Tirana Times

This Auditorium Comes With a Price Tag -Corruption in Albania’s Public Universities

Corruption remains one of Albania’s most stubborn obstacles toward development and its dream for European integration. Although the country marked its biggest historical leap in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for the

6 days ago

9 mins read

Culture·News·Social Issues

Pushing Against Inertia: How Harnex Is Testing the Balkans’ Appetite for Innovation

Tirana loves a good spectacle. Walk through the capital today and you are greeted by sleek new glass towers, vibrant urban spaces, and a relentless political chorus proclaiming Albania as the next

1 month ago

4 mins read

News

Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Action: Between Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Regional Responsibility

The latest Saudi action in Yemen should be understood not as escalation for its own sake, but as part of a broader strategic approach that combines deterrence with diplomacy, aimed at safeguarding

6 months ago

7 mins read

Op/Ed: NATO Summit in Vilnius: Full of Drama, but Few Surprises

International·Op-Ed

By JONATHAN TERRA Will anything that happened in Vilnius really matter in the foreseeable future? After all, in terms of diplomatic and material support, training, logistics, intel-sharing, and coordinated strategic goals, Ukraine

3 years ago

10 mins read

AIIS hosts Foreign Policy Forum with UAE Ambassador

Features·News

TIRANA – On July 6, 2023, the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) organized its signature Foreign Policy Forum welcoming as a keynote speaker H.E. Sulaiman Hamed Salem Almazroui, Ambassador of the United

3 years ago

1 min read

Op/Ed: Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide

Op-Ed

by George Monastiriakos In 1993, one year into the Bosnian War, the United Nations declared “safe areas” in the Muslim enclaves of Republika Srpska to protect Bosniak refugees fleeing from the violence.

3 years ago

4 mins read

Op/Ed: The sacrifice of a spotless shirt

Features·Op-Ed

By DEMUSH SHASHA While 20 seconds of Ambassador Hill’s tweets shatter 20 years of illusion in Kosovo, they are also useful starting points for reassessing our way forward. Our way forward is

3 years ago

7 mins read

Socialist MP resigns following vicious beating perpetrated by MP’s family members, MoI sacked

Main·News

TIRANA, July 8 – A controversial ruling party MP in Albania has resigned after his son and two brothers were identified among the perpetrators by police in connection with the vicious beating

3 years ago

6 mins read

Clinton gets rockstar welcome in Albania, weighs in on Kosovo

Main·News

TIRANA, July 5, 2023 – The 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton has received a rockstar welcome in Tirana, cheered on by a crowd at a ceremony in his honor in front of

3 years ago

6 mins read

As Western Balkans seek more financial assurances, EU Commission requests 2 billion euros in additional funds

Main·News

TIRANA, June 30, 2023 – The European Commission, EU’s executive arm, has requested additional funds for the Western Balkan region during the review of the medium-term financial framework, looking for 2 billion

3 years ago

5 mins read

Albania keeps up pressure on MEK, PM hints they could be kicked out of the country if hostile activities continue

News

TIRANA, June 30, 2023 – Albanian police have kept up their controls of anyone who enters or exits Ashraf 3 camp in Manza, which houses nearly 2,500 members of MEK, an Iranian

3 years ago

5 mins read

Albanian police raid Iranian exiles’ compound in cyberattacks investigation, seizing computers, facing protests

Main·News

TIRANA, June 21, 2023 – Albanian police forces conducted Tuesday a large operation at the compound of an exiled Iranian opposition group, MEK, as part of an investigation into the group’s alleged

3 years ago

6 mins read

As Kosovo crisis continues, Prishtina’s growing rift with Tirana causes concern

Main·News

TIRANA, June 19, 2023 – Growing concern is being expressed in Albania over an increasing rift with Kosovo, as the Tirana government has adopted a critical approach toward the government in Prishtina,

3 years ago

4 mins read

Op/ed: A rebuttal for Prime Minister Rama’s conceptual comments on Kosovo

Features·Op-Ed

By VETON SURROI Prime Minister Rama does not have to be a mediator between the “Euro-Atlantic community” and Kosovo. The Albanian language, technically, does not constitute any added value in communication between

3 years ago

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Tirana Times

This Auditorium Comes With a Price Tag -Corruption in Albania’s Public Universities

Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Action: Between Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Regional Responsibility

Op/Ed: NATO Summit in Vilnius: Full of Drama, but Few Surprises

AIIS hosts Foreign Policy Forum with UAE Ambassador

Op/Ed: Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide

Op/Ed: The sacrifice of a spotless shirt

Socialist MP resigns following vicious beating perpetrated by MP’s family members, MoI sacked

Clinton gets rockstar welcome in Albania, weighs in on Kosovo

As Western Balkans seek more financial assurances, EU Commission requests 2 billion euros in additional funds

Albania keeps up pressure on MEK, PM hints they could be kicked out of the country if hostile activities continue

Albanian police raid Iranian exiles’ compound in cyberattacks investigation, seizing computers, facing protests

As Kosovo crisis continues, Prishtina’s growing rift with Tirana causes concern

Op/ed: A rebuttal for Prime Minister Rama’s conceptual comments on Kosovo

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