THE DIRECTOR WRITES TO SHISH AND THE PRIME MINISTER: THEY ATTACKED US AT A CONFERENCE IN THE ACADEMY ALBANIA’S LIBRARY: A SLAVIC THREAT IS LOOMING Aurel Plasari: Serbs and Slovenes want to monitor our correspondence. The ‘Cobbis’ project for the libraries of the Balkans. The head of the Academy of Sciences: I do not see any danger. The clash that happened at the conference By FATMIRA NIKOLLI The National Library was “attacked” on Thursday at a conference in the Academy of Sciences by two foreign nationals, one the director of the National Library of Serbia, Streten Ugreqiq, and the other a Slovenian named Tomaž Seljak. The director of the Library, Aurel Plasari, through an open letter addressed to the chief prosecutor Ina Rama, Prime Minister Berisha and the head of SHISH Bahri Beçi, informs them about the clash with the Slovenian institute “Informacijski Znanost” and the dangers threatening the National Library. Below we publish his full letter. ... Continues on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day Given only one name: Shkodra. And they call you a city with crowns and threw at you the first stones and bars. By MEGI AJTYRESA Given only one name: Shkodra. And they call you a city with crowns and threw at you the first stones and bars. Is it God’s fault or Berisha’s? Continues on page 21

Army HQ diary/RENEA and FNSH helping citizens Floods, the secret operation: Relatives in blood wear police uniforms (In the photo:) Citizens boarding boats. A trip costs 1000 lek for a short distance, 2000 lek per person for a longer one, and if you board for fun, 10,000 lek (top right) Army helping citizens 4 children and a woman injured in blood are helped by the army. A child is born after midnight with the help of RENEA. Reportage: In the areas reached by boat, business is booming. 70 thousand lek for clothing and water The water is approaching the city center. The government asks for NATO and EU help. Experts: If the Buna river deepens, we gain nothing. The emergency штаb publishes the balance sheet. Velipoja, unreachable both by land and by sea On pages 4-9

“Provincial Chronicle” shakes religious harmony Papavrami, Xhepa, Hasko, Ndrenika, Dobroshi, Kabashi and Hasa act in the film On 27 and 28 November, the “Marathon of the New Albanian Film” arrived in the city of Berat. This marathon brought four films to the museum city: “Qytetin e telajo” and “Provincial Chronicle,” which were shown on the first night, as well as the films “Shelgu dhe kurrulla” and “Dream of Çamëria.” Unlike the other films, “Provincial Chronicle” was made in Berat and is about the people of Berat. While those present at the screening were expecting a calm start there was something... On page 22

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Yesterday in “The Washington Post” By GEORGE W. BUSH During the presidency, often forced to focus on national security issues, the fight against the global disease often seemed like an anomaly or an exception.. The global fight against AIDS Continues on page 20

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INTERVIEW Kristo Frashëri turns 90: Here is the regret of my life On pages 14-15

MEDICINE PROTEST Dhori Kule: Teachers who stop teaching, will be dismissed On page 16