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 months 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

4 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

9 months ago

7 mins read

Central bank governor warns gov’t to reduce external borrowing

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Nov. 22 – Albania’s central bank governor has warned government authorities to be careful with external borrowing which puts debt servicing at currency exchange risks. Public debt at about 72 percent

10 years ago

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EC: Albania’s narcotics business generates €260 mln annually

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – The narcotics business in Albania, which has thrived nationwide even after a mid-2015 police crackdown on the notorious marijuana growing Lazarat village, has a much higher share to

10 years ago

2 mins read

Emerging private pensions continue gaining ground

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Albania’s emerging private pension market, where only three operators are present, continued registering strong double digit growth rates in the first three quarters of this year. A report

10 years ago

1 min read

Rehova mountain village declared a historic center

Features

The picturesque Rehova, located at the foot of the Gramozi Mountain, southeastern Albania, has been recently declared a protected historic site by the National Restoration Council. The village of Rehova is well-known

10 years ago

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‘Marta,’ a drama dedicated to Albanian women makes premiere

Culture

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – “Marta” a new Albanian drama written and directed by Erand Sojli made its premiere this week at the National Theatre, where imprisoned women had also been invited to

10 years ago

1 min read

Arberesh community appeals for help to preserve language, culture

Culture

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – The archaic Albanian language that the Arberesh community in southern Italy has preserved for more than 500 years since the Skanderbeg era when they left the country is

10 years ago

3 mins read

Western Balkans Via Dinalrica picked as one of best 2017 trips

Features

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – The Via Dinarica mountain hiking trail crossing through seven Western Balkans countries has been rated by prestigious National Geographic as one of the best 2017 trips. The National

10 years ago

1 min read

Albania’s Mergim Mavraj makes it to surprise Bundesliga team

Sport

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Albanian international center-back Mergim Mavraj has made it to the surprise Bundesliga team this season with his Koln team ranking fourth in the German top league, in one

10 years ago

1 min read

Activists arrested as protests against waste imports continue

News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 23 – Activists of the Alliance Against Waste Imports and other members of civil society in Albania have launched fresh protests against a bill that would allow Albanian companies to

10 years ago

3 mins read

Minister of Education hit with tomato sauce as part of protest against university reform

News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 22 – Albanian Minister of Education Lindita Nikolla was attacked with tomato sauce earlier this week as she attended a conference on the International Day of Students. A video of

10 years ago

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Downtown bunker transformed into a museum

News

TIRANA, Nov.20 – A former nuclear bunker for communist officials in downtown Tirana was given a new lease on life after it was turned into a museum to show visitors how thousands

10 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

Central bank governor warns gov’t to reduce external borrowing

EC: Albania’s narcotics business generates €260 mln annually

Emerging private pensions continue gaining ground

Rehova mountain village declared a historic center

‘Marta,’ a drama dedicated to Albanian women makes premiere

Arberesh community appeals for help to preserve language, culture

Western Balkans Via Dinalrica picked as one of best 2017 trips

Albania’s Mergim Mavraj makes it to surprise Bundesliga team

Activists arrested as protests against waste imports continue

Minister of Education hit with tomato sauce as part of protest against university reform

Downtown bunker transformed into a museum

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