The government must be cleansed of sinners TIRANA - Dritëro Agolli has made a strong appeal to the Albanian political class to take responsibility for the dramatic situation in the country. According to him, the persecution of Albanians and the degradation of public life require a moral and political cleansing of the government from the people responsible for the situation that has been created. On page 5

The OSCE ambassador speaks from vacation INTERVIEW/PD boycott, teachers’ threats, political vendettas... TIRANA - Dani Everts, OSCE ambassador in Tirana, says that the law should decide on Sali Berisha. In an interview, he speaks about the PD boycott, the political climate in the country, threats against teachers, and political vendettas. Everts stresses the need to strengthen institutions and respect the rule of law. On page 2

Former Minister Zhuli accuses: Entire arms smuggling network “The PD government sold weapons through customs” TIRANA - Former State Finance Chief Inspector and former Minister of Trade, Bashkim Zhuli, accuses the PD government of having taken measures so that all arms depots in the north would sell weapons to Montenegro and Kosovo. He rules out the possibility that there was deliberate smuggling to Bosnia and other areas. Zhuli accuses the former prime minister at the time, Aleksandër Meksi, of having ordered the shipment of weapons by train to Montenegro and Kosovo, considering this a policy of the PD government. On page 9

Ambush after France-Brazil match Masked men in Tirana: 4 killed TIRANA - Rrem Haka was killed after the France-Brazil football match. A group of armed men lay in wait and fired a burst of shots. Haka, known as a problematic person, was killed on the spot. Other victims and injured people were also reported. The incident is linked to a series of assassinations and armed clashes in the capital. On page 4

SHIK: They wanted to give the Kosovo war a religious dimension Vlorina: The two Egyptians are taken by the CIA in Turkey they apparently had a dangerous house ELBASAN - The National Intelligence Service claims that in Elbasan there operated a base where foreign Islamic elements were sheltered and trained. According to it, the aim was to give the war in Kosovo a religious dimension. The news is also linked to two Egyptian citizens and to CIA actions in Turkey. On page 8 PS headquarters

Ronaldinho ON BRAZIL FRANCE '98 WORLD CUP SPECIAL Short sports description of the football world championship and the figures of the tournament. On page 6

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