Albania

Repeat election called for Aug. 4 after Himare mayor-elect Fredi Beleri, who remains in prison, was deposed earlier this week by Albania's election commission

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the move "unprecedented"

According to other reports, Albania was pressured by European quarters which urged its authorities to grant the necessary permit to the ND MEP to assume his duties along with all the other elected members of the European Parliament.

Beleri, an Albanian citizen of Greek origin, is serving a two-year prison sentence after he was charged with corruption by a first-instance court in Albania

Greek Public Opinion Survey on attitudes regarding Albania, Albanians, bilateral ties presented on Monday during ELIAMEP, Konrad Adenauer Foundation event

Albanian PM Rama spoke to compatriot supporters who live in Greece during an event at the Galatsi Christmas theater

A heavy police presence, numbering up to 1,000, helicopters, K-9 units, and drones will surround the venue during the event. 

When asked about the Edi Rama visit, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said it was 'unncessary'. The Greek leader will be in Ankara

"If we keep doing what we are doing, we will destroy it all" - President & CEO of Alta Seas and the Port of Los Angeles

His named was announced on Monday afternoon during a presentation of center-right ND's candidates.

Fredi Beleri has bitterly denied the charges against him and directly accused Albanian PM Edi Rama of orchestrating his arrest last May on trumped up charges - days before he was elected as mayor of Himare

The conviction and two-year jail sentence against the Himare mayor-elect is expected to have regional and European reverberations and possibly disrupt Albania EU accession course

The Greek-Albanian politician has directly accused Albanian PM Edi Rama of engineering the now shaky court case against him

Fredi Beleri, who won the municipal race in Himare, in southern coastal Albania, last May by the slimmest of margins, has been remanded since before his election victory on charges of vote-buying, based on the testimony of two otherwise shady witnesses

Ethnic Greek politician won the Himare mayor's race last May but has been prevented from taking the oath. Charges of political motivation behind entire case has strained relations between Athens and Tirana

Repeated decisions have prevented Himare mayor-elect from exit jail for a day to take the oath of office; court foot-dragging delays trial

A mild earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at 01.17 in the early morning hours of Sunday in southeast Albania, and felt in the northwest Greece city of Florina, according to the National Observatory of Athens. The epicenter of the tremor was pinpointed 125 kilometers west, northwest of the border crossing town […]

The report states that the perpetrators had managed to deceive at least 5,000 victims in Greece by promoting software on the computers of unsuspecting Greeks, allowing them to gain access to their bank accounts and other personal data

A continued pre-trial remand prevents the ethnic Greek politician from being sworn-in

The ethnic Greek mayor-elect of Himara called on Albanian PM Edi Rama to appoint a municipal councilor from his party until his release from jail