Opinion of the Day By LILIANA HOXHA There is no doubt that the Pope’s arrival is an invaluable success for our country’s European façade. The Holy Father was honored as he deserves,... Continues on page 24 The Pope of love in the Albania of misery
ANALYSIS By SHINASI RAMA On pages 10-11
POLITICAL SATIRE BY Arben Duka Ermal Hoxha - a product of this system.. ► On page 20
The court president’s brother, director of the water utility since 17 January • Besnik Hoxha, the judge from the former Security school with a luxury car TIES WITH THE GOVERNMENT Pages 2-3 A1 REPORT PHOTO The “Porsche Cayenne” vehicle of judge Besnik Hoxha Fatri Islamaj Besnik Ho
INVESTIGATIONS A repentant trafficker in Germany exposed the group. The operation ended yesterday with the discovery of the drug base in Xibrakë, Elbasan ACTION 6 Albanians and 2 Colombians arrested 120 kg of cocaine, 306 thousand euros, an arsenal of weapons and 10 luxury cars s
FORUM/ TWO HISTORIANS SPEAK ARBEN PUTO AND BEQIR META: NATIONALISM AND ENVER? POLITICS IS CAMPAIGNING On page 28
“Agent? He adored Enver” On pages 18-19
INTERVIEW / ARBEN KAMANI, HASAN CENI AND EZMERINA HOXHA SPEAK Elbasan and Dibër, men against women INTERVIEW / ARBEN KAMANI, HASAN CENI AND EZMERINA HOXHA SPEAK FIGHT OVER THE MANDATES Elbasan and Dibër, men against women The redistribution of seats in Parliament has sparked clas
Dragoshi declares: The parliament’s decision is the result of a political parliament. If, within fifteen days of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution, Ruli and Ulka are no longer deputies, they will be sent to trial, something they will not want; at the very least,
Prosecutors Qeleshi and Gjokutaj ARBEN QELESHI: He completed his higher studies at the Faculty of Law in 1983. He then worked as an investigator in the Mirdita district until 1991, when he moved to the Tirane Investigation Office. That same investigator worked for some time in t
Chief Prosecutor Arben Rakipi: We will begin the investigations soon The Democratic Party is being investigated over Cërrik Prosecutor’s Office: Suspected illegal funding We will scrutinize all private and state entities that were sponsored Sensië kadra dhe shkullimë. Yesterday w
BY ARBEN DUKA All this storm of women, this wasn’t expected here!... Sala got fixated on one appointment, why not talk about the others, my “friend”? You are right, about all the objections, why not talk about Customs, why not talk about Taxes? I don’t think you’ll tell us, you m
EXCLUSIVE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 18 FEBRUARY '91 SALI BERISHA: NO TO THE STRIKE, WE GAVE RAMIZ OUR WORD For the first time, the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Democratic Party is revealed Who was against the hunger strike to remove the dictator’s name from the Univer
Rivals for the post of PS chairman accuse each other over the killing of Azem Hajdari and the events of 14 September Nano: “The deadlock that wants them killed was in the PS, in government, in the coalition and in the state institutions” Hurricane “Floyd” threatens Florida
Ndriçim Kulla: He wrote about Hoxha, the dictator gave him permission to go to Paris NDRIÇIM KULLA BIOGRAPHY/ “The writer’s star” “Kadare, Enver’s intermediary with the West” Ndriçim Kulla: He wrote about Hoxha, the dictator gave him permission to go to Paris By NDRIÇIM KULLA The
Comment of the Day By LULIANA HOXHA There is no doubt that the Pope’s arrival is an invaluable success for our country’s European façade. The Holy Father was honored as he deserves,... Continued on page 24 The Pope of love in the Albania of misery
From yesterday’s meeting of the National Council of the PD Selami loses by vote Berisha asked for Selami’s dismissal On 5 March, the Extraordinary PD Conference Selami, Shehu, Hëlladri and the house exclusively for “Koha Jonë” Last night, shortly before midnight, the emergency me
THE GENERAL SPEAKS Spirollari: Nishani dismissed me, my former student “Minister Arben Imami, an unlawful order” TIRANE ARTEMISA HOXHA The dismissed general Dhori Spirollari considers his removal from duty unlawful, referring here to the lack of legal provisions. The commission s
Mr. Duke, starting from Kadare’s theory, according to which he argues that political conflicts in Albania have been used and are being used with violent means to carry the personal ambitions of the head of state through to the end, writes that the Albanian political class is divi
When we were in opposition, and opposed Sali, we said day after day that he was ruining history. To be clearer about what he has messed up, he has elevated the valley and sunk the mountains.... Political satire BY Arben Duka Enver Hoxha belongs in the Martyrs’ Cemetery... When we