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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

1 month ago

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Adriatik Llapaj, who has spent the past two weeks staging a solitary protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office demanding the government’s resignation, is pictured with supporters on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2025, alongside other protesters as his demonstration against the prime minister continues into the new year.

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Albania 2026: Power Under Investigation

As Albania enters 2026, the country stands at a political and institutional crossroads shaped decisively by the shocks of 2025. What initially appeared to be a year of electoral routine and managed

1 month ago

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Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

Will Parliament Lift the Deputy Prime Minister’s Immunity? Tirana Times, December 28 th , 2025. Albania has entered one of the most serious institutional confrontations since the launch of its justice reform,

2 months ago

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Albanian politics: same old business

Editorial

By Jerina Zaloshnja It is only natural that whoever is unfamiliar with the way politics and its players operate in Albania feels worried on witnessing the deep going discord in relations between

19 years ago

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Much ado, for 1 Euro

Op-Ed

By Ilir Ciko The latest “Albania 1 Euro” proposal created an unnecessary debate among economists who struggled to argue about the cons and pros which this proposal would generate for the Albanian

19 years ago

5 mins read

VMRO model and SP

Op-Ed

By Ilir Kulla When the right wing Macedonian party VMRO-DPMNE (Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity), went over to the Opposition, very few people thought it would make a quick come-back. There

19 years ago

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Greek Cosmote’s Albanian arm net income rises 8.7% Y/Y

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 24 – Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC), the Albanian unit of Greek mobile phone operator Cosmote, posted an 8.7 percent year-on-year rise in first-half net income to 21.7 million euro, as

19 years ago

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Albania seeks $45 Mln World Bank loan to build enbankments, dikes

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 24 – Albania would ask the World Bank to give a $45 million loan to improve its existing embankment and dike systems and build new ones, according the Agriculture Ministry.

19 years ago

1 min read

Bank of Albania on inflation

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 20 – The central bank of Albania said Wednesday that annual inflation in July was 3.2 percent, considered as the highest norm this year, or two times more than the

19 years ago

1 min read

Lockheed Martin signs deal to modernize Albania’s coastal surveillance system

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 22 – The US firm Lockheed Martin signed a $17 million deal on Tuesday to build Albania’s maritime surveillance system. The U.S.-based company will install command and sensor centers with

19 years ago

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OSCE to assist Albania’s property restitution process

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 22 – Shaban Memia of the property restitution agency met with Pavel Vacek, head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, who promised further support in the project.

19 years ago

1 min read

No commerce to enter Albania without labels in the local language

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 23 – Albanian authorities warned businessmen they would not allow any goods to enter the country unless it has the label written in the Albanian language, the Agriculture Ministry said.

19 years ago

1 min read

Poultry of Albanian company blocked in Germany

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 24 – The Agriculture Ministry said Thursday that 25 tons of poultry owned by a Fieri-based company were blocked in Hamburg, Germany for not respecting the healthy standards. The poultry

19 years ago

1 min read

Some 1.7 billion leks abused from public institutions

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 25 – Internal audit made by the Finance Ministry showed that some 1.7 billion leks of public funds have been abused from the public institutions during the first half this

19 years ago

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Tirana Times

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

Albania 2026: Power Under Investigation

Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

Albanian politics: same old business

Much ado, for 1 Euro

VMRO model and SP

Greek Cosmote’s Albanian arm net income rises 8.7% Y/Y

Albania seeks $45 Mln World Bank loan to build enbankments, dikes

Bank of Albania on inflation

Lockheed Martin signs deal to modernize Albania’s coastal surveillance system

OSCE to assist Albania’s property restitution process

No commerce to enter Albania without labels in the local language

Poultry of Albanian company blocked in Germany

Some 1.7 billion leks abused from public institutions

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