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
KRUJA, Oct. 10 – Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu museum in Kruja has attracted some 34,000 visitors during the last three months, or 6,000 more than a year ago. During summer the museum stayed
TIRANA, Oct. 10 – “Albanians’ history” is a political-historical essay of the french researcher Serge Metais. Many Albanian personalities took part at its promotion Tuesday. The book describes Albanians’ history from Illyrians
DURR̓, Oct. 7 – Jozef gallery in Durres welcomed works from four painters from Tirana. Durres citizens may have a look at 24 works from Klement Zoraqi, Ahilino Palushi, Flutura Maci and
TIRANA, Oct. 6 – Opera “Tosca” of the Italian composer Giacommo Puchini was played Friday launching the artistic season this year. It was made from producer Nikolin Gurakuqi. Though it has been
TIRANA, Sept. 29 – The United States gave Albania a grant to produce an Encyclopedia of the Albanian Iso-Polyphony music. The deal was signed from U.S. Ambassador Marcie B. Ries and Albanian
TIRANA, Oct.2 – Albania’s 12th film festival started Monday with a red carpet laid from the National Theater to the Millennium 2 cinema, but also blocking the street to the cars. On
GJIROKASTRA, Oct. 2 – The townhall and the Packard foundation have funded with 1.5 million leks the rehabilitation of the stone streets in the southern town of Gjirokastra. Such streets suffer damages
BUCHAREST, Oct.1 – The bust of the Albanian renaissance personality Naim Frasheri was put at the park in the Romanian capital Bucharest alongside world personalities like Balzac, Victor Hugo, Tolstoy, Eminescu, Pet즬
TIRANA, Oct. 2 – Alket Islami opened a photo exhibition in Bucharest during the Francophone meeting there. Islami introduced his pictures of Albania taken from above in the land and seas. He
GJIROKASTRA, Oct.3 – A joint Albanian-Greek team of archaeologists started working this week at the ancient Antigonea site in Gjirokastra trying to give a new look to the 200-year old site. The
TIRANA, Oct. 4 – Albania held Wednesday a beauty contest for animals. The firs such a contest is believed to have been held in England in 1873. owners of many cats and