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Albania Elections
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And The Winning Soundtrack is...

23 June 2009 | By Besar Likmeta

Is there any difference between an Albanian election and a turbo-folk festival?


Former Kosovo PM Released in Bulgaria
26 June 2009 |

Bulgarian authorities on Thursday released former Kosovo prime minister Agim Ceku from custody, after he was arrested two days earlier on an international warrant requested by Serbia for alleged war crimes.

Albanians Vote With An Eye To Europe
28 June 2009 | By Besar Likmeta

At the George W. Bush café in the Albanian town of Fushe Kruja, clients were glued to the television screen on Sunday morning as they watched Albania’s parliamentary election unfold.

Yugoslav Media War Mongers Evade Justice
24 June 2009 |

Court cases have confirmed the key role of the media in spreading hatred in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, yet no journalist has been tried.

By Nidzara Ahmetasevic





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The building that served as a KLA prison at the factory compound in Kukes

KLA Ran Torture Camps in Albania locked

Kukes, Bajram Curri, Tropoja, Kruma, Prizren, Pristina and Tirana | 09 April 2009 | By Altin Raxhimi, Michael Montgomery and Vladimir Karaj

The Kosovo Liberation Army maintained a network of prisons in their bases in Albania and Kosovo during and after the conflict of 1999, eyewitnesses allege. Only now are the details of what occurred there emerging.

Girl in front of her demolished house in Jale

EXCLUSIVE- World Bank Demolished Albania Village locked

| 05 February 2009 | By Besar Likmeta and Gjergj Erebara in Tirana

A World Bank project meant to safeguard Albania’s coastal zones was used to selectively demolish parts of a village in southern Albania and leave many families homeless, according to an internal report , which additionally notes allegations of corruption and efforts by World Bank officials to cover up the events .

Wind Farm Threatens Albanian Paradise locked

| 01 December 2008 | By Besar Likmeta and Gjergj Erebara in Tirana

Continent's potentially biggest onshore wind-farm could wreak havoc with unspoiled coastline - and may be breaking the law.

Kosovo Stunned by Alleged German role in Blast locked

| 01 December 2008 | By Krenar Gashi and BIRN team in Pristina

Claims that German intelligence officers took part in bombing of EU building in Pristina have surprised Kosovars, while motives remain unclear.

Kosovo Doctors Milk State Hospitals for Private Gain locked

| 01 December 2008 | By Alban Selimi and the BIRN Kosovo Team

Undercover investigation reveals how doctors blatantly abuse jobs in state health service to recruit clients for their private clinics.

Smugglers Find Haven in Kosovo’s North locked

| 04 September 2008 | By Krenar Gashi and Muhamet Hajrullahu in Pristina and Mitrovica

Ethnic tensions in Kosovo’s northern region, bordering Serbia, create an ideal environment for traders to smuggle goods into Europe’s newest state – to the detriment of local businesses.

Charles Ingrao

Exclusive: ‘Pentagon Behind Karadzic Immunity Deal’, Expert

| 06 August 2008 | By Nidzara Ahmetasevic in Sarajevo

Balkan scholar says State Department insiders have revealed how Holbrooke came under pressure to pledge Bosnian Serb chief’s liberty.

Investors Abuse Deals to Tap Albania’s Riches locked

| 05 August 2008 | By Habjon Hasani and Shaban Sulce in Tirana

Tirana is turning a blind eye to the problem of companies controlling Albania’s mineral wealth defaulting on their contracts.




 
 

All men are not made equal.


Southern Albania’s dramatic coastline is yet untouched by the blight of modern tourism. Communism brought few benefits to the country, but it did spare the area, blessed with a sea, sand and mountains, from the ravages of package holidays.


Real estate agents, only four months ago, were adamant that residential property in central Belgrade could not drop in value.

By Ian Mihajlovic



Sit in the posh seats, or hang around the walls of the fortress. Whichever you chose, if Belgrade’s alternative music scene is your thing, this is where you should be.


World renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare was awarded on Wednesday the Prince of Asturias prize, Spain’s highest literary recognition.


With the 15th iteration of the Sarajevo Film Festival scheduled to take place this August, this event has come to be seen as a symbol of the rejuvenation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital.