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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Documentary Project for Refugee Youth : Interviews
Saranda: Yeah, um, I mostly remember, there was this guy, they were telling him to get out of his house and he said he didn't want to, so they kept on, they shot him, and he was with blood all over him.
Saranda: I think that they shouldn't like tell other Muslims that it's their fault 'cause it's not 'cause if there was a Christian that did that, they couldn't blame all Christians in America, 'cause it's not our fault.
Saranda: I still don't want them in my country, I want only Albanians there to be free, and I don't wanna anything to do with them 'cause they did terrible things to my country, and they have no right to come back there for anything at all.
www.global-action.org /refugee/interviews/saranda.html   (3871 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Programmes | Real Story | 18 August 2003
Saranda lost her mother, grandmother and two younger brothers in the massacre which left seven women and seven children dead.
Saranda was shot 16 times and left for dead among a pile of corpses in a garden of her hometown of Podujevo.
Saranda and her cousins were taken to a Serb-occupied hospital in Pristina by a local doctor who warned them to say they were victims of Nato bombing.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/real_story/3150617.stm   (273 words)

  
 Saranda and the forty Saints   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The port town of Agii Saranda is situated in the southeast part of the country of Albania, opposite the northeast part of Corfu's island (Greece) and 26 km close to the Greek borders.
The name of Agii Saranda according to the Legend comes from the Christian time of the 15th century, when 40 monks, soldiers, were decapitated by the Turks because they wouldn't change their religion.
Therefor Saranda is the most touristic destination of all Albania.The inside of the town is a combination of top new buildings, old taverns, cafeterias and houses built in the traditional impressive stone style, even with top roofs of stone plates.
www.ionian-cruises.com /saranda.htm   (1171 words)

  
 Saranda, Albania-city guide
Saranda is an animated town between the mountains and the Ionian Sea,61km south-west of Gjirokastra.
Saranda is rapidly developing into the southern gateway for tourism into Albania.
Saranda is spread out around a bay.Most tourist accommodation and eating places are in the centre of the city.
albaland.netfirms.com /saranda   (366 words)

  
 Fish for Peacock Bass in the Saranda's Camp, Venezuela
Saranda's Camp is located in the town of El Manteco, in the southeast section of the huge Guri Lake, in the Bolivar State.
Saranda's Camp is set in a beautifully landscaped, 12 acres complex just a few minutes from the lake edge, which attracts a varied number of birds and the occasional deer.
Saranda's Camp is easily accessible by land from Ciudad Bolivar and Puerto Ordaz.
www.lostworldadventures.com /countries/venezuela/vzproperties/lostworld/sarandascamp.htm   (206 words)

  
 Saranda - Wikipedia
Saranda liegt in einer kleinen, nicht sonderlich geschützten und nach Süden offenen Bucht, die von 200 Meter hohen Hügeln umgeben ist.
Saranda eignet sich gut als Ausganspunkt für Reisen durch Südalbanien: Die historische Stadt Gjirokastra, ebenfalls Unesco-Welterbe, und die Albanische Riviera können in Tagesausflügen erkundet werden.
Dies ist auch der schnellste Weg nach Griechenland, da der Grenzübergang bei Konispol (die Entfernung bis zur Grenze beträgt rund 35 Kilometer) sehr schlecht erschlossen ist.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saranda   (556 words)

  
 The city of Saranda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The sea panorama, the variety of flora, favoured by the soft climate, make Saranda the preferred centre for rest and recreation and an important tourist town.
Saranda is rapidly developing into the southern gateway for tou- rism into Albania.
The ruins are also preserved of an early Christian Monastery, of the 40 Saints, from which the modern name of the town (Saranda) is derived.
www.geocities.com /dspahia/saranda1.html   (181 words)

  
 THE ANNE FRANK TRUST UK
The killers, from a Serbian paramilitary unit known as the Scorpions, left Saranda and four of her cousins for dead, slumped among the bodies of the 14 women and children murdered in the attack.
Saranda herself was shot 16 times, most of the bullets hitting her arm as she tried to shield herself.
Five years later, Saranda and her four cousins were asked by a human rights lawyer involved in trying members of the killing squad to come back to Belgrade to testify against one of the gunmen.
www.annefrank.org.uk /saranda.html   (375 words)

  
 97-2332 -- U.S. v. Quintanilla -- 10/01/1999
Saranda picked up Bautista and the two drove to meet with Luis Viveros, who was driving a red Toyota registered to defendant.
Agent Sanchez testified the home looked like a "stash house." She observed there was no refrigerator or stove in the kitchen, none of the cabinets had been cleaned, and trashbags were scattered everywhere with remnants of fast food restaurant purchases.
In attempting to explain the note regarding Saranda that she wrote to Agent Sanchez from her jail cell, defendant stated she was merely directing agents to where Aleman might be found.
www.romingerlegal.com /tenthcircuit/10th_circuit/97-2332.htm   (6447 words)

  
 Guri Lake Peacock Bass Fishing
Saranda Resort is located in the small town of El Manteco and is only a 10 minute drive from Guri Lake and trophy peacock bass fishing.
Saranda Resort is recognized as a premier fishing destination.
Saranda offers many packages available for all types of vacation getaways including private vacations, corporate retreats and tournament bookings.
www.wheretofish.com /saranda1.html   (478 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: Balkans
Saranda's brothers, her mother, her cousin Nora, her grandmother and family friends were all killed.
Saranda and the other women and children – along with a few old men – watched their town fill up with soldiers and Scorpions.
Saranda and her cousins were in a Kosovo hospital when they heard the news.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/balkans/crimesandcourage.html   (2786 words)

  
 [Saranda] Development thread - SkyscraperCity
Saranda is one of the fastest growing cities in Albania not to mention the most expensive to live.
Saranda is a small coastal city in the ionian sea, near the island of Corfu'.
Saranda looked like shit in communist times, because of commie blocks and no nice architecture of any sort like you can find in Greek islands or Dhermi for example, and now because of development right next to beach.
skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=284504   (4103 words)

  
 [Saranda-L] The burnt library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The library of the Southern Albanian town of Saranda, the pearl of the Ionian Sea, was situated at a corner in the centre of the town.
Several times I was told: "They had opened a business" or " there had been foreign investments - but then came 1997 and its wave of destruction." During that spring, many people turned their back forever to the small contry on the Balkans.
Yet there are encouraging signs that show that the cultural life of Saranda is on the way back.
www.alb-net.com /pipermail/saranda-l/2000-October/000019.html   (303 words)

  
 MSF-USA: Refugee Camp Curriculum - Task VIII: Interview, Sozana and Saranda (Kosovo)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sozana and Saranda are twins, but they look different from one another because of the way they wear their hair.
Saranda wears her in a long pony-tail; while Sozana’s flows around her face.
Saranda, who isn’t good at math, thinks that she’d like to become a lawyer.
www.refugeecamp.org /curriculum/task8/twins.htm   (856 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Saranda is known for its warm Mediterranean climate that allows for mid-October swims in the Ionian Sea.
Twelve miles north of Saranda is a magical place called the "Blue Eye." Shaded by hundred-year-old oak trees, this spot is the focus of a legend involving a twelve-headed dragon.
There are numerous hotels in Saranda, but the Hotel Mediterrane comes the most highly recommended, in part because of the spectacular views of the Ionian Sea offered from its balconies.
www.internationalspecialreports.com /europe/albania/thealluringsaranda.html   (332 words)

  
 The Militant - 4/7/97 -- Albanian Rebel Tells How The Struggle Unfolded In Saranda
SARANDA, Albania - Saranda was one of the first cities in southern Albania to revolt.
Three days later, thousands of working people were still out in the streets of Saranda, a port town of 10,000 in the southwest corner of Albania near the border with Greece.
Bala said that working people of Saranda "don't need foreign intervention and humanitarian aid should not be sent at this time." Bala said that much of this aid "ends up in the hands of thieves and they give it to their own people.
www.themilitant.com /1997/6114/6114_13.html   (1086 words)

  
 Silvana: All that matters is our freedom!
Il panorama marino, la varietà di flora, favoriscono un clima dolce, che fa di Saranda il centro preferito per riposare e sostare e un'importante città turistica.
Saranda si è rapidamente sviluppata nell'entrata meridionale per il turismo albanese.
Le rovine si preservano in un' antico Monastero Cristiano, dei 40 Santi, da cui deriva il nome moderno di Saranda.
digilander.libero.it /Silvana_80/Saranda.htm   (115 words)

  
 ALBANIA: Saranda
With its mild climate and incredible view of the Ionian Sea, Saranda is maybe Albania's only tourist town.
With its small hotels, cafes and palm trees that line the colonnade along the sea, Saranda has always been popular with Albanian newlyweds.
The city is also becoming popular with Greeks thanks daily ferry service from Corfu.
albania.curtprins.com /saranda.html   (88 words)

  
 The Butrint Foundation
Saranda is the port of entry for the region and all customs procedures must be completed there before landing elsewhere on the coastline.
Tourists are often transported to Saranda on the Flying Dolphin and then by coaches from the port to Butrint.
The town of Saranda is a further 10 km along the road.
www.butrintfound.dial.pipex.com /travelinfo.htm   (1770 words)

  
 Saranda
It is the bay on which is build that gives Saranda its charming look, that can be better appreciated if approached from the sea.
Close to Saranda is also the ancient city of Finiq that according to Edwin Jacques, it is found to have had one of the biggest acropolis in the ancient world, roughly 7 times bigger than that of Athens.
In Saranda you can see: Archaeological site of Butrint, Ethnographic Museum, the ruins of ancient town of Onhezmi in Saranda, the ancient temple and other ruins of Foinike in Finiq village, the small Castle of Ali Pasha in Vrine village, the Church of Saint Kolli in Mesopotam village as well as the beautiful Ksamili Islands.
hem.passagen.se /luixhi/Saranda.html   (269 words)

  
 Saranta Kolones E   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The name "Saranda Kolones" means "40 columns" because 40 columns from the nearby forum were used to buildt the castle.
Saranda Kolones was build 1192 by the Lusignans, right after the occupation by the "knights".
Thirty years later the castle was destroyed by an earthquake.
members.tripod.com /~kati12/esaranda.htm   (61 words)

  
 Location Explorer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The sea panorama, the variety of flora, favored by the soft climate, make Saranda the preferred center for rest and recreation and an important tourist town.Most Albanian couples come to spend their honey-moon in Saranda.
Saranda is situated in an open sea gulf, opposite the island of Corfu (Greece).
Near Saranda stood the ancient Illyrian city of Onchesmos, mentioned as a port in the 1st century B.C. In the 4th century A.C..
www.cruise.com /LE5/Default/LocationID_9763/index.html   (220 words)

  
 Welcome to Illyria Travel Ltd for holidays in Albania
Saranda is situated on the south coast of Albania, just across the sea from Corfu.
There are plenty of olive groves and citrus trees in Saranda and the 'Riviera of Flowers' from Vlora to Saranda has some of the most beautiful fauna in the country.
At the foot of the mountains not far from Saranda is the source of the Bistrice river.
www.illyriatravel.co.uk   (150 words)

  
 MJAFT! Movement - Media - Press Releases
Areti Papadhima, around the 40s, representative of the Regional Agency of the Environment in Saranda, sat Tuesday morning, in the podium of the debate organized by the MJAFT Movement for the environment in Saranda and was presented by a trembling voice.
And the truth is, that the streets of Saranda are really clean and the urban wastes are not a crucial problem for this city, especially after you see the inert wastes.
One of the inhabitants of Saranda was very upset and asked the local authorities and the representatives of the Ministry about the quarries working illegally, and then he asked about the dynamite explosions in the sea.
www.mjaft.org /news_en.php?faqe=news&newsid=615   (863 words)

  
 Saranda Yates Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saranda is the daughter of her late parents, yuppies Michael Jack "Mike" and Sophia Victoria "Summer" (Thomas) Jones, who both died before she had a chance to really know them, before she grew into a fine, mellow young woman.
Saranda's steady date is her computer programmer nerdy guy, Harry.
Harry and Saranda are still dating steadily, and their love for each other (and for the LORD) has grown stronger since.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saranda_Yates_Jones   (599 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Ranchi
Jamshedpur, April 18: The MCC landmine blast and the subsequent combing operations in Saranda forest by the district police and CRPF has not affected the bird survey in Asia’s largest sal reserve — Saranda forest in West Singhbhum.
For the first time in Saranda, a group of bird watchers led by Saranda divisional forest officer (DFO), H.S. Gupta, is undertaking a survey to locate varied species of birds, which have made Saranda their home.
The bird survey, kicked off in the last week of March, is being conducted to keep an inventory of Saranda.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040419/asp/ranchi/story_3143357.asp   (461 words)

  
 Saranda 2007
Saranda Resort is connected by satellite and guests can make calls from the Library or from the comfort of their rooms.
When you enter into the realm of Saranda Resort, the fi rst thing you notice is how green and lush it is. The Botanical Gardens of the Resort is worked on daily by a staff of 5 full time Gardeners.
Saranda Resort is also a proud member of the Peacock Bass Association, the American Sportfishing Association, and the International Game Fish Association.
www.jimmyhoustontravel.com /Saranda_2007.html   (2508 words)

  
 Albania in Photos - Albanian Forums
Saranda, the gateway to the southern Albania, is a small town located between high mountain and the Ionian Sea.
Located on the shores of Ionian sea, in front of Greek island of Corfu, Saranda is characterized by a Mediterranean climate and warm sea waters.
Due to its location and warm weather Saranda is one of the most attractive tourist town in Albanian Riviera, where honeymooners traditionally spend their holidays.
www.albanian.com /community/vbl/showthread.php?t=7621   (144 words)

  
 Venezuela peacock bass fishing vacations - Germantown, Maryland - Gear & Tackle
From the time a reservation is made, to enjoying the ultimate fishing experience, to your return trip home, we at Saranda promise that you will experience, luxury, amazing fishing and be totally pampered by our professional friendly staff.
Saranda Resort is delighted to offer a full array of amenities and services that guests can enjoy during their stay:
All of Saranda’s guides have years of experience on the lake and are expers at locating fish throughout the seasons.
www.roysfishingoutfitters.com /saranda.html   (460 words)

  
 Saranda travel guide
Saranda is a city in Southern Albania on the coast of the Ionian.
Not far from the resort of Saranda lie the impressive ruins of Butrint.
The city center of Saranda has been scarred by communist architecture but since the fall of communism many small shops and bars have sprung up which give the city a very nice Mediterranean feel.
www.world66.com /europe/albania/saranda   (194 words)

  
 www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The gate opening to the sea from the village is the Saranda Cove.
On your way to Saranda you have a stunning view.
Saranda is among those rare places that has yet to be discovered.
www.mugla-turizm.gov.tr /en/10420.asp   (258 words)

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