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

Deprived of freedom – deprived of rights?

Op-Ed

By Sara Kelmendi Availability of drugs in the Albanian penitentiary system poses a threat to individuals with a history of drug abuse and raises concerns on the efforts to regulate their

9 years ago

8 mins read

Albert Rakipi: Albanian vote at UN a normal diplomatic move, issue being politicized

News·Premium

Q: Albania joined many other countries at the UN to vote against President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Will this vote affect relations between the United States and Albania?

9 years ago

4 mins read

Albania in 2018: Finding a balance between chaos and hope

Main·News·Premium

It has been a difficult year yet the balance sheet at the end is somehow positive for Albania, especially when compared to alternative negative scenarios that could have materialized. Going through two

9 years ago

10 mins read

Former Minister Tahiri regains right to travel abroad through court decision

News

TIRANA, Dec. 27 – Two weeks after having his right to travel abroad revoked by a court, former Minister of Interior Saimir Tahiri appealed the decision and won back access to his

9 years ago

2 mins read

Debate over Albania UN vote on Jerusalem continues

News

TIRANA, Dec. 22 – A day after Albania joined 128 other UN member states in approving a resolution rejecting U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a spokesperson for Albania’s President Ilir

9 years ago

3 mins read

Eugent Bushpepa to represent Albania at Eurovision 2018

Culture

TIRANA, Dec. 28 – Eugent Bushpepa won the 56th edition of Albania’s Song Festival this week, the Albanian national selection for the Eurovision Contest. Albania will compete this year with the song

9 years ago

3 mins read

Meeting the sky in Korà§a

Features·Free to Read

By Sidonja Manushi “Kiss your phone, radio and 3G signal goodbye once we’re up there,” Juli Bejko, sociology professor and part-time professional paraglider, said at the beginning of the trip, still in

9 years ago

16 mins read

Prosecutors seek to oust two MPs over hiding criminal records

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 27 – Albania’s chief prosecutor asked the Central Elections Commission this week to strip two lawmakers of their mandates over suspicions that they have hidden criminal records under different identities.

9 years ago

2 mins read

Asylum seeker’s death in France leads to angry protests in Albania

News

TIRANA, Dec. 26 – The suspicious death of an Albanian asylum seeker, Florenc Beqiraj, while in administrative custody in Marseille on Thursday led to street protests in Albania this week. Family members

9 years ago

6 mins read

Construction permits hit 6-year high in Q3 2017

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Dec. 28 – The number of construction permits hit a six year-high in the third quarter of 2017, when local government units issued some 310 permits worth more than Euro 100

9 years ago

1 min read

HPPs in protected Albania areas causing irreparable damage, Bankwatch says

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Dec. 28 – The boom in hydropower plant construction in the past decade has put significant pressure on the environment in Albania and international financial institutions are also to blame for

9 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

Deprived of freedom – deprived of rights?

Albert Rakipi: Albanian vote at UN a normal diplomatic move, issue being politicized

Albania in 2018: Finding a balance between chaos and hope

Former Minister Tahiri regains right to travel abroad through court decision

Debate over Albania UN vote on Jerusalem continues

Eugent Bushpepa to represent Albania at Eurovision 2018

Meeting the sky in Korà§a

Prosecutors seek to oust two MPs over hiding criminal records

Asylum seeker’s death in France leads to angry protests in Albania

Construction permits hit 6-year high in Q3 2017

HPPs in protected Albania areas causing irreparable damage, Bankwatch says

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