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
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
TIRANA, June 13 – World Music Day, celebrated on June 21 globally, will find the capital with a special musical event at the Bunkart 1 Museum, at Mount Dajt. The event, titled
TIRANA, June 14 – Polish archaeologists in Albania said they discovered the over 2000-year-old Illyrian city of Bassania in Albania. The fortress discovered by the scientists was thought to be destroyed by
TIRANA, June 11 – In Tirana, the OSCE and art students organized and participated in an activity devoted to environmental crimes – they created a visual arts’ exhibition expressing their concern about
TIRANA, June 7 – The Kala Festival – a first timer to take place in Albania’s idyllic Southern gem Dhermi Beach – was selected by Redbull as one of the eight most
TIRANA, May 31 – Kosovo-born, UK-based R&B singer Rita Ora and emerging Albanian star, Italy-based Ermal Meta will be rocking Tirana’s central Skanderbeg square this weekend in two separate concerts that mark
TIRANA, May 31 – More than a hundred Albanian artists have come together at a collective “Join the Dots” exhibition in Italy’s Trieste showcasing Mediterranean art collections. “Albania / Knots – 163
TIRANA, May 22 – This year’s ICOM-International activity theme for museums around the world was “Hyperconnected museums: new approaches, new publics,” and was marked by a number of events around Albania’s cultural
TIRANA, May 16 – The exhibition “Celebrating Europe in Albania: Unicum and Diversity” opened to the public on Friday inside Albania’s former dictator Enver Hoxha’s vila, located in the heart of downtown
TIRANA, May 14 – Despite their breathtaking performances, none of the three Albanians representing Albania, Italy and Cyprus respectively won the 2018 Eurovision song contest, the first prize of which was awarded
By Nichole Hoffman Award-winning Albanian author Amedeo Baci releases his first novel to an English audience. “Between Heartaches and Love,” was translated into English to share his life story through his impressive
TIRANA, May 10 – Albania will celebrate Europe Week until May 13 through a number of activities that will take place in more than 12 different locations, all the way from Shkodra