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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

7 months ago

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Elections 2017: What’s at stake? Seven things to keep in mind as Albanians head to the polls

News·Premium

The parliamentary elections that will be held this Sunday, June 25, 2017, are unique in Albania’s recent history. They are the most unpredictable and the calmest since the fall of communism. They

9 years ago

8 mins read

Turkish president urges unity among Albanians ahead of elections

News

TIRANA, June 19 – Just days ahead of Albania’s general elections, Turkish President Recep Taip Erdogan has given a lengthy interview to an Albanian television station, urging for unity among the country’s

9 years ago

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Albanians head to polling stations to elect new parliament, gov’t

Main·News·Premium

TIRANA, June 23 – Albania’s voters are heading to polling centers across the country this Sunday to choose their next representatives to parliament and decide who will lead the country’s government for

9 years ago

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Christina Vasak takes over as new French ambassador to Albania

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, June 22 – Christina Vasak has taken over as the new French Ambassador to Albania replacing Bernard Fitoussi. Vasak is a career diplomat who recently served at the French embassy in

9 years ago

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Western Balkans Fund ready to make official launch

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, June 22 – The Western Balkans Fund, the first regional international organization to have its seat in Tirana, is ready to make its official launch after concluding its preparatory stage. “As

9 years ago

2 mins read

Reconstruction project to turn Voskopoja into year-round destination

Culture

TIRANA, June 22 – Four remaining post-Byzantine churches in Voskopoja, a present-day village in southeastern Albania that used to be Albania’s most thriving 18th century town are being restored in a bid

9 years ago

5 mins read

Beach or mountain? Try Albania, Go your own way!

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, June 22 – Whether you are a beach, mountain or cultural heritage lover, it is high time you visited Albania to enjoy all three. Albania is now at its peak tourist

9 years ago

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First Albanian woman climbs Everest

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, June 20 – Uta Ibrahimi has become the first Albanian woman to climb Everest, the world’s highest peak of 8,848 meters and every climber’s lifetime dream. The 33-year Kosovo climber reached

9 years ago

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Edi Rama during a campaign rally. (Photo: SP Facebook/Handout)

Prime minister under fire for asking police officers to campaign

News

TIRANA, June 20 – Albania’s third largest party, the Socialist Movement for Integration, has filed a complaint with prosecutors, urging them to investigate Prime Minister Edi Rama over his campaign statement that

9 years ago

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Opposition rally where the incident happened. (Photo: DP.al)

Incidents increase as electoral campaign approaches end

Main·News

TIRANA, June 21 – The last week of an otherwise calm general election campaign saw an increase in the number of incidents, which included fights among activists and physical attacks on party

9 years ago

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Enver Hoxha’s grandson facing 13 years for cocaine trafficking

News

TIRANA, June 20 – Albanian prosecutors are seeking a long prison sentence for Ermal Hoxha, the nephew of the country’s former communist dictator, Enver Hoxha, and eight co-conspirators who prosecutors say were

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

Elections 2017: What’s at stake? Seven things to keep in mind as Albanians head to the polls

Turkish president urges unity among Albanians ahead of elections

Albanians head to polling stations to elect new parliament, gov’t

Christina Vasak takes over as new French ambassador to Albania

Western Balkans Fund ready to make official launch

Reconstruction project to turn Voskopoja into year-round destination

Beach or mountain? Try Albania, Go your own way!

First Albanian woman climbs Everest

Prime minister under fire for asking police officers to campaign

Incidents increase as electoral campaign approaches end

Enver Hoxha’s grandson facing 13 years for cocaine trafficking

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