Pars Today
Protesters in Albania have attacked the prime minister's office with iron bars and petrol bombs, demanding his resignation over a scandal-plagued plan to build a ring-road around the capital.
A German weekly has revealed that members of the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) practice inflicting horrific bodily injuries in Albania, where they have been relocated to.
Since Albania does not have an embassy in Iran, it is not possible to make a diplomatic move in retaliation for the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats from Tirana, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Tehran has denounced Albania for expelling two Iranian diplomats, saying the Balkan country fell prey to a scenario fabricated by the US and Israel.
Heavy rains have caused floods in northern Albania, prompting intervention of the military to help hundreds of trapped people.
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama says his country and Kosovo — already diplomatically and ethnically tied — could have a single president as a sign of further unity.
Albania’s left-wing Socialist Party has secured a second mandate in a general election, winning a majority of seats in parliament, nearly complete results showed Tuesday.
People in Albania are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections in which both leading parties have pledged reforms needed for membership talks with the European Union (EU).
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Albanian Foreign Minister Dirmir Bushati in Tehran on Sunday underlined his country's preparedness to boost trade and economic ties with Albania.