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Albania Protests Kushner Resort; Probe Seizes €128 Million.

6/22/2026

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Thousands of demonstrators in Tirana rallied as the “flamingo revolution” to oppose a Kushner-linked €4 billion resort.
Prime Minister Edi Rama refused to resign or halt the project despite the mass protests.
Albania’s Special Prosecution Office opened a corruption probe and seized €128.3 million in assets tied to the project’s land contracts.
Rama blamed Iran’s cyber actors for stirring the protests, a charge Iran denied.

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Story summary

Thousands of demonstrators in Tirana rallied as the “flamingo revolution” to oppose a Kushner-linked €4 billion resort.
Prime Minister Edi Rama refused to resign or halt the project despite the mass protests.
Albania’s Special Prosecution Office opened a corruption probe and seized €128.3 million in assets tied to the project’s land contracts.
Rama blamed Iran’s cyber actors for stirring the protests, a charge Iran denied.