Albania’s Coastal Paradise at the Center of a Growing Land Battle Over Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort

By Elsie Kamsiyochi A major luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, has become the focus of a deepening controversy in southern Albania, where local villagers claim that land earmarked for the development …

Kushner-Led Resort Project Faces Land Ownership Dispute and Protests in Albania’s Coastal Wetlands

A luxury resort project in southern Albania involving international investors including Jared Kushner is facing escalating controversy after villagers alleged that parts of the development are being built on land that was wrongfully sold despite ongoing …

Anger over planned luxury resorts in Albania, including one linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner

Around 200 protesters have torn down fencing surrounding a controversial luxury development in Albania, as demonstrations continue over another planned resort linked ​to Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. For weeks, thousands of Albanians have ​ …

Protesters tear down fences of Kushner project in Albania

RRJOLL: Some 200 protesters on Saturday tore down metal and razor wire fences surrounding a luxury development site on Albania’s Adriatic coast, in another sign of growing anger against construction in environmentally sensitive areas. Albanians have been …

For those who chant “Albania is ours” while turning on Albanians

Behind the image of a civic protest — one that speaks to a real feeling among many Albanians that they have been shut out of power — something uglier is beginning to appear. In the shadow of the protesters handing flowers to police officers on the …

Albania Resort Project by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Faces Land Dispute

A luxury resort planned by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner faces a new challenge from villagers who say their land was wrongfully sold by an accused gangster. The president’s daughter and her husband plan to develop a $1.4 billion resort on the uninhabited …

Protesters tear down Jared Kushner linked Albania development site fences

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Albania targets 20 in crime crackdown, possible ties to Trump-linked project

Albanian prosecutors said Saturday they had demanded the arrest of 20 people over alleged drug-trafficking and money-laundering, with media saying some may have ties to a resort project linked to relatives of Donald Trump. Opposition to the planned luxury …

Albania protests escalate over Kushner-backed coastal development

NewsFeedProtesters clashed with Albanian police at the site of a luxury holiday resort being built with the backing of Jared Kushner – Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Large demonstrations also took place in Tirana on Friday as opposition to the $5.7 billion …

Protests in Albania grow over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort