June 5, 2026 2:50 PM

‘Albania is not for sale’, protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland

Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana late on Thursday in the largest protest this week against a planned luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast by a company linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law. The €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) project is being led by Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners on an island off Albania and an undeveloped stretch of coastline near the Vjosa-Narta protected area, a wetland home to flamingos, s...