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

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Musine Kokalari, an Albanian feminist example

Culture

TIRANA, Feb. 10- The first Albanian writer, and probably the first Albanian feminist, Musine Kokalari, had her 102nd anniversary of birth this Feb. 10. She gave a major contribution to literature and

7 years ago

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Opposition’s national anti-gov’t rally concludes

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – After four hours of clashes and tensions in Tirana’s center, right in front of the prime minister’s office, the opposition rally called to remove Edi Rama’s Socialist government

7 years ago

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Skanderbeg Square is finalist for EU architectural prize

Culture

TIRANA, Feb. 12- Member of European Parliament, Xavier Rubert de Ventos, proposed to the parliament an idea to create a Prize that would serve to recognize and commend excellence in European architecture.

7 years ago

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Opposition rally kicks off with tensions

News

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – The opposition’s national anti-governmental protest asking for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s withdrawal and a provisional cabinet started off amid tensions on Saturday morning, although no one was ultimately

7 years ago

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Police search homes of judges who shortened life sentence of four policemen’s killer

News

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – In Albania, special police forces searched the apartments of three out of five members of the Serious Crimes Appeals judging body, who last week accepted to shorten a

7 years ago

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Police crack down on Albanian-Belgian drug ring operating in Belgium and Switzerland

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – An investigation coordinated by the Federal Judicial Police of Leuven and supported by Europol cracked down on an Albanian-Belgian drug trafficking ring between Feb. 4 and 6, at

7 years ago

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Serious Crimes Appeals Court left with no prosecutors

News

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – Albania’s Serious Crimes Appeals Prosecution Office is currently non functional, as the judging body is now left without prosecutors. The Independent Qualification Commission dismissed on Thursday the head

7 years ago

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Media investigation claims drug proceeds, money laundering is behind euro’s free fall

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – A media investigation claims to have proven that euro inflows into Albania through formal channels don’t explain the sharp depreciation of Europe’s single currency against the Albanian lek,

7 years ago

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“A Mediterranean Tale” resounds Metropol Theatre’s stage

Culture

TIRANA, Feb. 11- Tirana’s Metropol Theatre has launched the Metro Sounds- A Mediterranean Tale, a musical festival to take place during Feb.. Renowned musicians from Italy, Turkey, Greece, and also Albania will

7 years ago

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Policeman accused of sexually harassing minor sentenced to 30 days in prison

News

TIRANA, Feb. 15 – The Shkodra policeman Berhan Bajrakurti, who was accused and arrested last week of sexually harassing a 15-year-old female student in the Malesi e Madhe area, was sentenced to

7 years ago

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Editorial: The protest that determines the fate of the opposition

Editorial·Op-Ed·Premium

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The Albanian opposition led by the Democratic Party has announced a large national protest to be held this week on the 16th of February. In fact the opposition has

7 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

Musine Kokalari, an Albanian feminist example

Opposition’s national anti-gov’t rally concludes

Skanderbeg Square is finalist for EU architectural prize

Opposition rally kicks off with tensions

Police search homes of judges who shortened life sentence of four policemen’s killer

Police crack down on Albanian-Belgian drug ring operating in Belgium and Switzerland

Serious Crimes Appeals Court left with no prosecutors

Media investigation claims drug proceeds, money laundering is behind euro’s free fall

“A Mediterranean Tale” resounds Metropol Theatre’s stage

Policeman accused of sexually harassing minor sentenced to 30 days in prison

Editorial: The protest that determines the fate of the opposition

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