Once a Cold War military outpost, this Mediterranean island, known for its lush vegetation and turquoise waters, had long been left abandoned. But Jared Kushner saw its tourism potential. Leveraging his network that blurs geopolitics and private interests, Donald Trump's son-in-law easily secured Albanian approval to build a luxury hotel complex in the heart of this protected landscape.
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The long read: Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have spent more than $1bn on an Albanian island that will be a luxury…
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As the Trump administration unveils bizarre pictures for a ‘new Gaza’, featuring luxury apartments and ‘coastal tourism’, Alex…
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