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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.

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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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Soprano Ermonela Jaho to perform ThaÏŠs next to Placido Domingo in Spain

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TIRANA, July 25 – Renowned Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho will appear next to internationally famous tenor Placido Domingo in Spain’s Madrid to perform the lyrical comedic opera ‘ThaÏŠs’. On Thursday, July 26,

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International ‘Jazz in Albania’ festival returns to Tirana, Fier

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TIRANA, July 25 – The seventh international Jazz in Albania festival returned this week in the capital and in Fier with jazz bands coming from Europe and the US. Lasting for one

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Five Albanian artists showcased in Washington DC

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TIRANA, July 25 – The World Bank inaugurated a modest exhibition consisting of 13 paintings made by Albanian artists at US capitol Washington DC. More specifically, it was World Bank Group Executive

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ICMP launches project to identify communism victims in Dajti Mt. and Ballsh

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TIRANA, July 19 – The International Commission on Missing Persons signed a cooperation agreement with the Albanian state for the identification of a group that was victimized and buried in Dajti and

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Rare, 500-year-old maps exhibited at Tirana’s Center for Openness and Dialogue

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TIRANA, July 18 – An exhibition of maps belonging to Kosovarian collectionist Afrim Ethemi and dating back to from the 15th to the 18th century opened at the Center for Openness and

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Researchers to use drones for spotting sea turtle nests

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TIRANA, July 19 – A project exploring sandy beaches for sporadic nesting of sea turtles that also involves the use of drones has been launched in Albania after the country’s first turtle

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Fifth edition of Vox Baroque International Festival returns across Albania

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TIRANA, July 19 – The fifth edition of the International Festival of Baroque Music ‘Vox Baroque’ returned to Albania during the first and second weeks of June, bringing Europe’s best instrumentalists and

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Tirana’s transformation praised during 2018 World Cities Summit in Singapore

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TIRANA, July 12 – Tirana was selected as one of the cities that has made more progress in city management and drinking water. This assessment came from the 2018 World Cities Summit

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Michel Setboun shows Albania during communist regime’s final throes

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TIRANA, July 12 – The Albanian Centre for Openness and Dialogue inaugurated on July 6 Algerian photographer’s Michel Setboun photo exhibition ‘The end. The start. Albania 1981-1991.” At the COD space, Setboun

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Second edition of ‘Za Fest’ returns to Albania’s Theth village

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TIRANA, July 12 – The first modern-day festival dedicated to re-telling the traditions and stories of the Albanian Alps will return on July 20 under the Accursed Mountains, along the riverside of

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‘Kucedra’ photo book captures Vjosa, Europe’s last wild river

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TIRANA, July 9 – Dublin-based photographer Nick St.Oegger traveled to Albania’s endangered Vjosa river to document life along its banks, and has now published the series of striking landscape shots of the

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Culture - Page 31

Spain Rules the World Again

K’cimi dancing of Tropojë – Gazmend Freitag

In Search of Albania’s Soul: Manuel Montobbio Returns to Tirana Through Literature

Soprano Ermonela Jaho to perform ThaÏŠs next to Placido Domingo in Spain

International ‘Jazz in Albania’ festival returns to Tirana, Fier

Five Albanian artists showcased in Washington DC

Rare, 500-year-old maps exhibited at Tirana’s Center for Openness and Dialogue

Researchers to use drones for spotting sea turtle nests

Fifth edition of Vox Baroque International Festival returns across Albania

Tirana’s transformation praised during 2018 World Cities Summit in Singapore

Michel Setboun shows Albania during communist regime’s final throes

Second edition of ‘Za Fest’ returns to Albania’s Theth village

‘Kucedra’ photo book captures Vjosa, Europe’s last wild river

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