THE INSTITUTE OF INSURANCE: THE CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION MILITARY PENSIONS, HOW YEARS OF SERVICE ARE CALCULATED SSI: Which categories can apply and the documentation that must be submitted in order to benefit (In the photo) Illustrative photo On page 7

Opinion of the Day In this age of information abundance, trust remains the most important component in the relationship built between the media and the audience. But we... Continued on page 20 By MONIKA STAFA Trust in traditional media is rising across Europe

Opinion of the Day If you want a litmus test to prove the influence of the Russian lobby in Albania, just look at the silence and total information blackout in the media, portals... Continued on page 21 By SHABAN MURATI Russian mercenaries as an instrument of the state

Patozi begins preparations for the new party: We have nothing more to wait for On pages 2-3

Owner: I spotted the robbers, I came out with a double-barrel shotgun Masks of terror in 3 businesses, they take 70 million lek The terror caused by masked men is unstoppable. Two days after the robbery of a currency exchange point in Fier (with one dead and one wounded) and the terror against a father and son in the city of Delvina, three businesses along the Korçë-Kapshticë road have been attacked... On page 6

KORÇA still the best today... KORÇA still the best today...

Migena Kika: The doctor’s advice Ylli Merja: How to cure eye diseases with garlic and blueberries Migena Kika: The doctor’s advice Ylli Merja: How to cure eye diseases with garlic and blueberries Supplement

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DEDICATED TO NAIM FRASHËRI 5 March 2018 Naim Frashëri (Albanian poet who wrote in Persian) SYMPOSIUM TOPICS, 1. NAIM FRASHËRI, THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 2. THE ROLE OF NAIM FRASHËRI FOR THE ALBANIAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 3. NAIM FRASHËRI, WORLDVIEW AND MYSTICISM 4. THE POLITICAL-SOCIAL ROLE OF NAIM FRASHËRI IN THE LIFE OF THE ALBANIAN NATION 5. ON THE PERSPECTIVES OF NAIMOLOGY ON THE PERSONALITY AND WORK OF NAIM FRASHËRI 6. THE LIFE AND WORK OF NAIM FRASHËRI IN IRANIAN STUDIES 7. OPEN DISCUSSION ON THE THOUGHT AND WORK OF NAIM FRASHËRI Deadline for sending abstracts: 22 December 2017 Deadline for sending full papers: 21 January 2018 Venue of the Symposium: Tarbiate Modares University, Shehid Metahari Hall, Tehran-Iran SYMPOSIUM LANGUAGES: ALBANIAN - ENGLISH - PERSIAN Email: nfc2018@modares.ac.ir - iranbalkanian@gmail.com Symposium secretariat address: Tarbiate Modares University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Symposium Secretariat