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

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

2 months 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

Imports deepen trade gap

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March. 7 – Domestic production still looms far behind local demand as import figures continue rising and the trade deficit gap widens. For January 2007 the trade deficit totaled 17.6 billion

19 years ago

1 min read

Bird flue threat increases border controls

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 6 – The threat of a new arrival of the bird flu has increased border checks, according to health and agriculture ministries’ authorities. Last year Albania found two cases of

19 years ago

1 min read

Government reduces number of public employees

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 7 – The government decided Wednesday to reduce the number of its staff in the public institutions by almost 1,600 persons. The decision was taken at a government meeting and

19 years ago

1 min read

Turkish Prime Minister to try quicken the privatization of Albtelecom

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March. 5 – The Turkish Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, will be visiting Tirana for a meeting with his Albanian counterpart, to discus about “economic collaboration”. Erdogan’s visit has been expected and

19 years ago

1 min read

NATO’s enlargement – no artificial deadlines

Op-Ed

By John Colston NATO’s Riga Summit last November sent two clear messages to countries who aspire to join the NATO Alliance: a message of encouragement and support; and a message that NATO’s

19 years ago

6 mins read

NATO membership requires more than military reforms

Op-Ed

By Marcie B. Ries Recently, the United States Embassy in Tirana has become the Point of Contact Embassy for Albania as a NATO aspirant, succeeding the Embassy of Poland. This means that

19 years ago

2 mins read

BOOKS: ALBANIA VENETA- Swiss historian dwells upon Albanian medieval History

Books·Features

By Ardian Klosi* “Albania Veneta 1392-1479” (Alb. Arb쳩a venedike 1392-1479) was translated into Albanian by the well-known scholar, Ardian Klosi. Swiss born historian Oliver Jens Schmitt, currently working as a professor of

19 years ago

9 mins read

Forsaken Albania

Features

By Artan Lame Shkodra, April 1913. This photograph is of a postcard produced and distributed in Montenegro, to promote the moment of the symbolic handing over of the City. The caption it

19 years ago

6 mins read

“Gavril Priftuli” gallery of arts launched in Durres

Culture

Durres, March. 5 – Honoring the first death anniversary of the well-known Albanian painter and sculptor Gavril Priftuli a new arts gallery was opened in Duress that will carry his name as

19 years ago

1 min read

“The secrets of the art of photography”

Culture

On Wednesday at the “Arbnori” International Centre of Culture an exhibition opened entitled, “The secrets of the art of photography.” The exhibition has 40 artistic photographs by pupils of the Artistic Lyceum

19 years ago

1 min read

The success story of the Dardennes, the creators of “Rosette”

Culture

Jean-Pierre Dardenne and his younger brother Luc Dardenne, are a well known duo of film producers from Belgium. They write scripts, direct and produce films. The Dardenne Brothers have produced documents and

19 years ago

1 min 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

Imports deepen trade gap

Bird flue threat increases border controls

Government reduces number of public employees

Turkish Prime Minister to try quicken the privatization of Albtelecom

NATO’s enlargement – no artificial deadlines

NATO membership requires more than military reforms

BOOKS: ALBANIA VENETA- Swiss historian dwells upon Albanian medieval History

Forsaken Albania

“Gavril Priftuli” gallery of arts launched in Durres

“The secrets of the art of photography”

The success story of the Dardennes, the creators of “Rosette”

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