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Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a ‘rushed reaction to a single incident’

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children

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Serbia's Aleksa Terzic passes the ball by Denmark's Mads Roerslev during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Serbia and Denmark at the Dubocica Stadium in Leskovac, Serbia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

UEFA punishing Serbia for fan misconduct including trying to burn Albania flag

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FILE - Sali Berisha, the leader of the Albanian opposition center-right Democratic Party, speaks in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda, File)

Albanian opposition leader facing corruption charges is released from house arrest

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Migrants disembark from the Italian navy ship Libra at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, as a second group of eight migrants were intercepted in international waters. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy

By Giada Zampano - Associated Press

FILE - Albanian President Ilir Meta speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Tirana, Albania, on April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina, File)

Albania’s former president Meta is arrested for alleged money laundering, his party says

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Security official stands on the Italian navy ship Libra as it arrives at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, carrying the first group of migrants who were intercepted in international waters. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

First migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy

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The Italian navy ship Libra arrives at the port of Shengjin northwestern Albania Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, carrying the first group of migrants who were intercepted in international waters. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attends a press conference following the second intergovernmental EU-Albania conference in Luxembourg city in Luxembourg, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. (Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP)

Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves as Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, welcomes him before their meeting in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)

Turkey’s Erdogan inaugurates a Turkish-funded mosque in Albania’s capital

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

An opposition protester holds a flare during an anti-government rally set up by the opposition, in Tirana, Albania, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)

Albania’s opposition protests and demands a caretaker Cabinet

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

FILE - Fredis Beleris listens to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, July 15, 2024. Albanians in the southwestern town of Himara are to vote Sunday for a new mayor after their previous choice, Fredis Beleris, a member of the country's ethnic Greek minority, was stripped of his title, convicted and imprisoned on vote-buying charges in what he and neighboring Greece have claimed was a politically motivated case. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

FILE- Police guard a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj, File)

UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants’ asylum rights respected

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People gather on the beach as a migrant center is seen in the foreground in the port of Shengjin, northwest Albania, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy are likely to see themselves transported to Albania from next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy's behalf. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Member of European Parliament Fredis Beleris attends the opening plenary of the newly-elected European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Ethnic Greek politician returns to prison in Albania after attending European Parliament opening

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