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Italy’s immigration and emigration both soaring, stats agency says
WKZO - Michigan
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June 20, 2025
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -The numbers of Italians leaving their country and of foreigners moving in have soared to the highest in a decade, official data showed on Friday, fuelling national concerns about brain drain, economic decline...
Euronews Albania journalist Alice Taylor releases new book on Albania
Euronews Albania
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June 19, 2025
British journalist and writer Alice Taylor has released a new book—this time, in a different style. A visual and cultural journey through the landscapes, people, and traditions of Albania is captured in her new work “Inside Albania”, which was...
Jailed Albanian heroin dealer who kept photo of himself posing with £250,000 in cash is allowed to stay in the UK
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
The jailed Albanian heroin dealer who posed with £250,000 in cash has been told he will not be deported. Olsi Beheluli, who came to the UK when he was nine, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars over his 'senior role' in a drug-dealing ring after...
Deported criminals caught sneaking into Cornwall with 21 other illegal immigrants
Cornwall Live
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June 19, 2025
Two Albanian nationals have been sentenced having been caught trying to illegally enter Cornwall alongside other immigrants - despite previous criminal records and deportation orders. A yacht carrying Florjand Lika, 30, and Romeo Zani, 32, was...
Failed Albanian asylum seeker who worked illegally in Britain dodges jail after hitting man outside a nightclub with a corkscrew
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
A failed Albanian asylum seeker who struck a man with a corkscrew in a fracas outside a nightclub has walked free from court. Meklant Braha arrived in the UK after sneaking onto a boat to cross the English Channel three years ago. A court heard he...
Illegal immigrant behind £6M cannabis farm in abandoned WH Smith in Scots town jailed
The Scottish Sun
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June 19, 2025
AN ILLEGAL immigrant caught working in a £6million cannabis factory located in a former WH Smith shop has been jailed for three years and three months. Petrit Gjuraj, 24, paid £20,000 to come from Albania to work in a large-scale drugs cultivation...
Mediterranean heritage on display in Albania’s National Library
Gazeta Tema
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June 19, 2025
Over 700 rare books, maps, and manuscripts — some dating back to the 1300s — are now on display in Tirana as part of the “Memory of the Mediterranean” exhibition at Albania’s National Library. The month-long exhibition opened as part of Tirana’s...
Zagreb Ranked Among Top 3 Budget-Friendly Cities in Europe by Time Out
The Dubrovnik Times
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Zagreb has been named one of the most budget-friendly cities in Europe, securing third place on Time Out’s new list of affordable urban getaways. Only Tirana (Albania) and Sofia (Bulgaria) ranked higher, while Sarajevo also made the list at sixth...
Diplomat Or Spy? Why US Put Iran’s Envoy To Pakistan On Most Wanted List
Zee News
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Washington: The United States has placed three Iranian nationals, including Iran’s sitting ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghaddam, on its FBI Most Wanted list. The names appeared in a statement released by the Federal Bureau of...
4iG strikes strategic partnerships with UAE giants e&, Mubadala, EDGE Group during president’s official visit to Budapest
BNE Intellinews
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Hungary’s 4iG Group signed preliminary strategic cooperation agreements on July 17 with two of the United Arab Emirates’ most prominent companies, telecoms and technology group e& and sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company. 4iG's space...
Wizz Air axes flights from massive Middle East hub forcing customers to rebook
Metro
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July 14, 2025
Wizz Air is stopping the flights after four years (Picture: Getty Images) If you were planning on heading to Abu Dhabi this autumn, you might want to look a little closer at your travel options, as Wizz Air is set to stop all flights to and from...
The floral chef behind downtown Phoenix's late-night cafe
AZ Central - Arizona
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The restaurant features a unique blend of Albanian, Italian, and other international flavors, including a "Dubai pistachio cream tiramisu." The restaurant's decor is inspired by the "City of Flowers," Përmet, Albania, the owner's birthplace....
Iran’s envoy to Pakistan ‘widely respected,’ FO says after FBI puts Moghadam on ‘most wanted list’
Pakistan Today
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July 16, 2025
He is entitled to all the privileges, immunities and respect due to being an ambassador, that too, from a friendly neighboring country: FO spokesperson ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday stressed that Iran’s Ambassador to the...
Ex-wife of UC Berkeley professor, four others arrested in his killing
The Mercury News - California
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July 16, 2025
Greek authorities charged the ex-wife of a UC Berkeley economics professor in an alleged scheme to gun him down as he walked to visit their twin children, a media outlet in Greece reported this week. Investigators also arrested at least four men —...
How to approach 'accurate' Information in the digital age?
Bianet
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July 15, 2025
The digital age has brought an unprecedented abundance of information. We are no longer just consumptive actors, but also producers. Countless data, news, and comments appear on our screens every moment. Every piece of content is presented as...
Ex-Wife and Four Men Arrested for Murder of UC Berkeley Professor in Greece
Greek Reporter
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July 17, 2025
Greek police have apprehended the ex-wife of murdered UC Berkeley Professor Przemysław Jeziorski, her companion and three other men in relation to the crime that took place in Athens on July 4. Photo of the Sather Tower (the Campanile), the center...
Where is Jared Kushner?
The Spectator Australia
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July 15, 2025
Where is Jared Kushner? In the first Trump term, as senior advisor to the President, he was everywhere and into everything. At home, he designed policies and plotted re-election efforts. Abroad, he orchestrated the Abraham Accords, which...
Asylum seekers: Numbers seeking international protection in Ireland fell by 43% this year
The Irish Times
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There has been a sharp drop-off in the number of people who have come from Palestine to Ireland to claim asylum this year. Last year, there were 957 international protection applications by Palestinian people. At around 80 applications a month, it...
60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press
American Civil Liberties Union
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July 17, 2025
The United States used to set the standard for press freedom. Now, it’s dropped its status as a worldwide leader, according to Reporters Without Borders. President Donald Trump has spearheaded a historic attack on press freedom in the United...
Iran’s envoy to Pakistan ‘widely respected’, says FO after FBI adds him to most wanted list
Dawn
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July 16, 2025
Pakistan on Wednesday stressed that Iran’s envoy in Islamabad, Reza Amiri Moghadam, was “widely respected” after the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) added him to its Most Wanted list for his alleged role in the 2007...