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

2 weeks ago

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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

2 months ago

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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

Miners’ hunger strike in Bulqiza continues, protests in Tirana gain momentum

News

BULQIZA, July 5 – Thirty miners continued their hunger in the town of Bulqiza, while some of them had to be to hospitalized after becoming ill from the lack of food. Meanwhile

19 years ago

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London police arrest Albanian forger, among others; seize 1,800 fake passports

News

LONDON, July 4 – An Albanian was arrested by British police as part of a gang producing false passports in Britain. British police arrested five men following raids on a major false-passports

19 years ago

1 min read

Police arrest fake passport producers in Tirana

News

TIRANA, July 4 – Two Albanians were arrested in Tirana for producing false passports, stamps and other documents, police reported. Eno Mucollari, 46, and Qazim Hysko, 49, were arrested and charged with

19 years ago

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Students employed in government institutions with possibility of jobs after graduation

News

TIRANA, July 4 – Government authorities have employed hundreds of students, in an effort to urge them stay in the country rather than emigrate. Like many newly developing countries, Albania is trying

19 years ago

1 min read

Fire damages polyester factory in Fier

News

FIER, July 4 – Fire engulfed a polyester factory in Fier causing serious damage, though no injuries were reported. It is believed the fire was caused by faulty electrical wires. A neighboring

19 years ago

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New French government supports Albania’s efforts to join NATO

News

TIRANA, July 4 – France’s new Defense Minister, Herve Morin, assured his Albanian counterpart, Fatmir Mediu, that Paris would continue to support Albania’s efforts to become integrated into NATO. Morin, becoming part

19 years ago

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Presidential race remains deadlocked; early elections seem possible

News

TIRANA, July 5 – Parliament convened Wednesday for a third round of voting to elect a new president, but again the session degenerated into bickering and name-calling. The failure to agree on

19 years ago

2 mins read

ABA produces 2006 report, outlines continuing growth in Albania

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 4 – 2006 was a year of great import for the American Bank of Albania (ABA), said its last annual report. Since its creation in 1998, the ABA’s goal has

19 years ago

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Bulqiza miners’ hunger strikes ends with 30 percent pay rise

News

BULQIZA, July 5 – The 12-day long hunger strike and protest of hundreds of chromium miners ended Thursday after they agreed to a 30 percent pay raise. Thirty miners had been on

19 years ago

2 mins read

Fight prejudice, give youth a vision

Features

As General Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Ambassador Walter Fust has visited the country four times, noticing each one of them the changes that have accompanied Albania’s

19 years ago

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The Final Briefing: The President, A Man who is Governed by his Ideas

Editorial

By Albert Rakipi1 For the second time, the Assembly failed to elect the President of the Republic and there are only three weeks, another three rounds left in which to do so.

19 years ago

11 mins read

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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

Miners’ hunger strike in Bulqiza continues, protests in Tirana gain momentum

London police arrest Albanian forger, among others; seize 1,800 fake passports

Police arrest fake passport producers in Tirana

Students employed in government institutions with possibility of jobs after graduation

Fire damages polyester factory in Fier

New French government supports Albania’s efforts to join NATO

Presidential race remains deadlocked; early elections seem possible

ABA produces 2006 report, outlines continuing growth in Albania

Bulqiza miners’ hunger strikes ends with 30 percent pay rise

Fight prejudice, give youth a vision

The Final Briefing: The President, A Man who is Governed by his Ideas

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