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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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Shkelzen Doli to perform in new ‘Albanian Soul’ Tirana concert

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TIRANA, Aug. 29 – Tirana’s newly reconstructed Skanderbeg central square is set to turn into a giant pan-Albanian open-air stage on Sept. 23 when more than 70 virtuosos from Albania, Kosovo and

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Albanian-Austrian trio to perform baroque music at Himara castle

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TIRANA, Aug. 22 – Austrian artist Christoph Urbanetz will be the special guest of an Albanian-Austrian trio performing for three nights at the ancient Himara castle on the Albanian Riviera this week.

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‘Internationals’ makes Norwegian debut

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TIRANA, Aug. 21 – A decade after its original publication, Ylljet Alià§ka’s satirical novel on the international community in Albania is turning more and more international after its recent English version launch

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‘The other side of Albanian communism’

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TIRANA, Aug. 10 – In May 1987, Dutch photojournalist Piet den Blanken visited communist Albania as part of a travelgroup of “fellow comrades.” Despite the prohibition on contact between Albanians and foreign

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Korà§a Beerfest, Albania’s largest summer event

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TIRANA, Aug. 10 – Thousands of Albanian and foreign tourists packed the streets of Korà§a, Albania’s biggest southeastern city, known for its serenades and nicknamed the “Little Paris of Albania” as its

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Albania-Serbia cultural cooperation, mostly sporadic and on individual initiative

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By Monika Maric* Although political relations often cast a shadow on cultural cooperation, cultural exchanges between Serbia and Albania have been in constant growth. Cooperation is primarily based on individual initiatives, where

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Robert Bisha & Albanian Iso-Polyphonic Choir at Kalaja stage Photo by: Tughan AnÄ±t

Albanian movies, culture showcase at Kosovo’s Dokufest

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TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Nine Albanian short films made their debut this weeks at Dokufest, Kosovo’s largest international documentary and short film festival which is holding its 16th edition in the historic

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Artisans, the backbone of the Kruja bazaar

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Historically the Kruja bazaar, some 37 km off Tirana, has always been a lively and vibrant melting pot of artefacts, tradition, fabrics, colours, food, skills, architecture and people which altogether made this

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Swiss archeologists help chart ancient Oricum port unknowns

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TIRANA, July 31 – A team from Switzerland-based Octopus Foundation will be back on a mission to Albania early next September to conduct research on the historical site of Orikum, southern

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Durres hosts eighth classical music biennale

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TIRANA, July 27 – Albanian and international musicians will be performing for eight consecutive nights in the eighth edition of the classical music biennale staged in the city of Durres by internationally

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Photo manipulation under communism confessed through Marubi collection

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TIRANA, July 24 – Image manipulation in Albania is as old as the history of Albanian photography itself but retouching became a norm for more than 4 decades under communism when even

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Culture - Page 45

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

Shkelzen Doli to perform in new ‘Albanian Soul’ Tirana concert

Albanian-Austrian trio to perform baroque music at Himara castle

‘Internationals’ makes Norwegian debut

‘The other side of Albanian communism’

Korà§a Beerfest, Albania’s largest summer event

Albania-Serbia cultural cooperation, mostly sporadic and on individual initiative

Albanian movies, culture showcase at Kosovo’s Dokufest

Artisans, the backbone of the Kruja bazaar

Swiss archeologists help chart ancient Oricum port unknowns

Durres hosts eighth classical music biennale

Photo manipulation under communism confessed through Marubi collection

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