Kosovo authorities say they have cut off the water supply to tens of thousands of people in the capital after police arrested five suspects linked to Islamic State who were allegedly planning to poison a reservoir.

Pristina’s water authority said the water supply was shut off early on Saturday “because of security issues”, and that samples were being tested for suspicious substances.

Imer Mushkolaj, is one of the many editorial writers that drew a parallel these days between the crisis in Greece and the situation in Kosovo. He is also not the only one to reflect today on the book of the Wall Street Journal journalist, James Angelos, "The Full Catastrophe: Travels among the New Greek Ruins." After bringing many examples of fraud, corruption and criminality from this book, Mushkolaj asks: “Do these Greek frauds sound familiar to you? Do Kosovars commit such deeds?

The front page editorial of this daily writes that the visit of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Tirana, after her reception of the high level delegation from Kosovo, might have rightfully enthused many people, being that these events proved increased attention of the most powerful EU state towards Balkans in general and Albanians in particular. “German attentiveness to concretize the Berlin process is a momentum that has to be used wisely by the politicians currently leading with Albania and Kosovo.

The front page editorial of this daily notes that Kosovo should return to the direct democracy, by using a referendum and letting the people decide on key issues, just like Greece. “Kosovo would gain an extraordinary opportunity to exercise democracy by allowing a referendum. Our crisis differs from that in Greece, however it is a heavy weight for our small shoulders. Let us take the special court, where a group of parliamentarians are caught up and do not know what to do.