Tirana Times

Health Minister Resigns Amid New Controversy

Tirana Times, September 02, 2026 — The resignation of Health and Social Welfare Minister Evis Sala after less than a year in office has opened a new political controversy, with the opposition

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Albania Turns Away Tanker Linked to Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Durres decision puts sanctions enforcement under scrutiny after vessel had previously called at Albanian port. Tirana Times, September 01, 2026 – Albania’s decision to deny entry to a tanker identified by Ukrainian

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Ratko Mladić during his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Photo: ICTY / Zoran Lesic, CC BY 2.0

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Mladić’s Death Exposes the Balkans’ Unfinished Reckoning With War Crimes

Thousands honor the convicted Bosnian Serb commander as reactions from Belgrade to Podgorica and Skopje reveal how deeply the wars of the 1990s still shape the region’s European future. Tirana Times, August

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Albanian Parliament Under Cyberattack Linked to Iran

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Tirana Times, March 10, 2026 – A cyberattack targeting Albania’s Parliament has revived one of the country’s most serious national security concerns, underscoring the return of a threat that Albanian institutions have

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Parliament Blocks Arrest Bid for Former Deputy Prime Minister Balluku

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Shielding Balluku Could Cost Albania More Than a Court Case. Tirana Times, March 09, 2026 – Albania’s ruling Socialist majority moved Monday to block the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda

6 months ago

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Marx on the Beach

Op-Ed

By Zef Preci Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – Two centuries ago, Karl Marx offered a blunt description of how capitalism is sometimes born and consolidated: through what he called “primitive accumulation,”

6 months ago

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Do the Balkans really want EU membership?

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By Daniel Serwer Tirana Times, March 06, 2026 – While all eyes are on the Iran war, subtle but important changes are taking place with respect to the Balkans. I think the

6 months ago

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The Biblical Dog and our chances for full EU membership

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by Genc Pollo Let’s start with the dog. “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly,” says the Old Testament (Proverbs 26:11), offering a blunt metaphor for stupidity

6 months ago

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Albania Must Not Mirror Serbia’s EU Rejection

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By Augustin Palokaj Tirana Times, March 03 2026 – EU enlargement does not lack ideas; it lacks political will. That is why the recent joint opinion piece by Albania’s Prime Minister Edi

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Albania Aligns With U.S. and Israel on Iran

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Albania also voices solidarity with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf partners after Iran’s missile attacks. Tirana Times, March 1, 2026 – Albania threw its support behind U.S. strikes on Iran in the

6 months ago

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The War in Iran and Albania in a Fragmenting International Order

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by Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, February 28 2026 – At the very moment when diplomacy appeared to be moving toward a fragile agreement, the United States and Israel launched a unilateral

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Albania Backs U.S. Strikes on Iran

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Kosovo and North Macedonia join support for Washington. Tirana Times, February 28, 2026 – Albania threw its support behind U.S. strikes on Iran on Friday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama declaring that

6 months ago

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PM Rama’s Big Shake-Up as SPAK Closes In

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Tirana Times, February 26, 2026 – Prime Minister Edi Rama carried out one of the deepest cabinet reshuffles of his fourth term, replacing officials across several of the most powerful ministries in

6 months ago

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Strategic-Sector Governance Under Stress: The Bankers Petroleum Case and China’s Economic Footprint in Albania

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by Nora Ahmeti & Vilson Blloshmi Albania’s investigation into Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd. is often narrated as a “China case” because the operator has been Chinese-owned since 2016.[1] Ownership matters, but it is

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Tirana Times

Health Minister Resigns Amid New Controversy

Albania Turns Away Tanker Linked to Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Mladić’s Death Exposes the Balkans’ Unfinished Reckoning With War Crimes

Albanian Parliament Under Cyberattack Linked to Iran

Parliament Blocks Arrest Bid for Former Deputy Prime Minister Balluku

Marx on the Beach

Do the Balkans really want EU membership?

The Biblical Dog and our chances for full EU membership

Albania Must Not Mirror Serbia’s EU Rejection

Albania Aligns With U.S. and Israel on Iran

The War in Iran and Albania in a Fragmenting International Order

Albania Backs U.S. Strikes on Iran

PM Rama’s Big Shake-Up as SPAK Closes In

Strategic-Sector Governance Under Stress: The Bankers Petroleum Case and China’s Economic Footprint in Albania

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