Meta dismisses two small ministers to protect big corruption Preç Zogaj: Corruption leads back to Angjeli Nervian Ceka: We are heading toward elections Zef Preçi: Meta and Angjeli, the oil bosses Berisha: Preparing for parliamentary elections A total of three dead and one injured near "Vasil Shanto" school Massacre in Tirana on page 11

Today, a big rally in Skanderbeg Square Today, a big rally in Skanderbeg Square Today, at 12:00 on 12 January, "The Union for Democracy" is organizing a rally in Skanderbeg Square, on the occasion of 16 months since the murder of Azem Hajdari, a symbol of democracy, pluralism and Albanian nationalism. All the speakers from Tirana should gather in the square to protest against the organizers of the murder of this Albanian pluralism. They should protest against the political provocations that are being seen in the case file of the tribune of Albanian nationalism, Azem Hajdari.

By Sami NEZA The Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania has finally begun to understand that [??] ... As it seems, he has decided to use the fight against corruption for political purposes. Because of the influence of [??] party publishers, in public unwillingness and informative intoxicating appearances, [??] ... The Brahim of the publishers and his people [??] ... Sacrifices. The measures and [??] that we have observed [??] ... The media. This time it was the donors who paid. The next head had to be that of [??] Angjeli and of [??] socialist women in the media [??] on page 2

OSCE gathers the parliamentary party The West, a challenge to Nano and Medi[an] on pages 4-5

Fourth national meeting of the local elected representatives of "The Union for Democracy" Fourth national meeting of the local elected representatives of "The Union for Democracy" Berisha: Prepare for parliamentary elections on page 6

Who is looking for conflicts with Lazara[t]in? By Edi PALOKA on page 10

48 hours without a single murder, Elbasan regains calm Calm under the terror of Arben Hidaj The newspaper of the chamber[?] is continuing [??] and [??] ... Accused of the murder of [??] [??] ... The government [??] ... on page 3

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