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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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Albania’s first guidebook promoted in Madrid

TIRANA, July 2o – The first guidebook, containing tourism information on Albania in Spanish has been promoted in Madrid, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. The guidebook was promoted earlier this
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Outgoing US Ambassador donates book collection

TIRANA, July 20 – Minister of Culture, Sport and Youth Ferdinand Xhaferaj, fellow Ambassadors and other distinguished guests joined outgoing US Ambassador John L. Withers II last week at a book donation
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Butrint Festival closes with Electra

TIRANA, July 22 – Albania’s National Theatre closed on Thursday the 11th edition of the Butrint theatre festival with the stage of Sophocles’ Electra. Translated into Albanian by Laert Vasili and directed
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Spanish cinema week moves to Berat

TIRANA, July 15 – After the successful stage in Tirana’s Imperial Cinemas, the 9th Spanish Cinema Week, “Europe on Screen” moved this week to the UNESCO city of Berat in southern Albania.
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National Theatre closes season with 7 premieres

TIRANA, July 12 – The National Theatre closed its 10-month artistic season with the stage of seven premieres, among which four international and regional co-productions, registering a record number of premieres during
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Russian state theatre to open Butrint Festival

TIRANA, July 13 – Russia’s Vera Komissarzhevskaya state theatre of St. Petersburg will open the 11th edition of the Butrint international theatre festival, organizers have said. The Russian troupe will stage on
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