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Mediu: Kosovo is more important than the parties

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20 Serbian soldiers entered Albanian territory

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Pëllumbi: The grassroots are not blind followers of Nano

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Scandal at the Court: Assistant judge beats female judge in the middle of the corridor

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A coup in the KLA during Rambouillet?

The Turkish prime minister drops a “bombshell” on Majko

It must be said that, as a result of the war in Kosovo, many of the Balkan countries emerged ideologically stronger, both in terms of prosperity and in a profoundly problematic sense—something that the grandiosity and misguided political engagement of our rulers cannot quite grasp. Gradually, we are coming to see that we have been nothing but executors, often with excessive self-confidence, of the will that took shape at the beginning of the century, when the Great Powers set Albania’s absurd borders. Now that this will is being revived by the Albanians themselves—even if they are not dealing directly with the issue of borders—we are managing to create an interlude of peaceful balance, also influencing the psychology of our neighbours. And the Turkish prime minister, Ecevit, has made a statement that has left the powerful figures in the Albanian government stunned in Ankara, led by Prime Minister Majko. “If Albania is touched, Turkey is touched,” are the Turkish government’s stern words, presenting itself as the herald of Turkey’s leading role in averting the precarious status quo of the war as this century draws to a close. In the spirit of solidarity and the culture of peace, Continued, page 3

Lezha arrives at Skënderbej Square

The Magic Word and its surprises

An old idea of one of the most prominent singers of recent times, Ardit Gjebrea, to organize a cultural event featuring light music, finally seems set to become reality. It is precisely the competition called the “Fjala Magjike” festival, whose large scale, besides bringing new and high-quality creative work, also aims to protect artists’ interests without ever turning to other side issues, as happened at the last festival, where people concerned themselves with the décor, newspapers and car graveyards rather than the songs. “Because of the many complaints from artists Page 13

Serbs tear up the pact; tanks on the streets of Prishtina

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The ordeal, the birth and the fading of the legend

Mr. Osman Kazazi was born in Tirana on 9 July 1917. The only son of Abdullah and Hatixhe, and the only brother of five sisters, he came from a family of artisans. He attended primary school in Tirana, while he completed secondary school in Shkodër, a highly developed patriotic, cultural and political centre. Osman first encountered the patriotic and democratic ideas of his professors and friends in environments filled with the new nationalist and progressive ideas of the time. Page 5

Malaj betrays Zani Çaushi

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Godo: Crime was imported into Albania

“It seems that one of the members of the Italian delegation did not have accurate information, since they are making comments only about Albania.” This is what the chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee, Sabri Godo, said yesterday after meeting with Italian senators and MPs from the Schengen Committee. At the centre of this conversation was Page 3

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