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

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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

4 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

9 months ago

7 mins read

Activists vow to stop waste imports, seek referendum, presidential veto

Main·News

TIRANA, Sept. 29 – A controversial decision to approve waste imports “to revive the recycling industry” continues to stir heated debate in Albania, with activists vowing to stop waste imports with protests,

10 years ago

6 mins read

Close collaboration is required to address world challenges, Nishani tells UN

News

TIRANA, Sept. 25 – Albanian President Bujar Nishani attended the 71st Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York last week, giving a speech that focused on the

10 years ago

1 min read

Man attempts self-immolation protest outside U.S. embassy

News

TIRANA, Sept. 24 – A 53-year-old man attempted to perform a self-immolation Saturday morning near the U.S. Embassy building in Tirana. The man, who has been identified only by the initials

10 years ago

1 min read

Opposition leader tells visiting U.S. official ‘elections are in danger’

News

TIRANA, Sept. 27 – The leader of Albania’s Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, met Tuesday with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Rule of Law and International Drug Traffic Alexander Arvizu

10 years ago

3 mins read

Talks on electoral reform, e-voting move forward

News

TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Political parties have agreed in principle to the implementation of electronic voting and counting in Albania, but with no guarantees it will be used in next year’s election.

10 years ago

3 mins read

Albania offers lessons on EU’s migration challenges, says OSCE official

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, Sept. 27 – Migration is one of Europe’s biggest challenges in a generation, and there are historic lessons in Albania about how to best address these challenges, the acting head of

10 years ago

2 mins read

Editorial: Against all waste

Op-Ed

Tirana Times is a media outlet that takes much pride in its neutral and accurate coverage and independent spirit. We try our best to be impartial in a context when it is

10 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: The state’s efforts to act like an NGO hurt independent debate and civil society

Op-Ed

The relationship of the governments and other state institutions of Albania with the civil society and more specifically with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country has passed through different cycles: first in

10 years ago

4 mins read

Serb, Albanian students attend European Academy in Tirana

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, Sept. 28 – University students from Serbia and Albania attended lectures by international and local experts this week as part of a joint program between two think tanks based in Tirana

10 years ago

4 mins read

Corruption becomes top concern for businesses as Albania progresses in competitiveness

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Albania climbed 13 steps to rank 80th among 138 economies, leaving behind almost all regional competitors, but corruption was rated as a top concern for enterprises, according to

10 years ago

2 mins read

Albania celebrate after beating Macedonia 2-1 with a late header in their opening World Cup qualifier (Sept. 2016)

Albania to face Liechtenstein, Spain in next World Cup qualifiers

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Albania will face two key Russia 2018 qualifiers against modest Liechtenstein and 2010 World Champions Spain that could prove decisive for its group stage progress after the country’s

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

Activists vow to stop waste imports, seek referendum, presidential veto

Close collaboration is required to address world challenges, Nishani tells UN

Man attempts self-immolation protest outside U.S. embassy

Opposition leader tells visiting U.S. official ‘elections are in danger’

Talks on electoral reform, e-voting move forward

Albania offers lessons on EU’s migration challenges, says OSCE official

Editorial: Against all waste

Editorial: The state’s efforts to act like an NGO hurt independent debate and civil society

Serb, Albanian students attend European Academy in Tirana

Corruption becomes top concern for businesses as Albania progresses in competitiveness

Albania to face Liechtenstein, Spain in next World Cup qualifiers

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