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

Xhafaj case witness arrested in Kosovo

News

TIRANA, May 28 – Kosovo media Indeksonline reported Albert Veliu and his son were arrested in Kosovo on Monday morning. Otherwise known as Witness X in the famous wiretap published by the

8 years ago

1 min read

New Via Dinarica hiking, biking trails to connect northern Albania to Kosovo

Features

TIRANA, May 28 – New hiking and biking long-distance trails linking Albania to neighboring Kosovo are being developed as part of the Via Dinarica Western Balkans tour which the National Geographic has

8 years ago

5 mins read

Editorial: Thorough investigation needed on Xhafaj affair

Op-Ed·Premium

The case of Agron Xhafaj, brother of Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj, has led to renewed conflict in Albania’s political scene. But, perhaps more importantly, it has raised questions among Albanians that require

8 years ago

3 mins read

Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration: gap between reality and perception

Op-Ed·Premium

By Alba à‡ela Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration process: gap between reality and perception Abstract: Most of Albanian citizens asked in a national poll in 2013 about whether

8 years ago

22 mins read

Concessions in road sector management and operations – a contrasting view

Free to Read·Op-Ed·Premium

By Robert Butler* The recent occurrence of the violent reactions to the payment of tolls for the A1 motorway in northern Albania brings to the forefront the whole question of who

8 years ago

22 mins read

CDU lawmaker says Xhafaj case progress matters in opening negotiations

News

TIRANA, May 24 – In the context of Albania’s long-awaited opening of accession negotiations with the EU, Christian Democratic Union lawmaker and reporter for Albania at the German Bundestag Thorsten Frei said

8 years ago

1 min read

‘End of madness’ crackdown fails to increase gambling tax collection

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 24 – Gambling businesses are paying less in taxes and a late 2013 nationwide campaign to curb widespread informality in the sector seems to have now been forgotten although having

8 years ago

2 mins read

‘Shady’ incinerators raise environmental, increased waste management cost concerns

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, May 24 – The controversial waste-to-energy incinerators that Albania is building under public private partnerships risk the livelihoods of local farmers, increase waste management costs and run counter to EU principles

8 years ago

6 mins read

Thieves break into Durres prosecution office, steal documents in property alienation case

News

TIRANA, May 24 – The Durres General Prosecution Office was burglarized overnight by unidentified individuals, who stole documents from prosecutors’ offices. Local media reported the prosecution’s main entrance did not show signs

8 years ago

1 min read

Albania’s Vllaznia suffer dramatic relegation ahead of hundredth anniversary

Free to Read·Sport

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, May 24 – Vllaznia have been relegated from the Albanian Superliga in a dramatic situation for an elite club with a hundred years of history in the top

8 years ago

4 mins read

Key De Biasi era players left out for Albania’s upcoming friendlies

Sport

TIRANA, May 23 – Albania is heading to the Kosovo and Ukraine friendlies with several key changes in their 24-man squad, heralding a new era following the national side historic 2016 appearance

8 years ago

4 mins 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

Xhafaj case witness arrested in Kosovo

New Via Dinarica hiking, biking trails to connect northern Albania to Kosovo

Editorial: Thorough investigation needed on Xhafaj affair

Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration: gap between reality and perception

Concessions in road sector management and operations – a contrasting view

CDU lawmaker says Xhafaj case progress matters in opening negotiations

‘End of madness’ crackdown fails to increase gambling tax collection

‘Shady’ incinerators raise environmental, increased waste management cost concerns

Thieves break into Durres prosecution office, steal documents in property alienation case

Albania’s Vllaznia suffer dramatic relegation ahead of hundredth anniversary

Key De Biasi era players left out for Albania’s upcoming friendlies

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