PAVLLO MIHALI SPEAKS: MY LIFE HAS NO MORE MEANING, I FEEL LIKE I’M DRINKING TRINITROTOLUENE ATHLETICS CHAMPION: I LOST MY SIGHT The killing at “Selman Stërmasi” stadium, the victim’s friend tells his story: Marvi did not die over the mobile phone because it was mine (In the photo) Pavllo Mihali, Marvi’s father. Marvi Mihali On page 8

To the high temperatures of this hot African summer that Albanians are struggling to endure, in these days a few more artificial degrees have also been “added,” now... Continues on page 22

By BUJAR VANI The “Hungarian” Skanderbeg and tender patriotism Continues on page 22

Opinion of the Day When Paul Percy Harris invited two of his friends to lunch and on that February day in 1905 they decided to create a club that, because it moved from one place to another... Continues on page 21 By PËRPARIM KABO 25 years of Rotary in Albania

42-year-old, with criminal record How Aleks Prifti was uncovered, the man who carried out seven raids in three days A 42-year-old man from Ura Vajgurore in Berati, who had become the terror of fuel stations and jewelry stores in several different cities across the country, was arrested on Friday evening by the State Police. This is Aleks Prifti, who is considered a person of high social risk, since just within... On page 5

MOZAIK It was preserved in the personal archive of Dhimitër Shuteriqi, former chairman of the League of Writers The document that divided Albanians for the first time Socialist realism literature, when it began its path. The clash appeared as a conflict between the new and the old Immediately after the Second World War in Albania, the conflict over whether or not to support armed resistance against Nazi-fascism spread not only in political circles, but also in the intellectual and cultural milieus of the time. The writers who had taken part in the war with weapons in hand, also supported by political structures, continued their struggle to bring about the overthrow of the literary system as well, under the clear principle that “literature is only the literature of the Party.” At first, the clash appeared as a conflict between the new and the old; between progress and regression. These debates took place in the media, in forums and elsewhere, but they also became part of art itself. Here is what was written in... By ALBERT GJOKA Supplement

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Major operation at sea, the speedboat smugglers were transporting 2.5 tons of drugs On page 7

Berisha: Rama, a failed painter, addicted to drugs and sneakers On page 4

Study: The Albanian economy remains stable, reforms expected On page 9

Former owners, 24 thousand files under review and beneficiaries On page 12