The helicopter scandal
HOW 758 THOUSAND EUROS OF EQUIPMENT “DISAPPEARED”
Kodheli’s letter: Many officers left, they refused to sign
Senior officials of the Farka Air Base denounce that one of the helicopters, paid in full, did not arrive equipped with the medical package that makes it nonfunctional Pages 8-9
Hymn to Dritëro Agolli...
Poetry BY ARBEN DUKA Hymn to Dritëro Agolli... Music flows from every bone in me, a good breeze blows from everywhere, I sing for You, Master, it is not at all difficult for me. My friend who was born early, a little from dew, a little from light, and you shone above the others, like the Morning Star. That flame and that light, which shone from Dritëroi, opened the eyes of the blind, and blinded the wicked... Continues on page 21 with another poem
Five thousand high school seniors can apply for the open spots
UNIVERSITIES Page 11 Five thousand high school seniors can apply for the open spots
The blue uniforms raid the bingo halls
GAMES OF CHANCE Page 14 IN PHOTO: Police forces at a betting outlet in Tirana The blue uniforms raid the bingo halls Six thousand police officers shut down 540 unlicensed betting outlets
Rama: There is no deadline for giving up the mandates
“The Assembly will be moved to the current offices of its Presidency”
INTERVIEW ON A1REPORT
Edi Rama on the program “Five questions” by Babaramo on A1REPORT TIRANA ILIR BABARAMO Prime Minister Edi Rama, invited on the program “5 questions” by Babaramo on the A1Report television channel, said that salaries and pensions will not be increased... Pages 4-5
Albania shows its strength, asks Athens to repeal the war law
VENIZELLOS
Pages 2-3 Albania shows its strength, asks Athens to repeal the war law
Bushati-Venizelos, result 0.5 - 1
Comment BY ROBERT GORO Bushati-Venizelos, result 0.5 - 1 Last night I read on Facebook a bombastic headline: “Albanians lost their smiles, Venizelos: Give us the sea, and we will repeal the war law.” If I had not read with great attention, and indeed in two languages, the statements made by the two ministers, Bushati and Venizelos, after their meeting, as well as the few questions-and-answers with journalists, I would have thought that something tragic had happened in that meeting. But my reading, and I believe that of many others, was different from the headline... Continues on page 20
Dossier
Pages 16-17 How Sultan’s police kept watch on Ismail Qemal
Archaeology
Page 18 Excavated by day, traffickers steal the objects at night
Reaction
Page 20 Do not be deceived by the mullah regime
Education
Page 10 Nikolla: Schools full of militants and failing teachers
The editorial staff of SHQIPTARJA.com greets Muslim believers on the occasion of the Kurban Bajram holiday
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