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BREAKING: Car engulfed in flames. Here are the first suspicions
A vehicle was engulfed in flames on Tuesday morning in Lezhë. According to preliminary information, the car had been parked inside the courtyard of the Diocese of Lezhë. The vehicle had reportedly been parked there for nearly a week and, fortunately, there were no people inside at the time the fire broke out. Firefighters arrived at the scene and managed to prevent the flames from spreading further to the Diocese building in Lezhë. A preliminary cause is suspected to have bee
“Flood” of fines / Drunk drivers arrested and dozens of vehicles impounded within a week
Tirana Traffic Police intensified inspections during the week of May 4–10, issuing more than 14,000 administrative penalties for various violations of the Road Code. According to official data, the highest number of fines were related to illegal parking, failure to follow safety regulations, and the use of mobile phones while driving. During the inspections, 45 drivers were penalized for driving under the influence of alcohol. Of these, 11 were arrested, one was prosecuted wh
Father of the 21-year-old woman in Korçë, who was allegedly sexually harassed by surgeon Nikolla Nunka: “If there is no justice, I will find it myself”
Father of the 21-year-old woman in Korçë, who alleges sexual harassment by doctor Nikolla Nunka, has demanded justice for his daughter. A serious incident has been reported in Korçë today. A 21-year-old woman has filed a complaint against surgeon Nikolla Nunka, accusing him of sexual harassment. According to sources, the young woman had gone to the emergency department with stomach pain and vomiting. After medical examinations, doctors concluded she needed urgent surgery for
POGRADEC and all surrounding areas will be without electricity tomorrow / Here are the times when there will be no power supply
NOTICE Dear subscribers, EDOA informs that, based on a request from OST for carrying out works on the 110kV line L110-18 Korçë – Pogradec, EDOA has approved a power outage on 13.05.2026, from 04:00 to 07:00. Due to these works, around 38,587 subscribers will be left without electricity. Areas affected by the outage: • The city of Pogradec and all administrative units of the Municipality of Pogradec • Pogradec Hospital and Maternity Hospital • City water supply system and Volo
Albania still holds a record for marriages, but is entering Europe’s top ten for divorces
Albania has the highest marriage rate in Europe. According to Eurostat, in 2024 there were 6.8 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants, the same rate as in 2022, and much higher than the European average of 3.9. In second place is North Macedonia, but its latest data are from 2021. Data for Kosovo is missing; it has a young population and a high number of marriages. In the region, the lowest marriage rate is in Serbia, with 4.6 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants. After Albania, the high
Compensation from DIVA, Tax Authorities publish instructions for declaring bank accounts
Those who have completed the Annual Personal Income Declaration (DIVA 2025) and are found to have overpaid taxes are entitled to request compensation for the amount. Beneficiaries of the compensation include individuals who will result with overpaid tax after deducting child-related expenses worth 48,000 lek per year for each dependent child and 120,000 lek for education expenses, as well as individuals without children who still result with a surplus from the tax recalculati
Albania is no longer seeing growth in online jobs, recording the sharpest decline in the number of freelance workers
Albania is facing a significant decline in online platform workers. According to the latest regional “Gigmetar” report for 2025, Albania ranks as the country with the sharpest drop in the number of freelance workers on platforms such as Upwork, Freelancer, and Guru among all countries in the Southeast European region. While the region overall recorded only a slight contraction of 0.7% between July 2024 and May 2025, Albania registered the largest decline, with a 5.3% decrease
After “solving” the problems of Albanians, Zegjine “becomes” a scientist: The future is here!
After apparently managing to successfully solve every problem facing the citizens she represents, Socialist MP Zegjine Çaushi has decided to expand her professional horizons, this time into an entirely new field: technology and robotics. From the seats of Parliament to the laboratories of the future, the MP from the Fier district appeared in a social media post alongside an intelligent robot, signaling that she may now be ready to contribute to scientific developments as well
PHOTO ALBUM: "Firends" are furious, here are the names of the winners...
Yesterday evening "Korça Boom" brought to all the fans of our portal the news of the winners of "Korça Loves Volley", who after winning...
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"After 3 years of silence, the CEC is asking for information about Hajdari,” says Lefter Maliqi: “The candidacy of the mayor of Kuçovë was illegal"
Lefter Maliqi has today brought back into attention the case of the mayor of Kuçovë, Kreshnik Hajdari, who according to him is holding office in violation of the law. In a post on social media, Maliqi writes that after 3 years of delays, procedural maneuvers, and deliberate silence, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has suddenly remembered to request “urgent information” regarding the legal status of Kreshnik Hajdari. But the question is: why now, and not in 2023, when th
SERIOUS INCIDENT in education / Teachers and students enter the classroom and are shocked when they find…
A serious incident has been recorded in the premises of the Combined High School “Asllan Keta”, in Fushë-Bulqizë, part of the administrative unit Fushë-Bulqizë in the municipality of Bulqizë, where during the night the fourth classroom of this school was vandalized. The incident was discovered this morning, at the moment when teaching staff and students arrived to begin the school process. According to sources close to the school administration, the first images were shocking
Researchers’ warning: 2026 could be the worst wildfire year in history, as El Niño and climate change increase the risk
Wildfires around the world are expected to reach record levels this year, driven by climate change and the return of the El Niño phenomenon, researchers have warned. According to them, the global fire season has started with record intensity and is expected to worsen in the coming months. Theodore Kipping from Imperial College London said during a media briefing that since the beginning of the year, around 50% more burned area has been recorded compared to the average of prev
Celebration of Albanians in Istanbul / Galatasaray invites Dua Lipa to the championship celebration, $2 million offer for 4 songs
Turkish media reports say that Galatasaray has made an official offer to British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa to perform at their upcoming championship celebrations in Istanbul. According to the reports, the offer is worth around $2 million for performing four songs during the festive ceremony. The invitation is seen not only as a marketing move, but also as a symbolic gesture linked to the club’s history. Galatasaray is often referred to as “the club of Istanbul’s Albanians,” du
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