Today: Jul 02, 2026

Tirana Times

Ohrid Lake threatened by lack of care

POGRADEC, Aug. 15 – The Ohrid Lake in eastern Albania is threatened by a series of human illegal interventions like construction and illegal fishing, while water pollution continues to remain a problem.
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Culture in Brief

Tirana ensemble takes part at dance international festival in Bilbao TIRANA,Aug. 15 -Albania’s Tirana Ensemble took part at the International Festivalof Dance held recently in Bilbao, Spain, along with some 28 ensembles
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Police arrests around the country

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Police have arrested a considerable number of Albanians in the past week. Also, in Elbasan police started penal procedure against Hyqmet Arapi, 58, who had seriously injured a
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Helicopter wreckage found deep in the sea

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Government authorities confirmed that some scanned images belong to the wreckage of the Bell 222 helicopter that sank 1,024 meters into the Adriatic Sea killing Gramoz Pashko, his
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Two sisters drown in Peqin

PEQIN, Aug. 8 – Two sisters at the village of Lolaj near Peqin town were drowned Tuesday at a reservoir while they were swimming, police reported. Kadrie and Irena Qefalia, 9 and
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Fires burn small areas around the country

TIRANA, Aug 8 – Fires in many areas in the country have damaged small areas of forest or mountains, authorities have reported. In Saranda on Sunday firefighters managed to block a fire
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Baric names new team for San Marino friendly

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Croatian national soccer team coach Otto Baric named Tuesday the 22 national soccer team that will play against San Marino Aug. 16. Goalkeepers: Ilion Lika (Dinamo), Isli Hidi
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