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
TIRANA, Aug. 5 – The Albanian-American National Organization celebrated its 60th anniversary over the weekend with a series of activities throughout Albania. There were many members, some 500 of them, who had
DURRES, Aug. 7 – A new Italian-Albanian radio station started broadcast last weekend in Durres during three days of festivities of a tourist package titled ‘Three days and three nights enjoyment without
VLORA, Aug. 5 – The four-day Mediterranean Folk Festival Vlora 2006 ended last Friday after many groups from Israel, Spain, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Montenegro and Albania presented their songs. The concerts were
KORCA, Aug. 8 – The Shen Gjergji church in the Shipske village in Korca district got rehabilitated from a 100,000 euro private investment from Greece, experts said Tuesday. The work in Shen
PRIZREN, Aug. 8 – The fifth edition of the international Festival of the documentary and short films Docufest started Tuesday in the Kosovo town of Prizren. Some 57 films from many countries
TIRANA, Aug. 7 – Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports Bujar Leskaj decided to block the construction of a high building near the Rotonda monument downtown Durres. The decision was based