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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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Experts raise concerns as census postponed for a third year to 2023

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TIRANA, Oct. 9, 2022 – Experts in social and economic areas are raising concerns about the continued postponement of a national census and are seeking a firm implementation date from Albania’s Institute

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Peace Corps volunteers return to Albania after global pandemic withdrawal

Culture·News

TIRANA, Oct. 3, 2022 – The first group of Peace Corps volunteers in two years has arrived in Albania following the decision to withdraw resident volunteers globally in 2020 due to COVID-19

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AIIS conference explores past, present and future of U.S.-Albania relations

Culture·Features·Main·News

TIRANA, Sept. 27, 2022 – The past, present and future of relations between Albania and the United States were the focus of a conference held in Tirana on Tuesday by the Albanian

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Obituary: Violin virtuoso, Grand Master Hetem Qerimaj, 88

Culture

TIRANA, Sept. 13, 2022 – Grand Master Hetem Qerimaj, one of Albania’s most important and passionate orchestra players — a violin virtuoso — has passed away at 88, his son Fatos announced

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“The Flower of Vlora” Anna Cohen narrates in a book the history of her Jewish family in Albania.

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By Keida Kostreci Born and raised in a small Jewish community in Albania, Anna Kohen has a special relation with her hometown, Vloren. Her new book “The Flower of Vlora” as she

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Potential discovery of Bassania, Illyrian city lost 2,000 years ago, excites archeologists, historians

Culture·Features

TIRANA, June 23, 2022 – The ruins of the 2,000-year-old ancient Illyrian city of Bassania may have been found by Polish and Albanian archaeologists working in northwestern Albania. Archaeologists from the University

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Fabio Seferi’: The Planting of Trees, shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival

Culture

Review by Simone Susanne Kussatz With the world facing a climate crisis that is leaving millions of people hungry, the global decline in democracy accelerating, the Russian-Ukraine war still raging and food

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The dictator’s library: A testimony to the limited influence of literature.

Culture·Features

By Kristoffer Leandoer Literature is catholic in the original meaning of the word, that is general and all-embracing. Books are for everyone. Literature belongs to anyone who wants a share in it,

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The movie ‘Anno 2020’, a ‘multicultural kaleidoscope’ of experiences

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By Dr. Joana Kosho “I have no future, so why would I care for the past that brought me to this sad, helpless point?” The lives of many characters, like Vicky, Sophie,

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Albania-Israel education agreement approved

Culture·News

Experts at the Albanian Institute for International Studies say the agreement is a welcomed move and could help in added research on Albania’s special relationship with the Jewish people and to counter

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Tirana-European Youth Capital for 2022: An outstanding opportunity to brand a new Albania

Culture·Features

When the final decision of the selection of Tirana as a European Youth capital was reached in Amiens in November of 2019, the Albanian team erupted in celebration. They had worked so

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Culture - Page 7

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

Experts raise concerns as census postponed for a third year to 2023

Peace Corps volunteers return to Albania after global pandemic withdrawal

AIIS conference explores past, present and future of U.S.-Albania relations

Obituary: Violin virtuoso, Grand Master Hetem Qerimaj, 88

“The Flower of Vlora” Anna Cohen narrates in a book the history of her Jewish family in Albania.

Potential discovery of Bassania, Illyrian city lost 2,000 years ago, excites archeologists, historians

Fabio Seferi’: The Planting of Trees, shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival

The dictator’s library: A testimony to the limited influence of literature.

The movie ‘Anno 2020’, a ‘multicultural kaleidoscope’ of experiences

Albania-Israel education agreement approved

Tirana-European Youth Capital for 2022: An outstanding opportunity to brand a new Albania

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