Who abducted the Egyptians, the FBI or the Albanian lawyers?

Brokaj: Corruption will bring down the state. Fino is talking nonsense; Malaj is the epicenter Who abducted the Egyptians, the FBI or the Albanian lawyers? “Korbi” caught red-handed. Judge boycotts Alimucaj trial Page 2

Kosovo is winning the war

. Milošević’s death is coming from the deserters. Without an organic, instinctive national aspiration, which does not need to be forcefully formulated, nations cannot emerge as great powers. Only those who, in some indeterminate way, manage spontaneously to create an outburst of patriotic desires that inspire and affirm, in order to discover and assert their identity, transform themselves into an entity that stands out more than others. These are today the fighters of the KLA, who are fighting for Kosovo’s independence and for Ethnic Albania. Their desire reflects a sense of a high mission, expressed in the dedication of countless individuals who bear the mark of a shared commitment to the glory and great destiny of national greatness. This particular desire is successfully blending the initiative of ordinary people with the greater collective good, which corresponds to a civilizing mission. Faced with this reality, continued on page 3

Prosecutor’s Office penalizes Spartak Ngjela

After Parliament, investigators also enter the March game. The lawyer counterattacks: They have no idea what a parliamentary commission means Page 2

“Republika”: two pages from the France ’98 World Cup

The French celebrate; the Italians curse Di Biaxhia’s foot. Maradona sets off for France. The Croatian president arrives. Milan digs through the German bench. Rivaldo: I’m not selfish. The World Cup in numbers: the history of teams’ jerseys, the variety of colors, the visual design... A review of today’s matches: Holland–Argentina, Germany–Croatia Pages 14–15

Avni Shehu challenges the decision; the panel is split in two. American ships in the Port of Durrës. Austrians block Albanian chess players.

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Serbs prepare bombardments of Prishtina, tank offensive in Klinë

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Water evaporates, people dive in. The heat is claiming the lives of elderly people in Elbasan and burning the forests of Mat. The mayors’ wives are filling up with water at the municipal building. 150 families at the municipality’s door: We want water! Page 6

Inside:

Tetai points the finger at the Court of Cassation. Prosecutors against Minister Kondi. Italians send Albanians back. Three knives over land in Berat. Masks reappear on the Durrës-Tirana route. Pages 2–5 Roçi: PD sections do not represent Balli Kombëtar. Kurt Kola: Runoff for the party leader, a plot by former State Security agents. President Meidani responds to Ruçi’s “thunderbolts”

PRESS CONFERENCE

Today at 10:00, at the PR headquarters, the leadership will hold a press conference.