Prime Minister Edi Rama first announced the ban months ago, after a confrontation that started on social media led to the killing of a 14-year-old student and another being injured in a fight near a ...

Veliaj first took office as Tirana mayor in 2015 and was re-elected to his third term in May 2023 under the ruling Socialist party. He is accused of misappropriating at least $ 1.1 million by ...