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Ambassador Faisal bin Ghazi Hifzi: Saudi Arabia Cultural Week, a Bridge of Communication Between the Two Countries
Tirana Times
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September 4, 2025
Change font size: - + Reset On the eve of Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Week, which will take place in Tirana from September 16–20 at the Palace of Congresses, the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Republic of Albania, Mr....
Goals and Highlights: Gibraltar 0-1 Albania in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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September 4, 2025
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There’s a new eparch in the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church — what is that?
The Pillar
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September 3, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Fr. Raffaele De Angelis as Eparch of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, located in Sicily. Italo-Albanian Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite, Lungro, Italy. Public Domain. The...
INTERPOL Santo Domingo arrests Albanian fugitive tied to European drug network
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The National Police, through the INTERPOL Santo Domingo National Central Bureau (NCB), arrested Albanian citizen Soni Pepa, 40, who was wanted by judicial authorities in his country under Red Notice No. A-11907/8-2025 for alleged...
Cannabis farm worth around £80k uncovered in Dudley after immigration 'dawn raid'
Express & Star
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September 4, 2025
The discovery came after National Crime Agency officers conducted a series of dawn raids as part of an ongoing investigation into organised immigration crime. Officers arrested six people as part of the coordinated operation on Thursday, which...
Geghard Foundation appealING to Holy Synod of Russian Orthodox Church: Archpriest Alexei Nikonorov "brings grist to the mill" of Azerbaijani propaganda
Arminfo
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ArmInfo.The Geghard Scientific and Analytical Foundation of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia expresses its protest regarding the publications of the "candidate of theology", Archpriest Alexei Nikonorov, in the Moscow...
‘The Church’s credibility depends on character,’ says theological education leader, urging schools to recover the tradition of virtue education
Christian Daily International
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September 4, 2025
Dr. Marvin Oxenham speaks during the 19th Global Consultation of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE), held March 3–7, 2025, in Tirana, Albania. Christian Daily International Dr. Marvin Oxenham believes the...
Government scraps ‘Britain is bad’ campaign to scare away Albanian migrants
The i paper
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September 4, 2025
Questions were raised about the scheme's effectiveness, while critics dubbed it a waste of public money that talked Britain down An expensive Government-funded social media campaign to deter Albanian migrants from illegally moving to Britain has...
Dirty Water: Albania’s Polluted Rivers Need Cleaning Now, Activist Says
Balkan Insight
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September 4, 2025
Over the past year, Denisa Kasa has been walking along, documenting, raising awareness about and organising clean-ups of six rivers in Albania. Initially, the 25-year-old activist started walking along the river Erzen, which stretches for 108...
'Children of immigrants' turned viral superstars taking travel vlogs to the next level
The Mirror
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August 30, 2025
A trio of British friends have been flipping the YouTube travel genre on its head by visiting their immigrant parents’ homelands – now, in a bid to make their travels their full time job, they're planning to release "the best series yet" and it's...
Average Gross Wage up 11.7% y/y
Albanian Daily News
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Albania's average weighted gross monthly wage rose by 11.7% year-on-year to Lek 83,906 (Dollar 1001/Euro 863.8) in the second quarter of 2025, following a 11.6% annual rise in the first quarter, the statistical office said. The highest average...
Why Annabelle McDonnell puts spotlight on PH textiles in Miss Globe 2025 journey
Rappler
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September 13, 2025
MANILA, Philippines – No matter how cliche it sounds, highlighting Philippine culture on an international stage has always been important for Binibining Pilipinas queen Annabelle Mae McDonell. So that’s what she intends to do again as the pride of...
Even Bosnia and Herzegovina Alarmed for a Cargo of Peaches with pesticides from Albania
Albanian Daily News
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After Croatia even Bosnia and Herzegovina was alarmed after a cargo with peaches from Albania with high level of pesticides entered in their market. The authorities after controls said that the fruits had high levels of pesticides, especially the...
Book of condolences for Anagnosti, Kosovo honors the master of Albanian cinema
Euronews Albania
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September 3, 2025
The Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Kosovo has honored the legacy of renowned director Dhimitër Anagnosti by opening a book of condolences following his passing on September 1. In his address, Albania’s ambassador to Kosovo, Petrit Malaj,...
Services dominate in Albania and the Balkans
Gazeta Tema
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September 3, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 3 (TemA) – Services dominate jobs across much of the Balkans. In Albania, services lead employment, agriculture has dropped below one third, and industry remains shallow. Tourism, retail, education and health continue to add roles....
Spence hopes to inspire as first Muslim England player
BBC
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September 3, 2025
Before 15 December last year, Spence had played just 64 minutes of Premier League football in the 2024-25 season. After that date, he completed 90 minutes in 19 of Spurs' subsequent 22 league games. The transformation was stark. Spence was so far...
‘We need each other as helpers, friends, companions, and partners’ to strengthen the Church’s mission, says European Evangelical Alliance co-leader Connie Duarte
Christian Daily International
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Connie Main Duarte (left) and Jan Wessels serve as co-general secretaries of the European Evangelical Alliance. Duarte says “Hope for Europe” 2026 in Albania will strengthen unity across nations and highlight hope in Christ as the foundation for...
Albanian illegal immigrant caught selling drugs to pay off £4k 'dinghy debt' to smugglers
Daily Express
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August 29, 2025
An Albanian illegal immigrant deported last year came back to the UK on a dinghy and was caught dealing drugs for a second time, it emerged today. Valentin Roci, 27, told Basildon Crown Court he had re-entered the UK on a dinghy after already...
On immigration, Trump doesn’t have a copyright on cruelty
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Detention camps, violent rhetoric, physical harm, deportations to third-party countries under brutal regimes — Donald Trump did not invent the playbook on callousness toward immigrants. The European Union, winner of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, got...
Inside FoRB and Politics: Fernanda San Martin Carrasco on Challenges and Progress in Religious Freedom (Part II)
The European Times
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September 2, 2025
The European Times talked with her about IPPFoRB, her commitment to FoRB and the state of health of religious freedom in the world On 12 June last, Ms Fernanda San Martin Carrasco was on a mission in Brussels and participated in the Roundtable...