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People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Several hundred Albanian journalists staged a rally on Wednesday in capital city of Tirana, protesting the assault on a newspaper editor. The protesters gathered in front of Prime Minister Sali Berisha's office. Several threw shoes at the building. But police made no arrests at the scene. Mero Baze, editor of the newspaper Tem A, was beaten unconscious late Monday in a bar in downtown Tirana. Police...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
New Delhi - India has rejected an Albanian claim to Mother Teresa's remains because she was an Indian citizen, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha was reported to have said Saturday that his government was in neg...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Albania has asked for the return of the remains of its exiled king from France and those of Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa from India, local media reported Saturday. Prime Minister Sali Berisha said his government will establish a commission for the return of the remains of King Ahmet Zogu I and other royal family members, who were buried in a cemetery in France. "King Zogu was an architect...
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The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
As everybody knows, PA school textbooks annoy the Israelis and Japanese school textbooks annoy the Chinese and the Koreans. And so, fresh from irritating the Greeks on a daily basis, the Macedonians have decided to irk the Albanians, via the medium of, what else, an encyclopaedia : "After a wave of criticism, the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences (MANU) will cease distribution of its "Macedonian...
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gay persons of color (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
With Portugal's Socialist Party (PS), led by Prime Minister José Sócrates , winning the nation's parliamentary elections over the weekend, LGBT communities both in Portugal and internationally are watching closely to see if Mr. Socrates will fulfil a campaign promise to introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. If this is the case, Portugal will become the sixth European nation...
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 19/09/2009
Prime Minister Sali Berisha says that Albania will reluctantly set its sights on inclusion in the eurozone, due to the pressure exerted by the European currency on the local economy. You can read the rest online...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Thursday that his country hopes to eventually replace its currency lek with euro to bolster its economy. Berisha told a conference of regional central bankers that stronger euro has put an enormous pressure and great influences on the Albanian currency lek and the Albanian economy as a whole. The euro soared to 133.59 leks on Wednesday from 123.6 at the...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
The Albanian parliament approved Prime Minister Sali Berisha's new cabinet on Wednesday night, local media reported Thursday. The 65-year-old prime minister, who won re-election on June 28,received 74 "yes" vote in the 140-seat parliament. Berisha told the parliament that the new government will strive to forge closer ties with the European Union following the country's successful entry into...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Albanian President Bamir Topi has appointed Sali Berisha as the country's next prime minister, local media reported on Wednesday. Topi also called on Berisha to form the new government and Berisha was expected to hand in a list of new cabinet to the president early next week. Berisha's governing Democratic Party has won 70 seats in the country's 140-seat parliament in the June 28 general election....
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Albania’s parliament has re-elected the deputy head of Prime Minister Sali Berisha's Democratic Party, Jozefina Topalli, as assembly speaker, with 74 votes in favour and one against. You can read the rest online...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Albanian lawmakers elected a new Parliament speaker Tuesday, but the main opposition Socialists boycotted the vote. Parliament voted 74-1 voted to keep Jozefina Topalli, the last parliament speaker, to retain her post as the head of the new parliament. Topalli is the deputy leader of the governing Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha, whose party garnered 70 seats in the country's 140-seat...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
A group of leading Albania journalists and political commentators have signed an open petition opposing the appointment of indicted Republican Party head Fatmir Mediu to Premier Sali Berisha's new cabinet. You can read the rest online...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
The Albanian new parliament held its first session on Monday evening in the absence of lawmakers from the opposition Socialists. The meeting, lasting about 20 minutes, ended after the names of the 140 new members of the parliament were read and verified, which means the new parliament was born. The Socialist Party, led by Edi Rama, boycotted the meeting because it claimed the Democrats led by Prime...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Albanian opposition the Socialist Party said on Saturday that it will boycott the first session of the country's new parliament set for Monday. Opposition lawmakers met Saturday and called for an investigation into the conduct by the ruling Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha in the June 28 general election, which they claimed was rigged. The Socialist Party has said it refuses to recognize...
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