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

Socialist campaign rally. (Photo: SP/Facebook/Hand out)

Caretaker ministers take actions against state employees involved in campaign

Main·Premium

TIRANA, May 31 – Prime Minister Edi Rama told supporters this week that those who are on the state’s payroll can only participate in the campaign after the work day has ended

9 years ago

1 min read

INSTAT: Number of foreign-owned companies dropped by 5% in 2016

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 1 – The number of foreign-owned companies operating in Albania registered a 5 percent decline in 2016, with fewer companies in the construction, trade and call center dominated information and

9 years ago

3 mins read

A decade on, smoking ban still ignored

News

TIRANA, June 1 – A decade after the introduction of smoking ban, Albania has considerably cut smoking in public areas, but anecdotal evidence suggests the law banning smoking in enclosed public spaces

9 years ago

4 mins read

No celebration as newly relegated Tirana claim Albania Cup

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, June 1 – An extra time double by Congolese striker Merveil earned Tirana the Albanian Cup trophy and a ticket to the UEFA Europa League qualification campaign in an irony of

9 years ago

2 mins read

Kosovo writer wins Kadare award

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, May 31 – Kosovo writer Musa Ramadani has been announced the winner of this year’s Kadare award named after Albania’s internationally renowned writer Ismail Kadare, a perennial nominee for the Nobel

9 years ago

2 mins read

Albania’s top two richest men diversify investments in insurance market

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 31 – Two of the country’s biggest and richest entrepreneurs have diversified their investments in the insurance market by acquiring the life insurance segment of the newly privatized INSIG insurer.

9 years ago

3 mins read

Thermal springs along the Langarica attract hundreds of tourists each year. Photo: Ulrich Eichelmann

Race for controversial Bechetti abandoned HPP reopens amid concerns over Europe’s last wild river

Features

TIRANA, May 31 – A decision by the Albanian government to recall a tender on an abandoned hydropower plant along the Vjosa River has angered Albanian and European environmentalists seeking to protect

9 years ago

7 mins read

Credit contracts amid lower pre-electoral investor confidence

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 30 – Credit returned to negative growth last April following eight months of sluggish growth, apparently hit by the tense political climate preceding the June 25 general elections undermining business

9 years ago

3 mins read

Jozefina Topalli, a former deputy party leader and former speaker of parliament, and Arben Imami, among the party's founders and a former defense minister, speak at a press conference in Tirana. (Photo: Television screen grab)

Albania’s opposition leader faces own party rebellion ahead of elections

News·Premium

TIRANA, May 30 – Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party is facing internal turmoil a month ahead of general elections as two senior figures have publicly called for the sacking of the party’s

9 years ago

4 mins read

Kreshnik Spahiu, nationalist party leader, withdraws from politics

News·Premium

TIRANA, May 28 – Kreshnik Spahiu, the founding leader of the nationalist Red and Black Alliance party, has announced he is leaving politics after the opposition leader, Lulzim Basha, broke a promise

9 years ago

2 mins read

Three-month-old bear cub rescued after advertised for €1,100 sale

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, May 29 – A three-month-old bear cub that had been trapped in mountain village outside Tirana has been rescued from captivity after being illegally advertised for sale at a popular portal

9 years ago

3 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

Caretaker ministers take actions against state employees involved in campaign

INSTAT: Number of foreign-owned companies dropped by 5% in 2016

A decade on, smoking ban still ignored

No celebration as newly relegated Tirana claim Albania Cup

Kosovo writer wins Kadare award

Albania’s top two richest men diversify investments in insurance market

Race for controversial Bechetti abandoned HPP reopens amid concerns over Europe’s last wild river

Credit contracts amid lower pre-electoral investor confidence

Albania’s opposition leader faces own party rebellion ahead of elections

Kreshnik Spahiu, nationalist party leader, withdraws from politics

Three-month-old bear cub rescued after advertised for €1,100 sale

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