Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have spent more than $1bn on an Albanian island that will be a luxury resort – once the unexploded ordnance has been removed By Marzio Mian. Read by Mo Ayoub For more on US politics and the Trump family check out Politics Weekly America. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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1:34.7	Sold to the Trump family,
1:36.8	one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean
1:39.4	by Marcyon-Mian, read by Moab.
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