Tirana Times

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Quo Vadis, Albania?

by Dr. Elez Bebiraj Tirana Times, October 17, 2026 – Albania is facing the most serious political crisis of Edi Rama’s thirteen years in power. Protesters demanding the prime minister’s resignation have

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A Bulgarian young anthropologist, cook, and researcher

Tirana Times, October 17, 2026 – Vera Prokopieva is a nutrition scientist from Bulgaria who has studied food from three angles: as an anthropologist, as a cook in Copenhagen kitchens, and as a researcher

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News

Former Albanian Ministers Face New Anti-Corruption Scrutiny

Olta Xhaçka under investigation for corruption and money laundering as prosecutors examine a separate case involving the husband of former minister Ogerta Manastirliu. Tirana Times, October 16, 2026 – Albania’s Special Prosecution

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Serbia Loses Kushner Investment, Vučić Points to Albania

News

Albania’s Sazan Island project backed by Trump’s son-in-law draws scrutiny over transparency and political motives BELGRADE, Serbia, Tirana Times – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Serbia has suffered a major economic setback after

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Kremlin Echoes in Balkan Clickbait: How Fake Baba Vanga Prophecies Spread Across Albanian Media

Western Balkans

TIRANA, Tirana Times, December 16, 2025. Each December, apocalyptic headlines resurface across Albanian media warning of global collapse, Europe’s disappearance or the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a world ruler, all

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AKSHI Director Arrested in Major Corruption Probe

News

Case Involving Critical State Infrastructure Adds to Albania’s Growing High Level Corruption Crisis Tirana Times – December 16, 2025 Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Structure, SPAK, in cooperation with the National Bureau of Investigation, BKH,

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Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

Headline

Will Parliament Lift the Deputy Prime Minister’s Immunity? Tirana Times, December 16th , 2025.Albania has entered one of the most serious institutional confrontations since the launch of its justice reform, as the

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Budget 2026 – Big on Paper, Poor in Reality

Op-Ed

By Nikola Kedhi On paper, Albania enters 2026 as a “success story”: the government speaks of GDP growth around 4%, low inflation, public debt at roughly 53% of GDP, and presents the

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10KSA in Tirana Saudi Embassy promotes a new culture of health awareness

Culture·Main·News·Social Issues

By Tirana Times Tirana Times, December 10,2025. 10KSA arrived in Tirana through a special awareness-raising event organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, marking the first introduction in Albania

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The Value of the Words of a Few Officials vs. the Actions of many Citizens

Op-Ed

By Genc Pollo On the Commissioner’s satisfaction The statement by Mrs. Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, that the general elections in Albania this May were free and fair, but we welcome

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Saudi Embassy in Tirana Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

News

By Tirana Times Staff Tirana, 3 December 2025 — The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Albania today organized in Tirana the central event marking the International Day of Persons

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Albania’s Anti-Corruption “Success”: A Manufactured Illusion

Op-Ed

By Zef Preçi What kind of political system are we living in today? Even though we have a weak state, authoritarian tendencies in governance have become more pronounced, and in a synthesized

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Albania’s Political Absurdity:Doomsday – The Day Albania “Lost” Its Deputy PM

Op-Ed

O tempora, o mores. After Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku faced criminal charges, and after the court suspended her from office and banned her from leaving

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Opposition Rejects EU Commissioner’s “Free and Fair” Assessment of Elections

Headline·News

By Tirana Times Staff TIRANA, Albania , November 22, (Tirana Times). Albania’s main opposition party sharply criticized European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos for describing the country’s May 11 parliamentary elections as

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Tirana Times

Quo Vadis, Albania?

A Bulgarian young anthropologist, cook, and researcher

Former Albanian Ministers Face New Anti-Corruption Scrutiny

Serbia Loses Kushner Investment, Vučić Points to Albania

Kremlin Echoes in Balkan Clickbait: How Fake Baba Vanga Prophecies Spread Across Albanian Media

AKSHI Director Arrested in Major Corruption Probe

Deputy PM Balluku Arrest Bid Shakes Albania’s Rule of Law

Budget 2026 – Big on Paper, Poor in Reality

The Value of the Words of a Few Officials vs. the Actions of many Citizens

Saudi Embassy in Tirana Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Albania’s Anti-Corruption “Success”: A Manufactured Illusion

Albania’s Political Absurdity:Doomsday – The Day Albania “Lost” Its Deputy PM

Opposition Rejects EU Commissioner’s “Free and Fair” Assessment of Elections

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Anti-Government Protests in Albania: The Student Revolt and the Escalation of the Political Crisis

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