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Albania’s capital Tirana is emerging as a budget-friendly medical-tourism hub for dental work, with hundreds of clinics and implants around €600 per tooth, drawing European patients who seek cheaper care than in the UK or EU; while clinics tout life-changing results, the government is weighing official accreditation to guard quality as the sector expands.
A Tirana court freed 19 protesters detained over a violent demonstration against a Kushner-linked coastal resort. Two will be under house arrest, 12 must report to the judicial police once or twice a month, and five face no charges, as Albania’s protests broaden from the resort dispute into wider anti-government demonstrations.
A protest in Tirana against the Albanian government escalated into violence, with police dispersing demonstrators using tear gas and pepper spray.
Former NYC mayor Eric Adams was granted Albanian citizenship and a passport by a presidential decree, following a visit to Albania where he praised Tirana and discussed collaboration with Prime Minister Edi Rama, underscoring stronger ties between Albania and New York.
Thousands gathered in Tirana for an anti-government demonstration led by opposition leader Sali Berisha; clashes with police escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and stones, police used teargas and water cannons; at least 10 officers injured and 25 protesters arrested; protesters demand Prime Minister Edi Rama resign and a technical government ahead of early elections.