THE BIG MOVES IN THE PS
BRAÇE LEAVES BERAT, DADE GJIROKASTËR
LISTS FOR MPs/ Eduart Shalsi in Berat, Erion Veliaj in Gjirokastër
The first four places in Gjirokastër are: At the top Arben Ahmetaj, second Erion Veliaj, Anastas Angjeli and businessman Vladimir Kosta Page 3
57% of Albanian youth are illiterate
SHOCKING REPORT 57% of Albanian youth are illiterate World Bank: 15-year-olds can read, but do not understand what they read TIRANA JONIDA LATE Almost half of the young people in our country are illiterate. A recent World Bank report shows that 57 percent of 15-year-olds in Albania are functionally illiterate, meaning they do not have the ability to understand and apply ... Page 4
Hunger strikers: Lulzim Basha deceived us
“We don’t believe him. He says one thing in here, another outside”
TIRANË
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Elena leaves the game, shocked by the intimate scenes
BIG BROTHER 6
Page 21 Elena leaves the game, shocked by the intimate scenes
USA in ‘61
Albania, a “hot potato” — keep your hands off
EXCLUSIVE
Mehmet Shehu letter to the Warsaw Pact: “The Vlora base is ours, the Russians should leave from there...” Pages 10-11
The model of the “scorched earth”
Comment
BY AFRIM KRASNIQI The model of the “scorched earth” The news that the CEC was engulfed in a political crisis of trust and representation is not new, nor a surprise in ... continues on page 9
The government confuses the oil market
The requirement for oil reserves is cut by 6 times, from 3 million to 500 thousand liters
GOVERNMENT DECISION
TIRANA GENC KONDI The Council of Ministers has reduced, by a special decision, sixfold the minimum storage capacity required for the licensing of fuel trading companies, as ... Page 5
Hallo!? Beppo......
BY VLADIMIR MYRTEZAI Hallo!? Beppo...... (Tribute to a good friend) They say that “friends are known in hard times.” And this is a great truth lived not ... continues on page 9
1 May
“Besa” Stadium, 5:00 PM Organized by: Beer Festival KAVAJË
RILINDASI
Pages 13-20 The little-known history of Skanderbeg is revealed in Croatia The manuscript of Mate Zoriçiq dates from 1752, in Slavic
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