Opposition protesters hurl petrol bombs at Albania government building
Tirana, Albania Reuters Opposition protesters pelted Albania’s government building with petrol bombs and rocks late on Tuesday, accusing state officials of involvement in organised crime and corruption after their leader was placed under house arrest. Thousands gathered in front of the government headquarters in the capital Tirana as riot police officers were called in to […]
Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighbouring North Macedonia
Tirana, Albania AP Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighbouring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania’s Culture Ministry said. The return marked the final stretch on a long, 10-year road with “much inter-institutional and international cooperation,” said Albania’s Culture Minister Elva Margariti. It also showed Albania’s commitment to “the fight against […]
Italy’s deal with Albania on migrant camps capped at 3,000 migrants
Rome, ItalyReuters Albania will hold a maximum of 3,000 migrants at any one time under a deal announced this week allowing Italy to build two migrant reception and detention camps there, official documents showed on Wednesday. The scheme is the first example of a non-EU country accepting migrants on behalf of an EU nation, and […]
Bill Clinton tells Kosovo: stop “foolishness” in Serb-majority north
Tirana, AlbaniaReuters Former US President Bill Clinton, largely credited for ending the Kosovo war more than two decades ago, on Monday told Kosovo’s government to stop its actions in the Serb majority north, where tension has flared over the past few months. Kosovo’s northern region, home to 50,000 ethnic Serbs, has recently seen its worst […]
Five nations elected to UN Security Council, but Belarus denied
United NationsReuters The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on 1st January, 2024, while Belarus – allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine – was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South Korea ran […]
UK’s Sunak says plan stopping small migrant boats is working
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday his plan to stop migrants arriving in small boats had reduced crossings by 20 per cent, an update he hopes will ease criticism from his party and in the country over immigration policy. Sunak, who is expected to lead his governing Conservative Party into a […]
Wow!: Albania designates Europe’s last ‘wild river’ as a national park
FLORION GOGA, of Reuters, reports on moves to protect the Vjosa River…
Environmentalists protest airport project near Albanian bird sanctuary
Vjose-Narte, Albania Reuters Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania’s south meant to boost tourism but which they say will endanger sanctuaries for some 200 bird species including flamingos and pelicans. The picturesque Vjose-Narte lagoon close to Albania’s Adriatic seaside is a crucial stop for flocks of […]
UK says 200 asylum-seeking children missing, some aged under 16
London, UK Reuters Two hundred asylum-seeking children, including some aged under 16, are missing from temporary hotel accommodation in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, raising new questions over ministers’ handling of migrant arrivals. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government is under pressure on two fronts over immigration: from those who say he is failing to […]
“Enough is enough”: UK PM announces crackdown on illegal immigration
London, UK Reuters Britain on Tuesday said it planned to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants who cross the English Channel from remaining in the country, as the government tries to control a surge in people arriving in small boats on its southern coast. The number of people arriving in England across the Channel […]