The opposition in Albania on Wednesday spoke up at the Constitutional Court against the ratification of a contentious deal the government has signed with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Last month, Albanian Prime
Dramatic footage has been published by UK police of the arrest of a number of gang members – including their Albanian leader who had a huge picture of Scarface in his flat – after their cocaine empire was brought down. A number
A pair of illegal immigrants who bungled a burglary have said they were glad to be kicked out of the UK because it is too cold. Sebastiano Gjoni, 23, and Skelidano Koliqi, 26, targeted a £1.5million mansion in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, but
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama didn’t mince words Wednesday while criticizing Russia’s attempt to block Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from speaking at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. Rama noted that the notice of speaking orders was given in
I learned the words for dinghy, journey and England in Albanian and the internet did the rest. Popping this combination into the search bar revealed a litany of human traffickers all offering deals to take a small boat to Britain. We like
Albanian migrants are using a new smuggling route to the UK as an alternative to small boats, according to reports. People smugglers are providing passage in lorries from Santander on the north coast of Spain to Portsmouth for £14,000. The route is
Albanian special prosecutors demanded on Monday that a lawmaker and former deputy prime minister be arrested on corruption charges, accusing him of failing to declare his assets and other criminal offenses. The Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime, in charge
Albanian authorities on Tuesday raided a camp for members of the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq to seize 150 computer devices allegedly linked to prohibited political activities, and several people were injured. Albanian Interior Minister Bledi Cuci and the head of the
The State Department has found itself in a precarious position after dozens of Iranian dissidents seeking safe haven in Albania were reportedly injured Tuesday and one allegedly killed in a camp raid by state police after the inhabitants were accused of plotting
Albanian migrants to the UK are unlikely to be at risk in their own country or require asylum, a cross-party group of MPs has found. However, more needs to be done to support the Albanian victims of people smuggling, especially women, the