PROTEST BY THE HOLY SYNOD: PRIESTS ARE NOT GRAVE-DESPOILERS The Kosina bone scandal angers the Church: The director insults the clergy, the government should not have given permission for filming. Edmond Budina: The film is not a challenge to religion PROTEST BY THE HOLY SYNOD: P
Fake deposit cards Two accountants jailed, accused of embezzlement EDMOND LACI TIRANA — The Savings Bank office, Vesje Këperi in the capital's banking agency, was not robbed from outside — as had been reported up to yesterday — but by its own employees. Two accountants from Branc
DOSSIER The thread at the crossroads of the major historical events of the last century. Hoxha and Tito on Kosovo during World War II, the Mukje decisions, the violent partition of Kosovo near Macedonia, and the mysterious death of Liri Belishova in Belgrade On page 7
Nano and the IMF ask for the benchmarks of the reform for 1998 TIRANA- Cut at least 15,000 people and set aside some soft reforms, including the privatization of banks. Prime Minister Nano received both of these messages yesterday in a meeting with the director of the internation
Porta: “Very serious investments” Yesterday afternoon, the head of press of the OSCE Office in Albania, Mr. Xhovani Porta, visited the media building of “Koha Jonë” and the investments of “Media ’99”, next to which the radio television “Koha Jonë” was also located. He was accomp
Episodes from a rare story INTERVIEW / After returning from Italy, Qazim Hoxha’s brother speaks EDMOND LACI TIRANE — “I would be happy if I could take just one photograph of Ana Oksa together with the other children of my brother Qazim. Then I want to show it to my children here
JUSTICE / 22 innocent people were executed without trial The indictment against the ten former communist leaders once again brings back the incident at the former Soviet Legation. Çarçani, Myftiu and Marko are responsible EDMOND LACI TIRANE — “The families of several reactionari
The Mayor of Tirana, Albert Brojka, was sworn in A process of “two faces” in the PS The socialist press yesterday announced a purge of socialist members, so that, in the image and layout of the scheduled meetings in the PS of Krr. The meetings held in the organization were record
The current adviser to Meksi, Gajo, is also indicted. Charges of abuse of office and falsification of official documents put both of them behind the walls of the capital EDMOND LAÇI TIRANE - Meksi betrayed by the signatory [?]. It is precisely his current adviser on the economy,
Niko Naçi: “Enemies” lived in crates with air tubes By DARINA TANUSHI The members of the National Assembly of the PS were involved yesterday in heated discussions regarding the political conduct of the PS, as well as the stance toward those who worked against the PS in the campai
Visit of Minister Edmond Spaho to Austria These days, Albanian minister Edmond Spaho is on an official visit in Vienna and in Austria generally. As reported by the Austrian news agency APA, he is staying in Austria accompanied by the director general of the Albanian National Comm
AID SCANDAL / The first hearing for the PS leader and the three other defendants, Plaka, Gjini and Hallka, opens in a tense atmosphere 9:00 a.m.: Fatos Nano arrives at court AID SCANDAL / The first hearing for the PS leader and the three other defendants, Plaka, Gjini and Hallka,
Foundation for Economic Freedom: Samir Mane leads, 2 women in the TOP TEN Report: the 10 richest businessmen, here are the percentages they hold in companies (In the photo): Executive Director of FLE, Besart Kadia. Samir Mane, Vasil Naçi, Bashkim Ulaj, Artan Dulaku, Vjollca Hoxha
Foundation for Economic Freedom: Samir Mane leads, 2 women in the top ten Report: the 10 richest businessmen, here are the percentages they hold in companies (In photo): FLE Executive Director, Besart Kadia. Samir Mane, Vasil Naçi, Bashkim Ulaj, Artan Dulaku, Vjollca Hoxha, Shefq
“My successor will also have a lot to do” The Minister of Health changes TIRANË — The news has been circulating in Aleksandër Meksi’s government. This time the change concerns the Minister of Health: I am leaving the ministerial post — Tritan Shehu explains to Gazeta Shqiptare —