Archinect (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
The city of Tirana and an international jury announced MVRDV winner of the competition for the urban masterplan creating a new dense urban neighborhood with a park and public facilities at the shore of Tirana Lake, in the south of the Albanian capital. Bustler + discuss
People Daily (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A new batch of 120 Albanian soldiers left for Iraq on Thursday, bring the country's total troops in Iraq to 240. "Albania feels proud of its peacekeepers and its cooperation with the U.S.," said Prime Minister Sali Berisha at the send-off ceremony for the contingent. Albania has already had 120 troops serving under U.S. command at Mosul airport in southern Iraq. The new troops will serve in another...
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Albaniaâs Minister of Telecommunications, Sokol Olldashi has announced cuts in the mobile termination rates which he said will lower phone rates by around 20 percent.
Reporters sans frontières (Free subscription) | yesterday
AlbaniaTV station fined for broadcasting NGO’s spot satirising government messageReporters Without Borders condemns a decision by the National Council for Television and Radio (NCTR) to impose a fine of 8 million lecks (7,000 euros) on News 24 TV on 2 September for broadcasting an NGO’s spot satirising a government TV message about corruption. The NCTR issued a warning to another station, Vizion+ TV,...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Albania has lifted the visa regime for Macedonians after the two countries reached an agreement to drop these requirements in February. The news was officially confirmed by the Albanian Interior Ministry's press centre. The agreement's implementation, according to the publication, will strengthen...
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Alabanian Telecom minister Sokol Olldashi announces October as the deadline for the country’s three wireless network operators to slash their tariffs by 20%. The desicion for the reduction came after the Telecommunication Regulation Agency (ERT) which lowers interconnection rates between mobile operators. The minister also announces the opening of an international tender for the country’s fourth wireless...
NHatky (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stockholm, Midfielders Anders Svensson and Christian Wilhelmsson will miss Sweden's opening World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Hungary because of injury. FC Basel's Behrang Safari has been called up as a replacement, the Swedish FA said on its website. Sweden face Albania in Tirana on Saturday before hosting Hungary in Stockholm four ...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
An independent Albanian TV station on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Sali Berisha of trying to gag media critics after it was fined over an anti-government advertisement.
dezeen (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Dutch architects MVRDV have won a competition to masterplan an urban neighbourhood on the shore of Lake Tirana in Albania.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Tirana, Albania Several hours late arrival in capital of Albania about 9AM. Find Freddy's Hostel on Internet. Walk there book private room a/c 20 Euro. Interesting. attractive. Impressive Senderbeg Square, Spend two nights there. negotiate 5 pm checkout for extra 5 Euro. book bus 1900 dpture for Skopje, Macedonia.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Albania has signed a contract with a U.S.-based consortium for the sale of Albania's only oil refinery, the Albanian government announced on Saturday. The U.S.-Swiss consortium Refinery Associates of Texas & Anika Enterprises will have a stake of an 85 percent in ARMO at 125 million euros (195 million U.S. dollars). ARMO has two refineries, a research center, 11 depots and a network of gas stations,...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
The aussie migration to London and beyond, gotta love the Pound.
