THE GIRL REFUSED HIS REQUEST FOR A RELATIONSHIP, THE 23-YEAR-OLD SHOOTS HER WITH A PISTOL Aldison Belulaj kills Ariela Murati at the gate of the University of Medicine. He had asked her parents for her hand. He is in critical condition in intensive care. Aldison Belulaj kills Ariela Murati at the gate of the University of Medicine. He had asked her parents for her hand. He is in critical condition in intensive care (In the photo) Ariela Murati. The perpetrator of the killing, Aldison Belulaj On pages 2-3

Mystery in Vlorë, relatives are taken in for questioning Fire after a gas leak, but police suspect murder. Old quarrels are being investigated A tragic घटना occurred yesterday in the city of Vlorë, where a mother and son lost their lives. Around 04:20 on 21.01.2018, Salkie Hoxhallari, 73, and Olsi Hoxhallari, 43, were found dead in their two-story home, which had been reduced to ashes by the flames. Firefighters arrived at the scene after... On page 9

DOSSIER/ The writer seized Isuf Alibali’s manuscript and handed it over to Reis Malile “Let comrade Alibali be told that the comrades of the Bureau are not scoundrels, they are not spies” By DASHNOR KALOÇI The control, wiretapping, surveillance, censorship and dictates of the communist regime in Tirana over writers and artists in particular seem to have begun with their very first writings, when they were still pupils or sitting in university lecture halls, where they studied, encouraging and fostering a “culture of spying” on one another. Among other things, this is also revealed by these archival documents marked “secret,” which open the curtain on this voluminous book in its first chapter. As we will see below, as well as from the relevant facsimiles, these documents date from 1949-1950 and concern students... On pages 10-11

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INTERVIEW On page 6

Opinion We all know that the road that leads a child to real football is like going through a “toughening-up” course without ever falling to the ground, but even if one falls... Continues on page 20 By Ergys Luga Children need sports classes, feeder teams, and a great deal of dedication

Opinion A wave of local tensions with regional echoes is unfolding in the Balkans, which in the geopolitical seismograph indicate the possibility of greater intensity and a... Continues on page 21 By SHABAN MURATI Balkan tensions are expected before Skopje enters NATO

ACCUSATION “January 21”, Rama: There is an anti-justice cell in the courts and the media On page 5

PROTEST On page 7

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