off at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. This guide will tell you everything you need to know to...
Jim Belushi ready to feel the ‘fun spirit’ of RI music scene
Independent - Rhode Island
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Jim Belushi has a lot going on these days. Along with a successful acting career that includes roles in films such as “Trading Places,” “About Last Night…,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “K-9,” “Jingle All The Way,” and “Wag the Dog,” he’s also involved...
The Albanian small boat migrant who flooded the streets with crack cocaine after boasting about how easy it was to sneak into Britain
Daily Mail
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August 16, 2025
An Albanian small boat migrant began dealing crack cocaine after fleeing his luxury asylum hotel. Elvis Zoto, 22, gloated on social media about entering the UK illegally and even posted a photo of his Home Office registration form showing his...
Albanian Laura Woods shows off sideboob and wears see-through top in stunning snaps as fans say ‘my goodness’
The Sun
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August 14, 2025
EVA MURATI has sent fans wild after showing off her sideboob in a see-through top. The stunning TV presenter has often been labelled as the Albanian Laura Woods. 22 Eva Murati has stunned fans with her latest post on social mediaCredit:...
Moldova could be placed ahead of Ukraine in EU membership pecking order — media
TASS
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August 15, 2025
BRUSSELS, August 15. /TASS/. The European Union is considering ways to speed up Moldova's accession to the community, placing it ahead of Ukraine in the EU membership pecking order, Politico reported, citing sources. "Brussels is considering...
With Investment Favours, Albania’s Government Chips Away at Media Freedom
Balkan Insight
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August 15, 2025
The owners of Vizion Plus, the third biggest TV station, have also benefitted from ‘strategic investor’ status. The policy was introduced under a special law in 2015, supposed to run for three years; it has repeatedly been extended since, turning...
UAE Rescue Team continues forest firefighting operations in Albania
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 14, 2025
Tirana [Albania], August 14 (ANI/ WAM): The UAE Rescue Team is continuing its efforts for the fourth consecutive day to extinguish multiple wildfires in various locations across the Republic of Albania, in close coordination with Albanian...
Albania’s anti-corruption unit shakes political elite, challenging decades of impunity
Weekly Blitz
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August 12, 2025
Albania’s anti-corruption unit shakes political elite, challenging decades of impunity In Albania, a country where public skepticism toward politics has long been matched only by cynicism about justice, a new player has entered the stage – and it...
World News | UAE Rescue Team Continues Forest Firefighting Operations in Albania
Latestly
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August 14, 2025
Tirana [Albania], August 14 (ANI/ WAM): The UAE Rescue Team is continuing its efforts for the fourth consecutive day to extinguish multiple wildfires in various locations across the Republic of Albania, in close coordination with Albanian...
Albanians cheer corruption cleanup
Christian Science Monitor
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August 12, 2025
Strategically located on the Adriatic Sea, between Eastern and Western Europe, Albania is a small country. However, after the downfall of a repressive communist regime in the early 1990s, it gained an outsize reputation as a hub of organized crime...