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

Credit fails to recover amid poor business, consumer confidence

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Jan. 9 – Credit to businesses and households failed to return to positive growth rates in the first 11 months of 2017 amid poor confidence and tight lending standards fuelled by

9 years ago

2 mins read

Albania, Jerusalem and two resolutions

Op-Ed·Premium

By Genc Pollo* To describe how the government explained its approval of the America bashing Final Communique of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul and its vote at the

9 years ago

20 mins read

First Albania Hilton hotel set to replace surprise Sheraton Tirana departure

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – As a package of tax incentives aimed at attracting luxury tourism investment has just become effective, Sheraton Tirana, the country’s most internationally renowned brand, has left the country,

9 years ago

6 mins read

Italian Cooperation in Albania to finance Tirana’s Orbital Forest project

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – Tirana’s Mayor Erion Veliaj signed an agreement with the Italian Cooperation in Albania today to finance the Orbital Forest – a project aimed to environmentally enrich rural and

9 years ago

3 mins read

National police chief sacked as investigation into criminal ties of former minister continues

Main·News·Politics

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – Albanian State Police Chief Haki à‡ako was ousted this week by the Council of Ministers, after an earlier proposal made by Minister of Interior Fatmir Xhafaj. In the

9 years ago

2 mins read

MPs Rakipi, Rehovica removed from parliament under decriminalization law

News·Politics

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – Lawmakers Aqif Rakipi and Gledion Rehovica were stripped of their mandates on Friday by the Central Elections Commission (CEC) over the prosecution’s belief the two MPs hid

9 years ago

2 mins read

Prolonged drought slows down Albanian economy

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – Albania’s economy slowed down to 3.55 percent in the third quarter of the year when the country faced one of its worst droughts in decades with a negative

9 years ago

5 mins read

Oil refiner’s tax debts mount to €135 mln after a decade of failure in private hands

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, Jan. 7 – The suspension of work at Albania’s largest oil refiner, a routine process in the past decade since its failed 2008 privatization has left hundreds of oil workers jobless

9 years ago

7 mins read

2017 Sport in review

Free to Read·Sport

March Izmir Smajlaj claims first ever European indoor gold medal Izmir Smajlaj was crowned European long jump champion at the Belgrade Indoor Championships as he jumped 8.08 metres to break his own

9 years ago

9 mins read

2017 Culture in review

Culture

January ShkelzenDoli brings Vienna New Year atmosphere to Tirana Performing the famous Strauss ‘Blue Danube’ waltz, Austrian artists wore Albanian traditional hats and drank raki alcoholic drinks in their debut Tirana concert

9 years ago

16 mins read

2017 Business & Economy in review

Business & Economy

2017 Business & Economy in review January Relations with IMF back to advisory Albania concluded a three-year deal with the International Monetary Fund supported by a Euro 331 million loan, reducing the

9 years ago

18 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

Credit fails to recover amid poor business, consumer confidence

Albania, Jerusalem and two resolutions

First Albania Hilton hotel set to replace surprise Sheraton Tirana departure

National police chief sacked as investigation into criminal ties of former minister continues

MPs Rakipi, Rehovica removed from parliament under decriminalization law

Prolonged drought slows down Albanian economy

Oil refiner’s tax debts mount to €135 mln after a decade of failure in private hands

2017 Sport in review

2017 Culture in review

2017 Business & Economy in review

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