Real Madrid vs Manchester City halted by pitch invader as chaotic Champions League tie leaves Bernabeu rocking A fan ran on the pitch flying what appeared to be an Albanian flag as extra-time commenced. Daily Record · May 4, 2022
Academic Lea Ypi wins Ondaatje prize for memoir Award given for books that evoke the spirit of place goes to work that chronicles the author’s coming-of-age in Albania during the fall of communism The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022
Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 4 2022 that Britain would relocate some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda. The plan was condemned by the opposition as well as human rights groups such as Amnesty International. The UK has settled on Rwanda after earlier reports that… The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022
Fury as Tories unveil 'cruel' plan to send asylum seekers to RWANDA - 5,000 miles away Priti Patel will sign a deal with Rwanda after months of attempts to 'offshore' migrants in Albania and Ghana collapsed. Boris Johnson will boast he is 'taking back control of illegal immigration' Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2022
Albania seeks to pursue EU membership separately from N. Macedonia Albania will ask the European Union if it can pursue its membership bid separately from its neighbour North Macedonia which continues to face a Bulgarian veto, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday. Reuters · Apr 7, 2022
'Trafficked' Albanian drug crew found 'locked' in Lanarkshire cannabis farm They were freed after 10 months in jail awaiting trial accused of helping to man a £400,000 Scots cannabis farm Daily Record · Apr 3, 2022
'Trafficked' Albanian drug crew 'locked' in Muirhead cannabis farm released after 10 months in jail They were accused of helping to man a £400,000 Scots cannabis farm that contained more than 1400 plants. Glasgow Live · Apr 2, 2022
'Trafficked' Albanian drug crew 'locked' in Scots cannabis farm freed after 10 months in jail awaiting trial They were accused of helping to man a £400,000 Scots cannabis farm that contained more than 1400 plants. Daily Record · Apr 2, 2022
Lee Carsley speaks out on Nottingham Forest star's international debut Djed Spence made his England under-21s debut in their 3-0 win over Albania Nottingham Post · Mar 30, 2022
Germany says Albania and North Macedonia should be allowed to swiftly join EU Olaf Scholz warns that delay will leave Western Balkans open to ‘outside influence’ like Russia The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
It's time for EU accession talks with Western Balkans -German chancellor Talks on Albania's and North Macedonia's accession to the European Union need to start as soon as possible because any delay will make Western Balkans vulnerable to outside influence, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday. Reuters · Mar 28, 2022
Flo Balogun makes Arsenal admission as striker names one area Middlesbrough loan has improved The forward will lead the line for England Under-21 away to Albania tomorrow night believing he is a far more mature player since moving north on loan Football London · Mar 28, 2022
Spain beats Albania in return to Barcelona after 18 years Spain received a warm welcome in its first match in Barcelona in 18 years The Hindu · Mar 27, 2022
Albanian opposition leader resigns after party split The leader of the Albanian opposition Democratic Party Lulzim Basha resigned on Monday following months of stalemate between him and former head of party over leadership.Former president and prime minister Sali Berisha has been challenging Basha for months since he was thrown out of the party last year after Washington… Reuters · Mar 21, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022 I grew up in a paranoid dictatorship. Isolating Russia won’t bring Europe peace Albania’s history teaches that only dialogue and integration end the cycle of war, says Lea Ypi of the LSE
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022 Brentford’s David Raya backed to make most of first Spain call-up The Bees stopper has been included in the squad for the friendlies against Albania and Iceland
Manchester Evening News · Mar 18, 2022 Luis Enrique hints why Manchester United star David de Gea has been left out of Spain squad David de Gea has not been included in the Spain squad for their upcoming friendlies with Albania and Iceland.
Leeds Live · Mar 18, 2022 Diego Llorente named in Spain squad to become latest Leeds United player to receive international call-up Llorente and his Spain teammates are set to face matches with Albania and Iceland
The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2022 Morning mail: Russia accused of war crimes in Ukraine, flood victims still without housing, La Niña’s long run Friday: Russia has been accused by the UK, the US, France, Albania, Ireland and Norway of war crimes, and France says Putin is only pretending to negotiate. Plus: when will eastern Australia’s wet weather end?
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2022 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.
France 24 · Mar 16, 2022 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…
The Conversation · Mar 16, 2022 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…
Wales Online · Mar 15, 2022 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".
Reuters · Mar 14, 2022 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.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022 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…