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
Corruption remains one of Albania’s most stubborn obstacles toward development and its dream for European integration. Although the country marked its biggest historical leap in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for the
VLORA, Oct. 25 – Some projects in the southwestern port city of Vlora will rehabilitate some historical, archaelogical and cultural sites with a funding of 9.5 million leks from the public budget.
DURRES, Oct. 23 – Some 210 coins belonging to the fourth and the thi8rd centuries B.C. will be rehabilitated and then preserved near the Institute of People’s Culture. The coins have been
TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Albania was Thursday on a national holiday on the occasion of the beatification day for its idol Mother Teresa. That has turned into an annual holiday to respect
TIRANA, Oct. 18 – The government decided Wednesday to launch an international tender on rehabilitation of the International Cultural Center, or the Pyramid, or Pjeter Arbnori Center, to adapt it to the
TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Albanian pianist Hermira Gjoni, spouse of composer Simon Gjoni, received a special reward for her music activity from the Federazione Campania _USA foundation in New York the medal
TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Kosova will award Ismail Kadare the medal Kepi i Shpreses se Mire – Fahredin Guga (Good Hope Cape) on his 70th birthday occasion. The jury said that Kadare
TIRANA, Oct. 18 – Albania became part of a network of protection of the cultural heritage in the Balkans at a meeting held last week in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The Heritage without borders
TIRANA, Oct. 16 – Twelve films that took part at the 12th film festival held earlier this month are being broadcast in Kosova since the beginning of the week. That would serve
TIRANA, Oct. 19 – German chorus Josquin de pres will start classic concerts Friday that will last for three months October-December in three cities in Albania _ Tirana, Shkodra and Durres. There
TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Albanian composer Thoma Simaku won the Honored Prize at the international competition Music Personalities 2006 organized from the Polish association Alexander Tansman. The prize was won for Simaku’s
TIRANA, Oct. 10 – The 12th Albanian film festival ended Monday night with a gala ceremony at the National Theater. Actor Timo Flloko was the presenter during the ceremony of rewarding the