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

EU’s Ruiz Calavera: We hope to start vetting judges and prosecutors in September

Op-Ed

An interview with Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, Director for Western Balkans at the EU Directorate General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. In this capacity, she is responsible for managing bilateral relations

9 years ago

7 mins read

Bujar Leskaj, the head of Albania's Supreme State Audit

2030 Agenda and the Supreme State Audit

Op-Ed

By BUJAR LESKAJ* Agenda 2030 is a strategy and concrete work plan of the United Nations for sustainable development at the global level. It seeks to strengthen universal peace and provide greater

9 years ago

9 mins read

Editorial: Albania’s democracy needs a healthy opposition

Op-Ed·Premium

Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party will elect its leader this weekend at a time when the center-right party is defeated, divided and weak. The party has just gone through the worst defeat

9 years ago

4 mins read

Go North: ‘The art of simplicity. Buke, kripe dhe zemer. And a little Raki. #Valbona’

Culture·Free to Read

“The art of simplicity. Buke, kripe dhe zemer. And a little Raki. #Valbona.” This tweet by Johann Sattler made headlines and almost went viral as the Austrian Ambassador to Albania recently visited

9 years ago

2 mins read

Multicultural festival awaits visitors to Berat

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, July 20 – Rafting, book promotion and musical performances opened this week the fourth edition of the multicultural festival in the southern city of Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The

9 years ago

2 mins read

UNESCO concerned over proposed Gjirokastra bypass project

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, July 20 – UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has called on Albanian authorities to carefully examine plans on a bypass road in the southern city of Gjirokastra, a UNESCO World Heritage site

9 years ago

5 mins read

Court upholds compulsory security camera installation for businesses

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 20 – Albania’s Constitutional Court has upheld a law that makes it compulsory for the country’s businesses to install high resolution security cameras as part some extra public security measures

9 years ago

3 mins read

Euro 2020 qualification target set for new Albania coach

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, July 19 – Italian Christian Pannuci has been officially introduced as the new Albania coach, replacing Gianni De Biasi in a tough bid to make another surprise Euro qualification as hopes

9 years ago

2 mins read

Kosovo oil blockage raises concern about quality of fuel imported in Albania

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 19 – Kosovo authorities have blocked 40 tanker trucks with an estimated 1 million liters of poor quality fuel entering the Kosovo market through Albania, but reportedly originating from Spain,

9 years ago

2 mins read

The fate of Russian women trapped in 1960s Albania to be made into movie

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, July 19 – Russian directors have started working on a movie tracing the fate of more than a dozen Russian women who were trapped in Albania in the early 1960s when

9 years ago

6 mins read

Waterfront in Saranda, Albania. (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock)

Forbes: Albania is world’s cheapest 2017 destination

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, July 19 – U.S.-based Forbes magazine has rated Albania as the number 1 cheapest destination to travel to globally for 2017. In a video showcased on the prestigious business magazine portal,

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

EU’s Ruiz Calavera: We hope to start vetting judges and prosecutors in September

2030 Agenda and the Supreme State Audit

Editorial: Albania’s democracy needs a healthy opposition

Go North: ‘The art of simplicity. Buke, kripe dhe zemer. And a little Raki. #Valbona’

Multicultural festival awaits visitors to Berat

UNESCO concerned over proposed Gjirokastra bypass project

Court upholds compulsory security camera installation for businesses

Euro 2020 qualification target set for new Albania coach

Kosovo oil blockage raises concern about quality of fuel imported in Albania

The fate of Russian women trapped in 1960s Albania to be made into movie

Forbes: Albania is world’s cheapest 2017 destination

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