Faruk Fatih Ozer, the Turkish businessman wanted by Turkish authorities on charges of masterminding a mega-cryptocurrency scam, has been arrested in Albania and is expected to be extradited to Turkey, the Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday. Ozer, the 28-year-old CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, is accused of one of the biggest financial frauds in […]
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Albania: The two Russians and the Ukrainian accused of espionage remain in custody
An Albanian court today ordered the detention of two Russians and a Ukrainian suspected of espionage who were arrested on Saturday when they tried to force their way into an arms factory, injuring two soldiers. “The court’s view is that they should remain at the disposal of justice until the investigation is completed,” Elbasan court […]
Albania: Two Russians and a Ukrainian arrested after trying to enter arms factory
Two Russians and a Ukrainian tried to enter an arms factory in Albania, injuring the two soldiers who prevented them, as the Albanian Ministry of Defense announced last Saturday night. “Three citizens with Russian and Ukrainian passports tried to enter the factory” in the central Albanian town of Grams, the ministry said. “The officers guarding […]
Albania ‘saved’ Kosovo from planned blackouts
Kosovo has suspended planned blackouts to deal with the energy crisis, as power producers in neighboring Albania offered to provide much-needed energy supplies for the breakaway Serbian province to meet its needs. Albania’s KESH provided assistance to Kosovo’s Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK), allowing Kosovo authorities not to go ahead with consumption cuts that were scheduled […]
Albania: A large fire threatens five Greek minority villages
A large fire that broke out on Friday afternoon threatens five Greek minority villages in the Municipality of Dropoli of Argyrokastro, namely: Grapsi, Liougari, Frastani, Goritsa and Terichati. As ERT broadcasts, the front of the fire several kilometers long is approaching the first houses of three villages, while so far it has burned thousands of […]
Former Prime Minister Berisha was banned from entering the UK
Albania’s former prime minister and president Sali Berisha announced on Friday that he has been banned from entering the UK for “organised crime links” and “corruption”, charges he denies. On Thursday, the British embassy in Tirana tweeted that “this week the UK took action against a number of Albanians for links to organized crime and […]
EU: Albania, North Macedonia accession negotiations started – ‘Historical moment’
LAST UPDATE: 11.59 The European Union has started accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, announced the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “It is a historic moment,” said the president of the Commission. “This is what your citizens have been waiting for for so long and they deserve it,” he added. […]
The sale of Alpha Bank Albania has been completed
By Leonidas Stergiou Alpha Bank has completed the sale of Alpha Bank Albania to OTP Bank Plc, which was announced with the strategic plan “tomorrow”. The sale plan was codenamed Riviera and was part of the Group’s overall plan to highlight goodwill from its subsidiaries amounting to 800 million euros. Alpha Bank Group completed the […]
Borrell-Blinken: Albania and North Macedonia are ready to take the next step towards EU membership
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken welcomed the EU’s proposal to find a solution to the dispute between North Macedonia and Bulgaria and pointed out that the Skopje decision will be important for their European path. “At this critical moment in European history, marked by […]
Albania: Thousands of conservative opposition supporters demonstrate against Edi Rama
Thousands of right-wing opposition supporters in Albania demonstrated against the Socialist Party government in the capital Tirana on Thursday, with the leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, in a speech demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Mr. Berisha – whose supporters marched to the seat of the government, with no serious incidents […]