Cluster-bomb shelling in the village of Cahan

Two Serbian aircraft flew over the villages of Pogaj, Kishaj and Domaj in the Has district ON PAGE 4

Meidani and Konçi sued in the Strasbourg Court

Citizens dismissed from their posts for political reasons sue Albania’s highest-ranking state official ON PAGE 4

The car mafia: customs and police

Enforcement of the customs code for cars declines, smuggling increases ON PAGE 5

The story of the bus hijacked in Greece by an Albanian citizen ends tragically in Krrabë

Miss Albania from Kosovo

Venera Mustafa, from Prishtina, takes the crown of Albanian beauty The beauty from Prishtina, Venera Mustafa, was named Miss Albania last night. Among the 24 most beautiful Albanian girls who took part in the annual beauty pageant, the girl from Prishtina shone with her rare charm. The Miss Albania show, directed this year by Pali Kuke, was expertly hosted by the well-known Albanian singer-songwriter Ardit Gjebrea, while the chair of the jury was the renowned director Vera Grabocka, a regular host of several shows of this kind. Venera Mustafa, the pearl of Albanian beauty, burst with joy and emotion as she received the beauty crown in Tirana. “This has been my dream all along,” she said. From the history of the Misses

Albanian police kill Greek hostage

The tragedy occurred after the hostage-taker had been taken out by a sniper ON PAGE 4

The RENEA commander fired at the hostages

The tragedy occurred after the hostage-taker had been taken out by a sniper Arjan Didi, who personally hit more than 28 Greek candles, also declared the operation in Berat, where, alongside three armed men, a nine-member family was also seriously injured. ON PAGE 4

DP will enter parliament when the Government provides evidence

Arbnori: Those inviting us to the wedding have set their dogs on us at the gate “The slaughtered victims are 23 DP activists, led by the December Movement leader, Azem Hajdari. I believe you have heard what was drunk on the wedding day; the most frequently danced dance at the wedding is the ‘napoleon’” ON PAGE 3

Citizens and local government averted a humanitarian catastrophe

Berisha: A square in Tirana will be named after Harry Truman, the founder of NATO, in honor of the work the North Atlantic Alliance is doing for the Albanian nation SPECIAL, 6–7

The President remembers The Hague

Meidani, the man who considered Millosheviç the lesser evil for Albanians President Meidani remembered last night to comment on the decision made by the International Court of The Hague, which has declared Millosheviç a war criminal. Meidani considered this crime a step in the right direction, while noting that ‘the decision was made days ago’. On the other hand, Meidani is gripped by memories that also include the gathering of evidence that Albania is to take to The Hague against Millosheviç. The decision had been demanded by the opposition a long time ago. From the day the massacres and crimes by Millosheviç’s men began, the opposition called for the Albanian state to gather evidence in order to file a case against Millosheviç at the International Court of The Hague. But Meidani remained silent. The man who declared Millosheviç the lesser evil for Albanians found it very difficult to call for his extradition and transfer to The Hague, as the Albanian people demanded. Meidani, who declared Millosheviç the lesser evil for Albanians, found it very difficult to call for his extradition and transfer to The Hague, as the Albanian people demanded. Meidani declared Millosheviç the lesser evil for Albanians.

Bukoshi: No one can appoint a government for the Albanians of Kosovo

Kosovo’s Prime Minister speaks about Rambouillet, Kosovo’s parallel government, and interference aimed at dividing political and military forces “I must say that I regret the Albanian parliament’s resolution on Kosovo. No one except the Albanians of Kosovo themselves has the right to appoint a government for Kosovo. These are duties that we Kosovo Albanians must carry out ourselves.” ON PAGE 3

The Government protects Azem Hajdari’s killers

Today marks 260 days since the murder of the December Movement Leader Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, the symbol of democracy and pluralism, proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and his successor in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The government of the former communists, which leaves free and unpunished the criminals who took the life of the December Movement Leader, shows Albanians that it has been and remains on the side of the murderers, who have names and faces but are untouched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari can never tolerate this fact. The Government must either capture the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed Azem Hajdari’s murder.

Filip Çakuli, geographer of the world

An unknown field of intellectual activity by the well-known journalist and humorist is revealed ON PAGE 2

White: The allegations against Rakipi are very serious

The Brussels Federation will investigate the Journalists’ Association of Albania Statement by the Secretary General of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ON PAGE 12

The national seminar of democratic local government officials on people arriving from Kosovo was held. Kosovo: problems, solutions, experience