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Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack

Albania's prime minister says the government has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff

The Independent UK

Albania cuts Iran ties, orders diplomats to go after cyber attack, PM says

Albania is ending diplomatic relations with Iran and has ordered Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave within 24 hours, after an investigation into a cyber attack in July, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Albania Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran over July Cyberattack

Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday. The move by Albania, a NATO country, was the first known case of a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

Anticipating a tough winter in light of the war in Ukraine, three Balkan states have agreed to help each other with potential food or energy shortages

The Independent UK

Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia agree to share surplus energy, food

Three western Balkan states agreed to form a joint commission to help each other cope with the threat of energy and food shortages this winter due to ongoing crises amid the war in Ukraine, Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia said on Friday.

Reuters

Spy tales: Arrests of Russian, Ukrainian and Czech interlopers at military sites rattle Albania

Seven detained in two sites, prompting demands to impose Russia tourist ban

The Independent UK

Two Russians and one Ukrainian arrested after alleged ‘spying raid’ on Albanian arms factory

Two military guards were injured by a “neo-paralyzing spray” used by one of the Russians while resisting arrest

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Two Russians and one Ukrainian arrested after suspected spying raid on Albanian arms factory

Male suspect tried to use paralysing spray on security guards after being caught trying to take photographs at the facility at Gramsh

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 179 of the invasion

Daughter of Putin ally killed in car bomb; Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns Russia ‘could try something ugly’ ahead of independence day

The Guardian - AU

What the Marble Arch Mound architects did next: a skyscraper shaped like Albania’s national hero

A building with the aquiline profile of a 15th-century warrior is the latest proposal by MVRDV to transform Tirana, the capital of Albania. But not everyone is happy with the Dutch firm’s plans

The Guardian - UK

Spain fully backs Western Balkan integration into EU

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said the Western Balkans are an integral part of the European Union, repeating his country's full support of the region's integration into the 27-member bloc

The Independent UK

Saudi Crown Prince, Albanian PM Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Athens on Wednesday. The talks focused on the bilateral relations of friendship that bind their countries and peoples. They tackled cooperation in various fields and ways to support…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Albania, North Macedonia finally start EU membership talks

Albania and North Macedonia began membership talks with the European Union on Tuesday, overcoming a series of obstacles thrown up by EU governments despite an original promise to begin negotiations in mid-2018.

Reuters

EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia

The European Union is starting the long enlargement process that aims to lead to the Albania and North Macedonia joining the bloc

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NATO in talks to build naval base in Albania, prime minister says

Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base at Porto Romano, a port under construction on its Adriatic coast, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Macron ends French EU presidency with four global summits

French President Emmanuel Macron – badly bruised during parliamentary elections that took away the absolute majority of his party group Ensemble – will focus on international politics during the last days of France's presidency of the European Union.

The Independent UK

Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit

A Bulgarian government crisis is threatening to tarnish a European Union summit that was intended to bolster the EU membership hopes of Balkan countries

Reuters

'It's a disgrace', EU hopeful Albania says of Bulgaria's veto

Bulgaria's block on North Macedonia's progress to join the European Union is a "disgrace", Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said as he arrived for a special Balkans summit with EU leaders, whom he also accused of "impotence".

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Western Balkans' promised EU future still hazy

European Union leaders will seek to offer support this week to six Western Balkan nations that have long been knocking at the bloc’s doors

Reuters

Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership

In Kosovo, which has been waiting for visa-free travel to the European Union since 2010, a restaurant owner has erected a large replica of France's famed Eiffel Tower for its diners.

The Independent UK

Albania enlists Patagonia to make wild Vjosa River a park

Albania plans to make the Vjosa River and its tributaries the country's latest national park

The Independent UK

Albania elects top general as the country’s new president

Albania’s parliament elected its top military official as the country’s new president

Reuters

Albania to choose chief of defense as president

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday that his party has picked the country's chief of defense to be the new president after failing to choose a consensus candidate with the opposition.

The Independent UK

Albania offers Soviet-built naval base to Nato ‘in these dangerous times’

The Pashaliman base located under the Vlora Bay was built in the 1950s

The Independent UK

Albania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO

The office of Albania's prime minister says the country has offered to NATO a naval base in an effort to highlight the tiny country’s value in the alliance “in these difficult times."

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