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Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort - The Latest

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Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive, containing 200 species of birds including flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans.After builders began erecting a concrete-based, barbed wire-topped fence around the site, alarm turned to public outrage at the enviro... Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive, containing 200 species of birds including flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans.After builders began erecting a concrete-based, barbed wire-topped fence around the site, alarm turned to public outrage at the enviro... Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s m...S1
  • Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s m...S2
  • The government hopes the high-profile project can pin Albania as a major global tourism destination – but environmental concerns are rife. To Ivanka Trump, Sazan was a ‘find’. Thousands of Albanians however fear that it could be their loss. In an interview wit...S3
  • Demonstrators oppose $4bn resort backed by investment firm founded by US president’s son-in-law Jared KushnerS4
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2mos The Guardian

Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort - The Latest

Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has…

2mos The Guardian

Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort plan – The Latest

Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has…

2mos Al Jazeera

Kushner Island? Why a planned resort has provoked protests in Albania

The government hopes the high-profile project can pin Albania as a major global tourism destination – but environmental concerns are rife. To Ivanka Trump, Sazan was a ‘find’. Thou…

2mos Financial Times

Trump family’s planned luxury resort sparks protests in Albania

Demonstrators oppose $4bn resort backed by investment firm founded by US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner

Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort - The Latest

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Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive, containing 200 species of birds including flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans.After builders began erecting a concrete-based, barbed wire-topped fence around the site, alarm turned to public outrage at the enviro... Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive, containing 200 species of birds including flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans.After builders began erecting a concrete-based, barbed wire-topped fence around the site, alarm turned to public outrage at the enviro... Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s m...S1
  • Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s m...S2
  • The government hopes the high-profile project can pin Albania as a major global tourism destination – but environmental concerns are rife. To Ivanka Trump, Sazan was a ‘find’. Thousands of Albanians however fear that it could be their loss. In an interview wit...S3
  • Demonstrators oppose $4bn resort backed by investment firm founded by US president’s son-in-law Jared KushnerS4
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S1S2 The GuardianLead 2 reports · EN
S3 Al Jazeera 1 report · EN
S4 Financial Times 1 report · EN