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

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

A third of enterprises exposed to exchange rate risks, survey shows

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Sept. 27 – More than a third of enterprises in Albania are exposed to exchange rate risks, mainly because of having borrowed in foreign currency and using the national currency in

10 years ago

4 mins read

Transport operators save €180 after Italy scraps discriminatory Cold War tax

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Albanian transport operators will now save up to €180 for a round trip to Italy after long-awaited legal changes scrapping a discriminatory Cold War tax on Albania have

10 years ago

2 mins read

Shkelzen Gashi shines as he scores double for Colorado Rapids

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Albanian international Shkelzen Gashi was named man of the match after scoring a double for his Colorado Rapids in the U.S. Major League last weekend in an away

10 years ago

2 mins read

General tax director Brisida Shehaj has been appointed deputy economy minister

Tax, customs directorates face reshuffle

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Two of the country’s key public finances institutions, the tax and customs directorates, have undergone an unexpected reshuffle over the past few days but will continue to remain

10 years ago

1 min read

“Le Verre Volà©”

Features

By Jerina Zaloshnja Where is this darn bistro? It’s the second time I have gone up and down Rue Mouffetard, checking every single shop, restaurant and brasserie sign … I asked people

10 years ago

8 mins read

Editorial: Coming full circle: the demise of a great promise

Op-Ed

It was a symbolic triumphal act of the majority that had just won the elections in 2013: scrapping the law for the waste import that had generated so much protest and even

10 years ago

4 mins read

The system or your luck: a life and death toss

Op-Ed

By Alba à‡ela A young expecting mother lost her life this week alongside her unborn baby, leaving behind two orphaned children and a bereaved family. After suffering an unexpected complication the woman

10 years ago

4 mins read

Helidon Xhixha claims public medal at London Biennale

Culture

TIRANA, Sept. 22 – Albanian contemporary artist Helidon Xhixha has claimed the public medal at the first London Design Biennale with his “Bliss” site-specific sculpture installation, beating artists from 36 other countries

10 years ago

3 mins read

Albania submits ‘Chromium’ for foreign language Oscar

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, Sept. 22 – Albania has selected the Krom (Chromium) movie as its submission for the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign language Film in the 2017 Oscars. An Albanian, Kosovo, German,

10 years ago

1 min read

Veteran painter opens solo exhibition

Culture

TIRANA, Sept. 22 – One of Albania’s veteran painters, Aleksander Filipi, has opened a personal exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Tirana showcasing four decades of creativity. The exhibition is featuring

10 years ago

1 min read

Carmina Burana opens new Opera House season

Culture

TIRANA, Sept. 22 – Carmina Burana, originally a musical by Germany’s Carl Orff, will make its comeback at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet to open the new season. The ballet

10 years ago

1 min 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

A third of enterprises exposed to exchange rate risks, survey shows

Transport operators save €180 after Italy scraps discriminatory Cold War tax

Shkelzen Gashi shines as he scores double for Colorado Rapids

Tax, customs directorates face reshuffle

“Le Verre Volà©”

Editorial: Coming full circle: the demise of a great promise

The system or your luck: a life and death toss

Helidon Xhixha claims public medal at London Biennale

Albania submits ‘Chromium’ for foreign language Oscar

Veteran painter opens solo exhibition

Carmina Burana opens new Opera House season

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