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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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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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Tirana Zoo featured in “Arena” video

TIRANA, Feb. 8 – “Arena”, a solo exhibition by Albanian-born Paris-based artist Anri Sala is the newest event in the Promenade Gallery of the southern coastal city Vlora. Brought by Gallery On
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Albania celebrates Dickens bicentenary

Charles Dickens’ stories were among the fewest opportunities for Albanians to get acquainted with the British art during dictatorship, says Kujtim Cashku, the director of the Marubi film school TIRANA, Feb. 7
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First Albanian opera staged in Japan

TIRANA, Feb. 6 – Mrika, Albania’s first large scale opera of the late 1950s, has been staged in Japan, opening the new season of Japan’s Junior Orchestra. Conductor Xhovani Luci and his
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Surf painting announced Onufri’s winner

TIRANA, Feb. 6 – Young Shkodra painter Sidi Kanani has been announced the winner of the 18th edition of the Onufri visual arts competition. Kanani was awarded the competition’s first prize for
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Kosovo admitted to Academy Awards

TIRANA, Feb. 6 – It was precisely the day when “Kthimi” (The Return) movie got its green light to compete in the Oscars, the Cinematographic Center of Kosovo (CCK) publicly announced the
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Privatization of Albanian monuments opposed

TIRANA, Jan. 31 – A proposal to sell some 40 castles and towers has encountered stiff opposition among archeologists and historians. The plan, spearheaded by the head of the Institute of Monuments,
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