This is the news from Tuesday 28 January
The Homage began today in Tirana for the late Archbishop of the Orthodox Church, Anastas Janullatos who passed away at the age of 95. The cortege accompanying his body was greeted by Orthodox believers at the border with Greece. The funeral ceremony, to be attended by high-ranking international religious figures, will take place on Thursday.
Claims from Israeli media that “the Trump administration is in negotiations with the Albanian government to accept 100 thousand refugees from the Gaza Strip in Albania” was debunked as fake news by Albanian Prime minister Edi Rama. On social media, Rama said it is not true and there are no such negotiations.
The Albanian opposition will organize a national protest on February 8. The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, said that this will be one of the largest protests in the country against the government led by Prime Minister Edi Rama.
The number of car accidents in albania increased by 30% during 2024. According to INSAT data, 1666 accidents occurred last year and 1731 people were injured. Shkodra is the city with the highest number of traffic violations in the country, despite not being the city with the largest population.
49 migrants arrived in Shengjin today as part of the Italy- albania migrant deal. They will be processed at the port of Shengjin before transferred to gjader while they wait for a decision on their asylum application. Three previous groups have been returned due to rulings of italian courts with the same fate expected for today’s group.
