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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Court grants Lezha mayor house arrest without police supervision

News

TIRANA, April 4 – The house arrest ordered last week by a first instance court for Lezha Mayor Fran Frrokaj has been modified by Shkodra’s Appeals Court to remove police surveillance. The

8 years ago

2 mins read

Closures hit record high as some 11,000 small businesses included in VAT system

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 4 – The number of business closures during the first three months of this year hit a record high of about 42 a day, a 50 percent hike compared to

8 years ago

5 mins read

Bujar Leskaj, the head of Albania's Supreme State Audit

On the government’s unconditional implementation of the IMF recommendations

Op-Ed

By Bujar Leskaj The closing statement of 20th of March 2018 of the first International Monetary Fund monitoring mission, after having granted Albania a three-year loan of 330.9 million euro on 28th

8 years ago

11 mins read

Drug trafficking dominates as €9 mln seized in suspected money laundering

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, April 4 – Albanian law enforcement authorities seized about €9 million in suspected money laundering transfers and bank accounts in 2017 with the majority of identified cases originating from drug trafficking

8 years ago

6 mins read

Arrested protesters face judges behind closed doors, in tense civil, political situation

Main

TIRANA, April 4 – The court process of the 23 people arrested for clashing with police and vandalizing collection boxes during the Nation Highway toll-road protest on Saturday is taking place in

8 years ago

2 mins read

Ambassador Jiang Yu hails visa free travel for Chinese tourists

News

TIRANA, April 4 – China’s Ambassador to Albania Jiang Yu says the visa free travel for Chinese tourists is good news that will bring development in human exchanges and promote new tourism

8 years ago

2 mins read

Major warehouse fire hits Tirana neighborhood

News

TIRANA, April 3 – A massive fire hit Tirana’s Siri Kodra St. at 7.30 p.m. Tuesday, when a warehouse filled with electric appliances exploded into a fiery inferno. The area’s inhabitants were

8 years ago

1 min read

Household consumption struggles as Albania GDP hits 9-year high

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 3 – The Albanian economy hit a 9-year high of 3.84 percent in 2017, but household consumption was about 1 percentage point lower compared to the annual GDP growth rate,

8 years ago

6 mins read

Toll road protesters follow arrested in Tirana, protests continue in front of police headquarters

News·Politics

TIRANA, April 3 – A dozen of the arrested protesters’ family members, as well as Kukes and Tirana citizens and civil society representatives, have continued to protest in front of police headquarters

8 years ago

2 mins read

Kosovo’s extradition of Turkish nationals shows state inefficiency, according to experts

News·Politics·Region

TIRANA, April 3 – Kosovo’s arrest and extradition last Thursday of six Turkish citizens allegedly working for cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed for the 2016 coup

8 years ago

4 mins read

Highway tolls trigger trade, tourism concerns as Kosovars warn of boycott

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, April 3 – The launch of tolls on the Albania section of the ‘Highway of Nation’ linking Albania to Kosovo has led to concerns that trade exchanges between the two ethnic

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

Court grants Lezha mayor house arrest without police supervision

Closures hit record high as some 11,000 small businesses included in VAT system

On the government’s unconditional implementation of the IMF recommendations

Drug trafficking dominates as €9 mln seized in suspected money laundering

Arrested protesters face judges behind closed doors, in tense civil, political situation

Ambassador Jiang Yu hails visa free travel for Chinese tourists

Major warehouse fire hits Tirana neighborhood

Household consumption struggles as Albania GDP hits 9-year high

Toll road protesters follow arrested in Tirana, protests continue in front of police headquarters

Kosovo’s extradition of Turkish nationals shows state inefficiency, according to experts

Highway tolls trigger trade, tourism concerns as Kosovars warn of boycott

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