Find the Original article on here: click here  Last Wednesday October 05, 2011, we lost an icon, one of the biggest geniuses of our times, Steve Jobs. Jobs was not only an icon, he was an idol, an eternal source of inspiration, a master. From Apple fan boys and girls to those who insisted in going against his ideas, Jobs was really admired from most of us. People who would wait anxiously to see his... 

RIM acknowledges ongoing email and messaging problem for customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tens of millions of BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been unable to receive or send emails and messages through their phones, following an outage at the server systems of parent company Research In Motion (RIM) in Slough, Berkshire. The outage, which occurred at about... 

Ramiz Alia, an Enforcer for a Dictator and Later Ruler of Albania, Dies at 85   Ramiz Alia, a cult-of-personality enforcer who succeeded Albania’s Communist dictator Enver Hoxha after his death in 1985 and presided over halting and often chaotic moves toward democracy before his own downfall in 1992, died Friday. He was 85. His death was announced by a spokeswoman for Albania’s president,... 

By: Bejtullah Destani May 21st, 1914 Terrible Greek Atrocities in the District of Kortcha A.Kolonia section 1.            The Moslem village of Qinam with 55 houses was burned May first. Only 8 houses remained out of the whole village. The following old people were massacred and mutilated in their homes, Mr. Zulfo Murat, 60 years old. The niece of Zulfo Murat, 21 years old, outraged, her... 

When Robert Ernest Hall and Alvin Rabushka published the book The Flat Taxin 1985, they didn’t have much historical evidence to go on. Only Jersey, Hong Kong and Guernsey had identifiable flat tax systems, plus a few other places like Singapore with similar tax regimes. They were riding on the political wave of Reagan’s tax cuts. It was “Morning in America,” to borrow a phrase from the 1984... 

The Albanian 5 star resort, Lalzit Bay Resort & Spa, was named ‘Project of the Year 2011 at this year’s awards ceremony for the RealEX International Real Estate and Construction Conference in Tirana. The award was accepted by Ravin Maharajah, a partner in the development who said: “We are thrilled to be honoured in this way. We’ve spent a long time developing the final master plan with... 

  By SETH KUGEL Just past the tiny village of Ilias, on the two-lane highway that weaves through the Ceraunian Mountains, a sign pointing down a narrow road indicated a monastery about two kilometers on.                “Why not?” I thought, putting on the turn signal of my rental car. I had no agenda other than to seek out adventure along the very affordable 80-mile stretch of beaches... 

  By ANN ELSDON Expect the unexpected in this mountainous Adriatic country whose citizens weren’t allowed to own cars until 1991 A wriggling snake tossed into our path by a scary-looking guy sipping Turkish coffee with his cronies at a sidewalk caf stopped me in my tracks. Everyone stared to see what would happen next. But when he suddenly picked the snake up, stroked it and grinned, I realized... 

  by: Noel Malcolm   When Aubrey Herbert visited the southern Albanian city of Vlora in September 1913, a crowd gathered in front of his lodgings and cried, ‘Oh Paladin of Liberty, blest of our grandchildren!’ He was clearly very touched by this; later, after his return to England, he wrote in a letter to his brother that ‘the Albanians say their grandchildren shall bless my name’. ... 

International cruising giant P&O has added the Albanian resort area of Durres to its ports of call in 2011, in a move which is sure to see agents and developers receive a shot in the arm for property sales. Albania, named as the top new tourist pick by travel bible Lonely Planet, has already been receiving a considerable pick-up in interest from property buyers. The latest news that Durres is... 

By HE Dr Muhamet Hamiti The present-day Republic of Kosovo – a small democracy of over two million people in south-eastern Europe – has been a distinct polity in various incarnations since the ancient times. Having enjoyed various degrees of autonomous existence, as well as cultural, geographical and political prominence, Kosovo had been a constituent part of the extensive Roman and Ottoman empires... 

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci identified in secret Nato reports as having involvement in criminal underworld. Kosovo’s prime minister, Hashim Thaçi, has been identified as one of the “biggest fish” in organised crime in his country, according to western military intelligence reports leaked to the Guardian. The Nato documents, which are marked “Secret”, indicate... 

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 has just come out, and Albania has claimed the number one spot in the top 10 countries for 2011. But Europe has three reasons to celebrate as two more of its countries, Bulgaria and Italy, have also made the grade, making Europe the most awarded continent this year. Well done Europe. Want to know why these countries made the list? Read on. No.1: Albania Picture... 

By: Gezim Alpion Review Article of Stephen Schwartz’s book The Other Islam: Sufism and the Road to Global Harmony. The Other Islam: Sufism and the Road to Global Harmony is an inspired intellectual endeavour on many levels. In this work Stephen Schwartz undertakes to encapsulate on an ambitious scale the story of Sufism, one of the most fascinating and so far relatively unknown and largely ignored,... 

Source from FINANCIAL TIMES By Neil MacDonald Albin Kurti, leader of Kosovo’s Self-Determination party, always takes a book with him to rallies – something to read in police custody later, he says. In February 2007, when his then-student movement demonstrated against negotiations with Serbia, he was carrying the Selected Papers of Bertrand Russell’ tucked into the front of his trousers. Mr... 

Albania is only a short, 45-mile hop from Italy across the Strait of Otranto — but it has always felt an age away.  Occasionally, one of our national teams plays Albania in an important football match and, yes, it was mentioned a lot for its unbridled adulation of the recently deceased comedian Norman Wisdom. But that’s about it. However, the Balkan nation has been hiding a few secrets, not least... 

Growing Albania Steve Forbes: Prime minister, it’s really a great honor to have you with us today. And even though Albania may be a small country, it was very distinguished in Europe as being about the only country that had economic growth in 2009 and is growing again in 2010. How did you do it? Sali Berisha: First, allow me to thank you from my heart, Mr. Forbes, for having invited me. It’s... 

TATTOOED MAN KILLED AT NORTH ACTON STATION REMAINS A MYSTERY Police remain baffled as to the identity of a tattooed man who died at North Action station in June. The man, who was in his mid-30s to early 40s, was killed on Saturday, 26 June 2010 at around 1.30pm after falling from a bridge on Victoria Road onto tracks. He was not struck by a train and died at the scene. The post mortem examination... 

Dr. Muhamet  Hamiti, the first Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to  the UK, discusses   Kosovo’s independence  process,   its   role   in   the Balkans and international system, its past and   future,  and the  relationships  with Serbia, European countries, and Turkey. Ambasadori i Kosoves ne Londer CESRAN: Let me start with the first question. Actually, it is a very cliché... 

By Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi  and Roland Gjoni On July 22, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed the legality of Kosova’s February 2008 declaration of independence.  Before the ICJ ruling, Serbia lobbied hard to convince states around the world to withhold recognition of Kosova’s independence, claiming it was against international law.  Once the Court ruled, Belgrade began to realize... 

The Accident by Ismail Kadare (Feature on The Financial Times)   I feel privileged to know what the 19th century was like. Not to have a good idea through research or imagination, but to have actually seen it. In 1987 I took a trip to Albania and while the capital Tirana, was dreary and grey and the main exhibit in the Museum of National Achievement was a light bulb, it was still recognisably a city.... 

Njëra dorë lan tjetrën të dyja së bashku lajnë fytyrën… Albanian Contacts London 2010 (Click on the Image to view the catalogue) Është veçse një frazë e shkëputur nga trashëgimia jonë, që merr një domethënie më të thekshme ndërsa gjendesh në një tjetër shtet, në një tjetër vend. Bëhet edhe më brilante kjo shprehje ndërsa shikohet zhvillimet integruese të shqiptarëve...