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

Union of Judges calls for the abrogation of vetting bill

News

TIRANA, Oct. 26 – The Constitutional Court has approved a request by the Union of Judges in Albania asking for UJA to be accepted as an interested third party in the process

10 years ago

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Decoration of nationalists brings back WWII historical debate

News

TIRANA, Oct. 26 – Albanian President Bujar Nishani has faced criticism over the decoration of 67 Albanians killed by communist partisans under the command of Mehmet Shehu 73 years ago over their

10 years ago

2 mins read

Albania-bound cocaine found at Italian port

News

TIRANA, Oct. 26 – An Italian law enforcement agency, Guardia di Finanza, said this week it seized a shipment of 19 kilograms of pure cocaine bound for Albania. The drugs were hidden

10 years ago

1 min read

Police continue marijuana raids, arrests

News

TIRANA, Oct. 25 – Eleven suspects were arrested Monday in the framework of ongoing investigations and raids on illegal outdoor marijuana cultivation operations in the areas of Fier, Vlora, Mallakastra and Ksamil,

10 years ago

1 min read

Albania ranked 72nd in World Justice Project’s annual index

News

TIRANA, Oct. 24 – Albania ranks 72nd among 113 countries in terms of how the rule of law is experienced by citizens, according to the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index

10 years ago

1 min read

Saranda judge sentenced to 4.5 years for corruption

News

TIRANA, Oct. 24 – A Saranda judge has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison, following a corruption scandal in which he was convicted of illegally demanding €80,000 to

10 years ago

2 mins read

Albania improves business climate, but yet lags behind regional competitors

Business & Economy·Free to Read

TIRANA, Oct. 26 – Albania climbed 32 steps to rank 58th among 190 global economies in the latest Doing Business report to score its best ever ranking, but yet lagged behind some

10 years ago

2 mins read

Spain-born former Barcelona defender could join Albania

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, Oct. 24 – Spain-born defender of Albanian origin Ivan Balliu Campeny could be a perfect alternative for Albania’s struggling defence in their World Cup qualifiers after the departure of captain Lorik

10 years ago

3 mins read

Hugh G. Grant’s ‘I saw it all,’ now available in its entirety

Books·Free to Read·Op-Ed·Special

The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has just published Grant’s account of the Italian invasion in its entirety. By Ilir Ikonomi In the summer of 2010, while doing research at the

10 years ago

5 mins read

Features

By Jerina Zaloshnja On the last Sunday of July, of the year 2000, my aunt had a brain stroke. When she was on her way to the bathroom her mind was suddenly

10 years ago

10 mins read

Main industries operating at 70 to 80% capacity, survey shows

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Business confidence registered a considerable recovery in the third quarter of the year, but the capacity utilization rate in the key industries remains far below its potential and

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

Union of Judges calls for the abrogation of vetting bill

Decoration of nationalists brings back WWII historical debate

Albania-bound cocaine found at Italian port

Police continue marijuana raids, arrests

Albania ranked 72nd in World Justice Project’s annual index

Saranda judge sentenced to 4.5 years for corruption

Albania improves business climate, but yet lags behind regional competitors

Spain-born former Barcelona defender could join Albania

Hugh G. Grant’s ‘I saw it all,’ now available in its entirety

Le verre volà©: Stroke!

Main industries operating at 70 to 80% capacity, survey shows

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