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, Nov. 23 – Albanian speakers in Macedonia celebrated on Monday, November 22, the 102nd anniversary of the Albanian Alphabet Day, one of the most important events of Albanian history and identity.
TIRANA, Nov. 25 – Albania will celebrate on November 28 and 29 the country’s 98 anniversary of independence and 66th liberation year with a series of cultural events in many cities. Vlora,
TIRANA, Nov. 25 – Ismail Kadare and Ben Blushi have been selected as Albania’s two representative writers in the 12th edition of the Balkan literary prize (the Balkanika) which this year will
TIRANA, Nov. 25 – A newly established multimedia center, the first of this kind in Albania, is offering free afternoon classes in music, dancing, painting and photography to dozens of talented compulsory
TIRANA, Nov. 25 – Albanian culture officials are lobbying to secure funds that would revitalize the Roman amphitheatre of Durres, the biggest in the Balkans, turning it into a site where different
By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Nov. 16 – The “Tirana 2010” book fair, held from November 11 to 15 at the Palace of Congresses, successfully closed its 13th edition last Monday with a
TIRANA, Nov. 17 – This year’s Balkan literary prize (the Balkanika) bringing together Balkan authors and publishers will for the first time be held in Albania. The competition’s organizers, the Toena publishing
TIRANA, Nov. 15 – The United Nations Joint Programme on Culture and Heritage for Social and Economic Development in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports launched last week
TIRANA, Nov. 18 – Otello, a lyric tragic drama in four acts composed by Giuseppe Verdi, was premiered on Wednesday evening at the Opera House in Tirana as an Italian-Albanian cooperation staged
TIRANA, May 12 – “Darka e Gabuar,” (Wrong Dinner) a drama based on the novel under the same title written by Ismail Kadare, will be staged this weekend at the National Theatre
TIRANA, Nov. 18 – Thirty-eight songs have been selected to participate in this year’s 49th edition of the Festivali i Kenges song contest whose winner will represent Albania in the 2011 Eurovision