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Vucic: Pristina's police pointed guns at Danilo but could not make him take his shirt off
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said last night Pristina's police had pointed guns at his son Danilo after pulling over his car near Podujevo, Kosovo-Metohija, on Wednesday and demanded that he take off a shirt reading Surrender Is Not An Option, but that he had refused to comply.
Six migrant traffickers arrested after opening fire on Albanian border police
Albanian police on Friday said they have arrested six migrant traffickers for allegedly organizing an illegal border crossing for people from Arab countries and opening fire on border police. No injures were reported.
Dendias, Albanian counterpart discuss the jailing of ethnic Greek mayor
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias discussed on Monday the jailing of an elected ethnic Greek mayor with his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, during a meeting in Brussels, the foreign ministry said.
Beleri wins Himara mayoral race in Albania’s local elections
Fredi Beleri, the candidate representing the Greek minority, emerged victorious over his opponent Jorgo Goro, who had the backing of the Edi Rama government, in the race for the mayor of Himara in Albania's local elections.
The official results were announced Monday after an earlier interruption in the vote counting process.
Albanian FM dismisses Greek protest over minority detainee
The detention of a mayoral candidate belonging to the Greek minority in Albania has raised tensions between the two neighboring countries.
Greece's Foreign Ministry released a statement Saturday demanding the release of Dionysis-Fredi Beleri, a candidate for mayor of the Albanian city of Himare, which has a strong Greek minority presence.
Athens Condemns Alleged Vote-Buying Arrest of Greek Politician in Albania
A Greek expatriate mayoral candidate in the southern Albanian municipality of Himara, Fredi Beleri, was arrested at midnight on Thursday by the Albanian police outside his business premises on suspicion of paying people for their votes, causing strong condemnation from officials in Athens.
Albania to extradite fugitive crypto boss today
Faruk Fatih Özer, arrested by Albanian police for defrauding investors on his cryptocurrency platform, Thodex, was extradited to Türkiye on April 20, the Albanian Supreme Court has ordered.
Türkiye issued an international arrest warrant in April 2021 for the fugitive businessman after he fled with a reported $20 million in investors' assets.
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Socialist Party Candidate’s Son Accused of Vote Buying in Albania Election
Albanian police on Tuesday blocked a private minivan at Kruma carrying packages labelled "Rezerva Materiale Shtetërore", (State Material Reserves), following complaints by opposition activists in a mayoral election that the ruling Socialists were engaged in vote buying in this remote area in northern Albania.
Albanian TV Station Guard Shot Dead in Mystery Killing
Albanian Police building. Photo: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA
Unidentified gunmen early on Monday shot dead a 60-year-old security guard at the premises of national television station Top Channel, Albanian police announced. The event happened under unclear circumstances, they said.
Prying Eyes: Illegal Cameras Reveal Crime’s Hold on Albania
Albanian police have recently dismantled some 451 illegally erected CCTV cameras, which experts see as a worrying sign of the power of organised crime structures.