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

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

New INSTAT data: Albania’s birth rate hit record low in 2017

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, Feb. 12 – Trends of mass migration and low birth rates were brought to attention once again this week with the publication of an INSTAT graph showing that during 2017, Albania’s

8 years ago

4 mins read

Part of trend, MP seat filled by wealthy man as two women give up eligibility

News·Politics·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 14 – Two women Democratic Party candidates in Berat — Juvina Jani and Monika Qosja — have rejected their legal right to take an MP seat vacated by a resignation

8 years ago

3 mins read

Business owner shot dead in Blloku

Crime·News

TIRANA, Feb. 14 – A business owner was shot in head with a silencer weapon in Tirana’s prestigious Blloku neighborhood at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Memli (Afrim) Begalla, 64, was

8 years ago

1 min read

Albanian man arrested on U.S. cybercrime charges

Crime·News

TIRANA, Feb. 13 – Albanian authorities arrested Aldo Ymeraj this week — a 25 year old man from Fier who was known online as “the Cuban” and who allegedly belonged to an

8 years ago

1 min read

Former general prosecutor exits justice system

News·Politics

TIRANA, Feb. 13 – Albania’s former General Prosecutor Adriatik Llalla sent an official letter to President Ilir Meta this week giving up his right to be appointed as an appeals judge, thus

8 years ago

2 mins read

Businesses, experts divided over de-euroization implications

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 13 – The de-euroization package that Albania’s central bank has announced has found exporters and economy experts divided over the effects such a policy could have on the country’s highly

8 years ago

9 mins read

De-euroization’s contribution to the national economy and Albanians’ welfare

Op-Ed

By Elvin Meka* De-dollarization and de-euroization has been a much used term in the academic realm for a long time, as well as a much targeted and sought-after practice to be applied

8 years ago

3 mins read

Albanian-Italian wins Sanremo festival, to represent Italy in Eurovision Song Contest

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, Feb. 12 – Ermal Meta, who made history last year as the first Albanian-born artist to finish third in Italy’s prestigious Sanremo music festival, won this year the festival’s grand prize

8 years ago

3 mins read

Albanian sculptor’s art lives on in Albanian Embassy in Canada

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, Feb. 12 – A small collection of artworks by Albanian sculptor Hytbi Tarelli, who lived and passed away in Toronto, Canada, two years ago, have been displayed in the Albanian Embassy

8 years ago

1 min read

IMF warns Albania to draw lessons from airport concession as it proceeds with new PPPs

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 12 – As Albania has started implementing an ambitious €1 billion public private partnership project, the International Monetary Fund has warned that Albania must ensure that the country’s potential benefits

8 years ago

6 mins read

World Urban Forum praises Tirana for rapid progress

News

TIRANA, Feb. 12 – Tirana was selected this week by the World Urban Forum along with Australia’s Newcastle and Panama’s Panama City, as one of the three cities that underwent the most

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

Part of trend, MP seat filled by wealthy man as two women give up eligibility

Business owner shot dead in Blloku

Albanian man arrested on U.S. cybercrime charges

Former general prosecutor exits justice system

Businesses, experts divided over de-euroization implications

De-euroization’s contribution to the national economy and Albanians’ welfare

Albanian-Italian wins Sanremo festival, to represent Italy in Eurovision Song Contest

Albanian sculptor’s art lives on in Albanian Embassy in Canada

IMF warns Albania to draw lessons from airport concession as it proceeds with new PPPs

World Urban Forum praises Tirana for rapid progress

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