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“The Albanian Prime Minister, with the support of the international community from the beginning of this case, has shown his position”

Among those arrested are three Greeks, one of whom has an extensive criminal record. Additionally, there is one Albanian and one Croatian.

A large group of illegal migrants was caught last night by the police on the Ring Road in Sofia.

They were caught in a minibus with Albanian registration, driven by a 25-year-old Albanian, which was stopped for a check.

Police identified 31 men who said they were from Afghanistan. They were taken to the police station for questioning.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated on Wednesday that the newly elected ethnic Greek mayor of Himare in Albania, Fredi Beleris, must be released and that he does not understand the continuation of his detention. 

“What kind of Italian or Albanian is anyone if they always follow the law?”

Activists say the inclusion of two brothers from a remote Albanian village to a list of world's 'most-wanted' criminals - for cutting down trees for fuel - shows environmental crime is not being prioritised fairly.

It is believed to be gang-related between Albanian groups

Turkey's huge ethnic Albanian community is increasingly melting into the mainstream and losing its identity - but some are resisting the trend.

The Association of Kosovo Journalists, KJA, condemned an attack on journalist Ensar Ramadani on Wednesday after he claimed the Acting Trade Minister, Endrit Shala, assaulted him at a hospital.

The US embassy in Tirana said on Tuesday that it is working on a blacklist of current and former officials in Albania who it considers corrupt and to be working against the interests of the United States.