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Spain Rules the World Again

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
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© FOTOSTUDIO AVA LINZ
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K’cimi dancing of Tropojë – Gazmend Freitag

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.
From left to right: AIIS Director Alba Cela, Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, Spanish Ambassador Gabriel Cremades.

In Search of Albania’s Soul: Manuel Montobbio Returns to Tirana Through Literature

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
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Eurovision entry stays in Albanian

TIRANA, Jan. 17 – Bledar Sejko & Adrian Lulgjuraj, the duo who will represent Albania at Eurovision 2013 in Sweden next May, will sing their entry in the Albanian language. “Our song
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“Does Santa Claus exist?”

The works, mainly paintings, shed light on the ability or inability to enjoy year-end holidays and the dilemmas that children get about the Santa Claus as they grow up TIRANA, Jan. 7
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“All above the sky”

Paintings, sculptures, installations, video-art, all of which focused on the everyday problems encountered by the society, are featured in the exhibition TIRANA, Jan. 8 – “All above the sky.” This is how
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November exhibition

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – The November exhibition named after a group of painters formed after the collapse of the communist regime in the early 90s is the first exhibition the National Museum
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Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany Day

TIRANA, Jan. 8 – Thousands of Orthodox believers all over Albania celebrated the Epiphany Day on January 6, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in traditional church ceremonies which also involved the
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Arts & culture: A year in review

January Centenary winning logo announced A logo designed by Zeni Ballashi, a Kosovo based ethnic Albanian from Macedonia, accompanied all events Albania hosted this year as part of the 100th independence anniversary.
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Onufri 2012 in “Perchance to dream”

The Albanian artists challenge and defy the difficult everyday reality, managing to offer personal solutions, says the exhibition’s curator TIRANA, Dec. 26 – “Perchance to dream” is the title of this year’s
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Albania’s archeological heritage featured in Rome

The exhibition highlighting Albania’s archaeological heritage will remain open until 6 January 2013 in Rome’s Vittoriano Museum Complex before traveling to Turin’s Palazzo Madama where it will be displayed until next April
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