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Man who sold land for Kushner-backed Albania development probed over alleged money laundering, drug trafficking

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An Albanian-American man who sold land for a possible luxury development backed by President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is under investigation for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering, Albanian court records reviewed by CBS News show.  The controversial plans to build resorts in long-protected natural coastal areas have sparked mass protests in Albania’s capital Tirana. … Read more

Albania protests sparked by Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plans snowball into anti-corruption movement

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Thousands of Albanians have taken to the streets of the country’s capital Tirana for 21 consecutive days in protests sparked by concerns over a Jared Kushner-backed luxury tourism development in an area rich in natural beauty. Anger over the construction plans for the historically protected Pishë Poro-Narta area on the country’s coast have expanded into … Read more

Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort stokes days of protests in Albania

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TIRANA, Albania — Demonstrators rallied against a billion-dollar resort development in Albania linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump for a seventh consecutive day on Saturday.  Activists have dubbed it the “Flamingo Revolution,” adopting the pink flamingo as a symbol of the wildlife they say will be destroyed if the project goes ahead. President Trump’s son-in-law … Read more