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, July 21 – Spain’s Tribuene theatre company will close the Butrint Theatre Festival with “The Blood Wedding” tragedy in a comeback to Albania’s only international theatre festival after their debut performance
TIRANA, July 21 – A selection of contemporary artworks from Albania and Kosovo with the freshest voices from the two countries is being showcased for the first time at Budapest’s famous Ludwig
TIRANA, July 21 – Six Albanian documentaries and short films have been selected to participate in this year’s Dokufest, Kosovo’s biggest international film festival held in the historic town of Prizren, which
TIRANA, July 14 – Only two foreign troupes from Spain and Bulgaria will perform in this year’s Butrint international theatre festival which will be holding its 14th edition amid a sharp cut
TIRANA, July 14 – The southern Albanian towns of Gjirokastra and Berat will be marking their anniversaries as UNESCO World Heritage sites in the next few days with several events promoting cultural
TIRANA, July 14 – Italy-based Albanian film and documentary director Roland Sejko has been honored with the Order of the Star of Italy by President Sergio Mattarella for his contribution to the
TIRANA, July 5 – A 13th century orthodox church and museum of icons in the landmark castle of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Berat, southern Albania, are being restored in a
TIRANA, July 6 – Albania’s southern coastal town of Saranda has honored former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with a bust in its central boulevard in gratitude for
TIRANA, July 7 – Five renowned Albanian authors will have their works translated into foreign languages as part of a project promoting Albanian literature abroad. Bashkim Shehu, the son of communist political
TIRANA, July 6 – Chinese martial arts and their famous Shaolin Kung Fu, one of China’s national prides, were performed in two concerts in Albania this week, drawing wide attention in a
TIRANA, June 28 – Medieval burials, Hellenistic buildings and vessels from the Roman period as well as Turkish baths discovered by a Polish-Albanian archeological mission in the northern Albanian city of Shkodra