Spain clinches second FIFA World Cup title as Europe continues its dominance on football’s biggest stage By Gautam Karve, Editor-in-Chief, World Media Organization Tirana Times, July 22, 2026 – Spain secured its
by Monika Grill Tirana Times, July 11, 2026 – “K’cimi i Tropoja” – the dance that endured over centuries and kept the Albanian identity alive, has been officially declared part of the
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From left to right: AIIS Director Alba Cela, Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, Spanish Ambassador Gabriel Cremades.
Tirana Times, July 02, 2026. The Albanian Institute for International Studies and Tirana Times book house hosted a special literary evening in Tirana with Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, diplomat, writer, poet and academic, offering a rare encounter
TIRANA, Dec.4 – Albania’s celebrations of the centenary of independence in Italy will conclude with a gala performance bringing together some of the best Albanian ballet dancers around the world. The event
TIRANA, Dec. 5 – Ten years after its last stage, the “Halili and Hajria,” the first Albanian ballet staged at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet back in 1963, returns this
Zana Cela, the festival’s producer and host, says this year’s 13th edition scheduled to be held on November 30 and December 1 will bring opera singers from four continents including Australia TIRANA,
TIRANA, Nov. 28 – Young contemporary artist Leonard Qylafi has opened a solo exhibition at the Zeta art centre in Tirana where he is showcasing the Museum of Nature, a painting-based project
TIRANA, Nov. 28 – The National Museum of History is for the first time displaying the portraits of the 40 signatories of Albania’s declaration of independence on November 28, 1912. The portraits
Staged as part of global celebrations of Wagner’s bicentennial, the Tannh嶳er opera will make its Albania premiere on Saturday November 23, and be performed on November 24 and 25 at the National
Visiting the stand of the Tirana Times publishing house, Tirana Mayor Lulzim Basha pledged the municipality would co-finance the book fair starting next year and announced the award of the Tirana big
TIRANA, Nov. 18 – Albania and Kosovo early 20th century painters are being featured in a joint exhibition in Prishtina representing the traditional and modern approach of art in Kosovo and Albania.
The atmosphere of the exhibition revolves around the idea of “Far and Close”, which encompasses an organic feeling generated from the developing art scene of Albania and Kosovo since the start of
TIRANA, Nov. 19 – Switzerland-based Albanian jazz singer Elina Duni and her quartet performed in the London Jazz Festival this week, brining Albanian folk and jazz music mixed with Balkan sounds. The
The Portico of the Apollonia park, damaged a couple of years ago by landslides, has been scheduled to be restored under the project TIRANA, Nov. 19 – The Apollonia archaeological park, the