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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Catholic mass in historic Orthodox Church raises eyebrows

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – Albania’s Autocephalous Orthodox Church has sent a protest letter to state authorities after a Catholic mass was held by three Italian Catholic priests and a group of tourists

9 years ago

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Chief prosecutor says traffickers get help from those mandated to fight them

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – Albania’s Prosecutor General Adriatik Llalla said this week there are many cases the drug traffickers are assisted by individuals who have a duty to fight them. “Italian anti-mafia

9 years ago

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The Parliamentary Commission, like the next theatre farce

Op-Ed

By Dardan Mustafaj Like all compatriots at home and abroad, I also closely followed last weekend’s events. The work of the parliamentary commission, where not only its members, but also other parties

9 years ago

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Collections company executive gets 11 years in CEZ corruption case

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – A Tirana court has found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison a former collections company executive involved in a corrupt scheme to take money out the

9 years ago

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Former interior minister says there are no Italian charges against him

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – Albania’s former Minister of Interior Saimir Tahiri said in a press conference this week the charges against him set by Albanian prosecutors are groundless and he has proof

9 years ago

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PM says Tahiri can’t be arrested without proof

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday that his Socialist Party would reject prosecutors’ requests for the arrest of former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri as “unfounded on evidence,” while

9 years ago

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Media unions protest after PM chides journalists over coverage, ‘idiotic questions’

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – Prime Minister Edi Rama has drawn the ire of organizations protecting the rights after journalists after he bashed media’s coverage of the Tahiri affair and urged journalists to

9 years ago

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U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Hoyt Brian Yee (Photo: Archives)

Everyone should be equal before the law, says U.S. official

News

TIRANA, Oct. 27 – No public official should have immunity from justice and Albania’s government must give concrete examples to show it is truly committed to fight corruption, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary

9 years ago

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Editorial: Eroding the public’s trust in equality before the law

Op-Ed·Premium

The case of former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri is not obeying the classical rule of public tumult in Albania: let three days go and everything shall pass. The request of prosecutors to

9 years ago

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Albania’s poor judiciary reputation holds back Austrian, German investors

Op-Ed·Premium

By Hans Spernbauer* I have been working in Albania for more than 10 years and I have been trying to bring companies from Austria and Germany to Albania. We are also very

9 years ago

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Japan funds digital mapping for key Tirana, Durres regions

News

TIRANA, Oct. 26 – Japan is assisting the Albanian government in producing digital topographic maps benefitting the sustainable development of the country’s two main regions of Tirana and Durres under a €3

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

Catholic mass in historic Orthodox Church raises eyebrows

Chief prosecutor says traffickers get help from those mandated to fight them

The Parliamentary Commission, like the next theatre farce

Collections company executive gets 11 years in CEZ corruption case

Former interior minister says there are no Italian charges against him

PM says Tahiri can’t be arrested without proof

Media unions protest after PM chides journalists over coverage, ‘idiotic questions’

Everyone should be equal before the law, says U.S. official

Editorial: Eroding the public’s trust in equality before the law

Albania’s poor judiciary reputation holds back Austrian, German investors

Japan funds digital mapping for key Tirana, Durres regions

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