U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that Berisha, 76, is accused of misappropriation of public funds and interfering with public processes, among other acts of corruption.

Furious residents hurled Molotov cocktails at police and demolition teams in Albania’s northern Theth region on July 12, as ...

Sali Berisha leader of the opposition Democratic Party makes the V-sign as he leaves the parliament in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

Sali Berisha, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, speaks to his supporters An Albanian court on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who ...

In May 2021, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken barred Sali Berisha, the former Albanian prime minister, and his entire family from entering the United States—citing Berisha’s ...

Sali Berisha is the prime minister of Albania. Before becoming prime minister, Berisha was elected president in 1992 and re-elected in 1997. Berisha was involved in medicine, specifically ...

An Albanian court on Wednesday released from house arrest former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is charged with corruption.

TIRANA, Albania – The former prime minister, Sali Berisha, has called on Albanians to arm themselves because the government is failing to confront crime. Speaking Thursday at the weekly ...

The United States has sanctioned former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha for alleged “significant corruption” and barred him and his wife and children from entering the U_S_ U_S_ Secretary ...

FILE - Sali Berisha, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, speaks to his supporters An Albanian court on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha ...

Berisha served as Albania’s prime minister from 2005-2013, and as president from 1992-1997. He was reelected as a lawmaker for the Democratic Party in the 2021 parliamentary elections.