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

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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

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New fiscal packages to ease procedures, cut penalties ahead of general elections

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Sept. 18 – With less than one year to go before the next mid-2017 general elections, the Socialist Party-led Albanian government has announced a new fiscal package that significantly reduces penalties

10 years ago

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Obituary: Selim Muca, former leader of Albania’s Muslims

News

TIRANA, Sept. 19 – Selim Muà§a, the former religious leader of Albania’s Muslims died Monday at the age of 80. Muà§a was known for building bridges with other religious communities and reviving

10 years ago

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Tender launched to select Tirana public transport terminal concessionaire

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Sept. 19 – The municipality of Tirana has unveiled plans to award a concession contract for the construction of an interurban public transport terminal linking the capital to Durres and southern

10 years ago

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Editorial: Why Dibra raises questions for 2017

Op-Ed

The many questions over Dibra and the ominous messages for the general elections in 2017 On Sunday, the citizens of the Dibra municipality, in northeastern Albania, elected their new mayor in

10 years ago

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Parallel universes

Op-Ed·Special

By Alan Andoni* One of the many characteristics of the Communist world was the insistence that the ‘ideal’ be constantly portrayed as ‘reality’ and that reality be relegated to the realms of

10 years ago

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American executive beaten over property dispute

News

TIRANA, Sept. 15 – An American executive who works for Omnix Albania, a company about to build a luxury beach resort in Albania, was beaten earlier this week by three men in

10 years ago

2 mins read

‘They don’t know what they want’ – PM dismisses protesting students as subpar

News

TIRANA, Sept. 15 – Prime Minister Edi Rama received 150 students who were admitted to public university in the first round and informed them that “the higher education reform works best for

10 years ago

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Kurban Bajram celebrated

News

TIRANA, Sept. 12 – Muslims in Albania celebrated Eid al-Adha, known locally as Kurban Bajram and the Feast of Sacrifice, which commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, the Biblical Abraham, to

10 years ago

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It’s back to school time

News

TIRANA, Sept. 15 – This week saw a new beginning for thousand children across Albania and their parents, as they started or return to school for a new academic year. More than

10 years ago

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Former minister gets prison time

News

TIRANA, Sept. 15 – A Tirana court has sentenced a former government minister to 20 months in prison for abuse of funds, the first prison sentence given to a former high government

10 years ago

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Ruling coalition wins Dibra mayoral by-election

News

TIRANA, Sept. 13 – Albania’s ruling Socialist-led coalition has won the mayoral race in the northeastern municipality of Dibra, a by-election that drew national focus as an early test for parties heading

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

New fiscal packages to ease procedures, cut penalties ahead of general elections

Obituary: Selim Muca, former leader of Albania’s Muslims

Tender launched to select Tirana public transport terminal concessionaire

Editorial: Why Dibra raises questions for 2017

Parallel universes

American executive beaten over property dispute

‘They don’t know what they want’ – PM dismisses protesting students as subpar

Kurban Bajram celebrated

It’s back to school time

Former minister gets prison time

Ruling coalition wins Dibra mayoral by-election

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