Fierce clashes erupted between protesters and police in Brussels and Albania on Saturday, as protests over various demands escalated into clashes. In Brussels, police clashed with student protesters after hundreds gathered at the central train station to march towards Gare du Midi. In the footage, protesters were seen running and falling as police surrounded them, with the police seen hitting and kicking one protester. Some protesters threw objects on bicycles to block a road and tried to set them on fire. Meanwhile, in Tirana, the capital of Albania, demonstrators who demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister, Edi Rams, threw stones at the police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas. The Albanian protests, now in their eighth day, have been fueled by anger over government corruption, unemployment and poor education levels, which have spread to other cities. The protests in Albania follow months of largely peaceful protests against a luxury beach development backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and represent a significant challenge to Rama, who has ruled Albania since 2013 and won a fourth term last year. Al Mayadin.

Fierce clashes erupted between protesters and police in Brussels and Albania on Saturday, as protests over various demands escalated into clashes. In Brussels, police clashed with student protesters after hundreds gathered at the central train station to march towards Gare du Midi. In the footage, protesters were seen running and falling as police surrounded them, with the police seen hitting and kicking one protester. Some protesters threw objects on bicycles to block a road and tried to set them on fire. Meanwhile, in Tirana, the capital of Albania, demonstrators who demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister, Edi Rams, threw stones at the police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas. The Albanian protests, now in their eighth day, have been fueled by anger over government corruption, unemployment and poor education levels, which have spread to other cities. The protests in Albania follow months of largely peaceful protests against a luxury beach development backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and represent a significant challenge to Rama, who has ruled Albania since 2013 and won a fourth term last year. Al Mayadin.