THE CLASH OVER EDMOND BEGO, PD: A TRAFFICKER TIED TO THE SOCIALISTS DRUG-ARRESTED MAN, TESTIMONY AT THE GREEK COURT The businessman was sentenced in Italy to 21 years in prison, in Albania he served 2 years. The Greeks keep him in a cell, awaiting extradition to Italy. Police: He was not wanted by Interpol (In the photo) Businessman Edmond Bega On page 3

INTERVIEW Tabaku: The government, 500 million euros to paint over the empty city centers On pages 4-5

Today's Opinion “May you never end up in hospital,” my mother once told me. I was young then and of course I did not understand whether this was a curse or a rebuke to the staff ... Continues on page 20 By SULEJMAN MATO A tired, indifferent health service, or “may you never end up in hospital”

Today's Opinion Once again, Mostafa Mohamad, an agent of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS), continues to tell his pure ink lies. This time ... Continues on page 21 By WES MARTIN Terrorism and propaganda, part of a strategy

The cousin stabbed the 27-year-old to death Drama in Shkodër, family shut in: Honor has ended, we live in fear The relatives of the killer fled abroad, the clan suffers the consequences of the crime A stabbing that took place in April this year in the village of Hot i Ri in Shkodër destroyed the lives of two families; one lost its son, only 27 years old, while the family of the perpetrator fears blood vengeance. Kristjan Shkambi, during the Easter celebration, fatally struck Kolë Fermosin, and while 4 months have passed in seclusion, the paternal uncle’s son of the perpetrator, Anesti ... On page 8

TEPELENA MUSEUM When the bed was a room, life that began from the deportation truck On page 12

BEKTASHI FESTIVAL 300,000 pilgrims from Albania and the diaspora on Mount Tomorr On page 19

Criteria that interested candidates must meet Full documentation for the competition, what orphans and disabled people must submit By VOLTIZA DURO All candidates who wish to continue their studies in one of the master’s-level programs at the country’s public higher education institutions have the opportunity to apply until 12 October this year. “Gazeta Shqiptare” today reveals the decision of the Council of Ministers, which states that these applications for scientific or professional master’s programs will be carried out at the teaching secretariats of the main units. “Applications in the programs ... On page 9

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SUMMER PAGES Adelina Tahiri, photos from the party before becoming a mother Supplement

BY FERDINAND SAMARXHI Pilgrimage, the Sacrifice, and the first Albanian Hajj pilgrims in Mecca On pages 10-11