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

3 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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Only half of annual FDI flows remain in Albania, UN report shows

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, June 11 – Albania has been the second largest foreign direct investment recipient among regional EU aspirant Western Balkan countries for the past eight years, but the stock of FDI has

8 years ago

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Protests against Valbona hydro-power plants resume in Albania’s North

News

TIRANA, June 11 – Albanians living in Tropoja’s Dragobia area blocked the national Tropoja-Valbona road in protest on Monday, after explosions at the Valbona Valley, where two hydro-power plants are to be

8 years ago

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Reports: Albania under pressure to take Europe’s unwanted migrants

News

TIRANA, June 10 – Prime Minister Edi Rama offered Albania as hosting ground for Europe’s Middle East and African immigrants in context of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s plans to find a solution

8 years ago

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Italian police blocks 2.5 tons of Albanian suspected cannabis

News

TIRANA, June 11 – The Italian Coast Guard said it blocked approximately 2.5 tons of marijuana possibly coming from Albania to Italy through sea. According to the Guardia di Finanza, the persons

8 years ago

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More than thousand Albanian immigrants are stateless, UNHCR says

News

TIRANA, June 9 – According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Tirana Legal Aid Association, at least 1,300 people, mostly children born in Greece, are stateless in

8 years ago

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Albania’s Kala festival selected among top eight destination hotspots

Culture

TIRANA, June 7 – The Kala Festival – a first timer to take place in Albania’s idyllic Southern gem Dhermi Beach – was selected by Redbull as one of the eight most

8 years ago

1 min read

Head of Constitutional Court risks ousting under vetting process

News

TIRANA, June 8 – Albania’s head of the Constitutional Court Bashkim Dedja risks not passing the vetting process under the judiciary reform due to problems with justifying his wealth, local media reported

8 years ago

1 min read

Albania rehabilitation project claims ‘Best 2017 rail deal’ London award

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 9 – Albania’s railway rehabilitation project linking Tirana and Durres, the country’s two largest cities and expanding over a new route to the country’s sole international airport has been named

8 years ago

1 min read

Another capital murder highlights plight of continuous gender violence in Albania

News

TIRANA, June 8 – A 31-year old man from Kukes shot a 19-year old girl from Mat dead on Friday morning in Tirana’s Don Bosko area, and killed himself shortly thereafter, as

8 years ago

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Editorial: I am a Muslim, but Albania is not a Muslim country

Op-Ed·Premium·Special

BY JERINA ZALOSHNJA The Albanian ambassador to Washington notified through a long and exalting social media post that President Trump invited her in a special Iftar dinner – the Ramadan evening meal.

8 years ago

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Tension persists in parliament, as government goes absent, opposition protests

News·Politics

TIRANA, June 7 – Tension continues to prevail in Albania’s parliamentary sessions, as Thursday marked the second week in a row the government was absent from the building, while the opposition continues

8 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

Only half of annual FDI flows remain in Albania, UN report shows

Protests against Valbona hydro-power plants resume in Albania’s North

Reports: Albania under pressure to take Europe’s unwanted migrants

Italian police blocks 2.5 tons of Albanian suspected cannabis

More than thousand Albanian immigrants are stateless, UNHCR says

Albania’s Kala festival selected among top eight destination hotspots

Head of Constitutional Court risks ousting under vetting process

Albania rehabilitation project claims ‘Best 2017 rail deal’ London award

Another capital murder highlights plight of continuous gender violence in Albania

Editorial: I am a Muslim, but Albania is not a Muslim country

Tension persists in parliament, as government goes absent, opposition protests

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