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UN Security Council Members Call for Emergency Ukraine Meeting

The United States, Britain, France, Albania, Norway and Ireland have requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting Thursday because of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said. "Russia is committing war crimes and targeting civilians," the British diplomatic mission to the UN said Wednesday on its Twitter account.

Asharq Al-Awsat

As it happened: Lacking support, Russia scraps UN vote on Ukraine aid resolution

Authorities in Ukraine’s Mariupol on Thursday said around 30,000 people have fled the besieged city and that they were clarifying information on possible victims of the Russian shelling of a theatre sheltering civilians a day earlier. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed German parliament via video earlier on Thursday, asking them…

France 24

Iraq food protests against spiralling prices echo early stages of the Arab Spring

Iraq has been seeing protesters take to the streets as food prices spiral upwards because of the Ukraine war. Around 500 people protested in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah a few days ago as flour suddenly rose in price by nearly a third. With food-related protests subsequently taking place in…

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Judge says police 'failing in their public duty' if they don't go after drugs gangs after 'cannabis gardener' is caught

The judge described the defendant's claim that he had been sleeping rough in Swansea and happened to met two Albanian-speaking men who offered him work in a cannabis farm as "complete and utter rubbish".

Wales Online

Kosovo arrests 50 police, customs officers in bribe probe

Kosovo's state prosecutor on Monday said it has arrested 48 policemen and two customs officers believed to have taken bribes for allowing illegal goods to enter the country. The arrested officers were working at border crossings with Albania in the southwest part of the country.

Reuters

Albania Renames Street in Capital Tirana as Free Ukraine

Albania will rename a street in its capital Tirana where the Russian and Ukrainian embassies are located as Free Ukraine to honor Ukraine's resistance to war, the mayor said on Sunday. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, NATO member Albania has joined other European countries in introducing economic sanctions and banning Russian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Albania renames street in capital Tirana as Free Ukraine

Albania will rename a street in its capital Tirana where the Russian and Ukrainian embassies are located as Free Ukraine to honour Ukraine's resistance to war, the mayor said on Sunday.

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UN Security Council set to meet as Ukraine calls for humanitarian corridors

The meeting was requested by the United States and Albania

Wales Online

Hetton-le-Hole cannabis farm looked after by illegal immigrant to pay debt to traffickers

Indrit Stuparu said his family in his homeland of Albania were under threat by people traffickers who put him to work at the Hetton-le-Hole drugs factory

Chronicle Live

Six wild rail adventures just 48 hours away from the UK by train

You can still visit glaciers and coral reefs, and see active volcanoes or wolves without getting on a plane. The journey from the UK is all part of the fun …

The Guardian - UK

Gateshead firefighter reveals how he fled war in Albania and pursued his dream career

Shortly after his arrival, Baz applied to become a firefighter, fulfilling a childhood dream, in 2005

Chronicle Live

Twelve still missing after blaze engulfs Greece-Italy ferry

Twelve people are still missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early on Friday, Greek authorities said on Saturday, as firefighters battled for a second day to control the fire and crews towed the vessel closer to the shore.

Reuters

Albania’s highest court revokes lawmakers' decision to sack president

Albania’s constitutional court has revoked parliament's vote to sack President Ilir Meta for allegedly advocating violence and violating the constitution.

Reuters

Albania court overturns president's impeachment

Albania’s Constitutional Court has overturned parliament’s impeachment of President Ilir Meta for allegedly inciting instability and showing bias before the country’s parliamentary election last year

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Man found in house with £150k worth of cannabis plants was 'the gardener'

Police found 182 cannabis plants spread across four rooms

The Independent UK

Albanian Constitutional Court judges president's impeachment

Albania’s Constitutional Court is meeting to pass judgment on Parliament’s impeachment of President Ilir Meta for violating the constitution and its decision to discharge him from his post

The Guardian - UK

Immigration limbo continues for many

Letters: Home Office | Memorable expressions | Albania | Marmalade | Great British institutions

The Independent UK

'A beautiful country': Afghan photos show Albania's welcome

Afghan evacuees in Albania have opened an exhibition on their impressions on the tiny Western Balkan country

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Albania: Afghan women start eatery to help refugees feel at home

The new restaurant run by two women offers Afghan cuisine attracting refugees as well as the local population.

The Guardian - UK

UK tourists head to Albania for ‘sense of exotic’ without long-haul flight

Tour operators are seeing rise in bookings as people look for interesting culture and history at lower price than neighbouring destinations

Benzinga

This Day In Market History: Collapse Of The Albanian Ponzi Schemes

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Jan. 25, 1997, a series of huge Ponzi schemes in Albania simultaneously collapsed. Where Was The Market? The S&P 500 was trading at 765.02 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 6660.69.

The Independent UK

Man extradited from Albania charged with murdering man in Cardiff

Gledis Mehalla, 20, is the fourth person to be arrested over the killing.

The Independent UK

Police arrest 29 for bringing people to EU on leisure boats

Authorities say police in Italy and Albania have arrested more than 20 people accused of smuggling hundreds of refugees and migrants into the European Union from Turkey on rented yachts and other leisure vessels

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey ‘Cannot Ignore’ the US, Russian Bases in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country could not ignore the presence of Russian and US bases and terrorist organizations in large parts of its neighbor to the south, Syria. Speaking to members of the Turkish press on the way back from Albania, Erdogan criticized Washington’s support for…

Wales Online

Albania is most-searched destination in rush for winter sunshine escapes

Greece is the second most popular destination, with searches up about 151 per cent, and average air fares at around £85, according to KAYAK study

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