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

7 months ago

7 mins read

Editorial: The unraveling of an ugly alliance

Op-Ed·Premium

The coalition between the Socialist Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration always felt like a forced deal, an unnatural development, an obnoxious handshake. In the entirety of its four years both

9 years ago

3 mins read

Kosovo: To be or not to be in UNESCO

Op-Ed

By Aleksandar PavloviÄ‡* After Kosovo’s failed UNESCO bid in 2015, the question whether Kosovo should reconsider its prospective 2017 bid is being a matter of fierce disputes, and with new Kosovo right-wing

9 years ago

8 mins read

As SP, DP try to squeeze out SMI, harsh rhetoric makes campaign comeback

Main·News·Premium

TIRANA, June 14 – President-elect Ilir Meta has issued a warning to the country’s two largest parties not to engage in vote rigging if they want to lead the next government. “I

9 years ago

3 mins read

Albanian teen saved from clutches of ‘Blue Whale suicide game’

News

TIRANA, June 15 – A global online game that lures vulnerable teenagers into doing dangerous tasks and that ultimately leads to suicide has reached Albania with several cases reported. One teenage girl

9 years ago

3 mins read

Besnik Mustafaj claims ‘Author of year’ award at Kosovo book fair

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, June 4 – Albanian writer Besnik Mustafaj has claimed the ‘Author of the Year’ award at the Prishtina Book Fair held last week in neighboring Kosovo. Mustafaj, a renowned Albanian writer,

9 years ago

3 mins read

Vienna Institute: Albania loses regional race to attract Austrian investors

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 15 – Austrian foreign direct investment to Albania has significantly slowed down in the past four years, turning Albania into one of the Western Balkans least attractive destinations for Austrian

9 years ago

5 mins read

Abandoned Dajti hotel ready to turn into central bank facility

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 14 – The landmark Dajti hotel in Tirana’s central boulevard, once the capital’s city sole luxury hotel during the post-WWII decades of communist rule, will finally be reconstructed under a

9 years ago

4 mins read

Selami Xhepa, the head of the Pashko European Institute

Unjustified promises dominate main parties’ electoral platforms, study shows

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 14 – The electoral platforms of Albania’s three largest parties, the ruling Socialist Party, the opposition Democratic Party and the third largest Socialist Movement for Integration do not provide the

9 years ago

10 mins read

Italian De Biasi unexpectedly resigns as Albania coach

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, June 14 – Gianni De Biasi has officially resigned as Albania coach in an unexpected decision after he earlier announced he would be leaving Albania by next October at the end

9 years ago

3 mins read

Eurostat: Albania’s GDP per capita, consumption remain Europe’s lowest

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 13 – Albania’s level of economic activity and household material welfare continue to remain one of Europe’s poorest, unveiling growth in the Albanian economy has to sharply pick up in

9 years ago

2 mins read

De Biasi to quit as Albania coach next October

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, June 13 – Italian Gianni De Biasi says he will quit as Albania’s coach next October when Albania closes its World Cup qualification campaign with two tough fixtures against group leaders

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

Editorial: The unraveling of an ugly alliance

Kosovo: To be or not to be in UNESCO

As SP, DP try to squeeze out SMI, harsh rhetoric makes campaign comeback

Albanian teen saved from clutches of ‘Blue Whale suicide game’

Besnik Mustafaj claims ‘Author of year’ award at Kosovo book fair

Vienna Institute: Albania loses regional race to attract Austrian investors

Abandoned Dajti hotel ready to turn into central bank facility

Unjustified promises dominate main parties’ electoral platforms, study shows

Italian De Biasi unexpectedly resigns as Albania coach

Eurostat: Albania’s GDP per capita, consumption remain Europe’s lowest

De Biasi to quit as Albania coach next October

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