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, Sept. 12 – Albania has lost its chance of getting UNESCO protection for its epic songs after missing the deadline of March 30 to submit its application file. Musicologist Vasil Tole,
TIRANA, Sept. 12 – Albania’s internationally renowned writer Ismail Kadare has been announced the winner of Spain’s La Risa De Bilbao, a cultural festival aimed at highlighting the importance of humour in
TIRANA, Sept. 13 – A 1982 movie featuring Albania’s independence under the leadership of Ismail Qemali is being restored in the United States and be ready to screen in the Albanian Film
TIRANA, Sept. 13 – More than 100 archaeological items from Albania’s museums will be displayed in the Rome Archeological Museum next November when Albania marks its 100th year of independence. Culture Ministry
TIRANA, Aug. 13 – “100 success stories in 100 years of the Albanian State,” a project by local NGO, Albanian Excellence Center, is identifying 100 successful Albanians around the world. The selected
TIRANA, Aug. 16 – Twenty paintings featuring Helidon Haliti’s personal world are being displayed for the first time at the National Arts Gallery in Tirana. His “Personal” exhibition is both a challenge
TIRANA, Aug. 15 – A joint Albanian-French expedition has discovered a rare carved stone in small dimensions featuring mythological motifs in the archaeological park of Apollonia, southwestern Albania. Archeologists say the finding
TIRANA, Aug 15 – The 100th anniversary of Albania’s independence is the focus of this year’s 31st international seminar on Albanian language, literature and culture where more than 100 Albanologists from around
Mr. Llazi Icka has been carving small and large wood pieces for over 60 years in his small studio in Pogradec, southeastern Albania. His detailed carvings are worth examining closely. If you
TIRANA, Aug. 7 – The Marubi photo collection, one of largest in the Balkans dating back from 1855, will turn into virtual museum. A Euro 100,000 project financed by UNDP Art Gold
TIRANA, Aug. 8 – What Albanian athletes could not achieve at the London Olympics, was somehow compensated by a gold medal by painter Alfred Mirashi in a collective exhibition organized by the