EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
Albanian ambassador in Egypt: We brought back 20 people, one refused
FROM TIRANA TO SYRIA HE DIES FIGHTING ASSAD
Missing Anri Maliqi, 34, from Prushi in Tirana. His mother: I want my son’s body. The last phone call told us he was in Turkey. His wife: He left for Greece, then went to Istanbul. After that I know nothing
The news
An Albanian is believed to have died in Syria. The news is not confirmed by official sources, but the mother and wife of Anri Maliqi, the 34-year-old who has not been seen in Albania for months, confirm that they received a message indicating Anri’s death
TIRANA
Arben Krozhani
An Albanian is believed to have died in Syria after leaving Tirana to fight against the troops of President Bashar Al Assad in... ► continues on pages 2-3
The wings of freedom and Rini Monajka
BLOG · IN THE MEANTIME ·
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The wings of freedom and Rini Monajka
BY ARLINDA CAUSHOLLI
Sex trap, gang uses a girl to get 100 thousand euros
POLICE: YOUNG PEOPLE ARRESTED
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Sex trap, gang uses a girl to get 100 thousand euros
The lives of 20-year-olds, from hashish, luxury and money
Dhori Sollaku: Nishani is removing the chief prosecutor illegally
INTERVIEW
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Dhori Sollaku:
Nishani is removing the chief prosecutor illegally
The honored ones
Commentary
BY PREÇ ZOGAJ
The honored ones
A list of the nation’s honored people resembles a literary anthology. Everyone has in mind several names that someone else might not. That is why anthologies are judged better not by the names included but by the names left out. For example, if someone privately decides to compile an anthology of Albanian poetry and leaves out Migjeni, that anthology is flawed even though the author of the anthology may defend it with the well-known maxims “taste is not discussed,” “taste is subjective,” and so on. There are always writers and artists whose greatness is objective, certified by qualified criticism over time. They stand beyond subjectivism of any kind. An individual is not necessarily obliged to respect this principle in his own choice, by writing according to his own preferences. But an official institution is obliged to respect it.
In response to anthologies, the lists of the nation’s honored people, such as those that have flourished on the 100th anniversary of Independence, are also judged by the names that are missing. In the list of the Speaker of Parliament, Jozefina Topalli, that... ► continues on page 22
Weapons scandal, Imami sends shells to the Congo massacres
REVELATIONS FROM REUTERS
Weapons scandal, Imami sends shells to the Congo massacres
Investigation/ The contract was secured by Thomet’s partner, known for “Gërdeci”
TIRANA
HABJON HASANI
Images filmed by international news agencies show the Albanian shells exported to Congo... ► Page 10
Albanian shells found in Congo
2013 mandates PS: We are against it, PD is abusing voters
ELECTIONS
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2013 mandates
PS: We are against it,
PD is abusing voters
Meta from Pogradec against Berisha over November 29
PD ALLY
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Meta from
Pogradec
against Berisha
over November 29
“THASH&THEM” supplement
THASH & THEM
“THASH&THEM” supplement
ADELINA ISMAJLI: I WILL HAVE A PERSONAL LIFE
The “Skënderbeu” that sweetened the Kosovar diva
Ambassador SEQUI, night life in Tirana
Photos among journalists and politicians, with drinks and dancing
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Kamza’s blunder
The mayor paints the eagle blue in a school
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