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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‘Dajti n’fest’ brings the party to the mountain

Culture

If you are looking to leave the city’s routine for a day of unforgettable amusement as part of the untouched mountainous nature, where man has already added to its natural miracle the

9 years ago

1 min read

Bashkim Shehu wins Balkanika literary award

Culture

TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Bashkim Shehu was honored with the ‘Balkanika 2015’ award on Sunday, the Balkans’ equivalent of the Nobel Prize in literature. At the ceremony, which was held in Skopje,

9 years ago

3 mins read

December 8, the first meeting with freedom

Culture

This International Youth Day, Tirana’s Municipality will bring together three generations of Albanians in the context of the activity: ‘8 December, the first meeting with freedom’. Organized in the Youth Centre TEN,

9 years ago

2 mins read

‘Movies that Matter’ film festival raises awareness over human rights

Culture

On the International Human Rights Day on December 10th, the Dutch Embassy in Tirana has made it a tradition to hold, in cooperation with Amnesty International and other partner organizations, the human

9 years ago

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Lawmakers approve resolution against domestic violence

News

TIRANA, Dec. 5 – Albania’s parliament has approved a resolution to address domestic violence, highlighting measures that will lead to violence prevention. The resolution was one of the rare pieces of legislation

9 years ago

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Honoris Causa granted in Tirana to Turkey’s foreign minister

News

TIRANA, Dec. 6 – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlà¼t à‡avuŠŸoÄŸlu, was awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa on Monday in Tirana. The ceremony, organized by the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, in

9 years ago

2 mins read

Brussels’ rosy picture of gov’t performance questioned

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 6 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the country’s opposition leader, Lulzim Basha, visited Brussels at the same time this week, a time of year when EU leaders increase

9 years ago

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‘You’re in charge. We, the internationals are happy to assist if asked’

Op-Ed·Premium

By Johann Sattler* I have a weak spot for Albanian phraseology and I was baffled when I recently discovered a saying which is attributed to the Albanian statesman Faik Konica: Nuk behet

9 years ago

8 mins read

Albania’s transition, 1990-1992: U.S. support for a nascent democracy

Op-Ed·Premium

By Elez Biberaj* Thank you very much for the invitation to participate in this important conference. I am delighted and honored to be here in the company of such distinguished personalities, colleagues,

9 years ago

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Citizens bring their own heaters to the maternity ward in Lezha to warm up newborns since central heating is missing. Photo: Screenshot from a video

Editorial: The scary healthcare trap in Albania

Op-Ed·Premium

There is a popular expression that one hears often in Albania, with various versions of it going: “If you don’t have health you don’t have anything” — “Health comes first” — “Let

9 years ago

4 mins read

Xarra mandarin cooperative, a success story in Albania’s undeveloped agriculture

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Mandarin production from the country’s most famous private-run collective farm in Saranda, a rare example in Albania’s fragmented and individually-run farms, has registered a new historic high this

9 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

‘Dajti n’fest’ brings the party to the mountain

Bashkim Shehu wins Balkanika literary award

December 8, the first meeting with freedom

‘Movies that Matter’ film festival raises awareness over human rights

Lawmakers approve resolution against domestic violence

Honoris Causa granted in Tirana to Turkey’s foreign minister

Brussels’ rosy picture of gov’t performance questioned

‘You’re in charge. We, the internationals are happy to assist if asked’

Albania’s transition, 1990-1992: U.S. support for a nascent democracy

Editorial: The scary healthcare trap in Albania

Xarra mandarin cooperative, a success story in Albania’s undeveloped agriculture

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