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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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Book and art festival to hold second edition

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TIRANA, March 25 – Internationally renowned Albanian artists Anri Sala and Adrian Paci will be the special guests of this year’s second edition of the book and visual arts festival, organizers

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16th century Skanderbeg book published online

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TIRANA, March 26 – The history of Albania’s national hero, Skanderbeg, published in the early 16th century in Latin by Albanian historian and Catholic priest Marin Barleti has been made available online

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Albanian translator awarded Italian prize

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TIRANA, March 26 – Albanian translator Mimoza Hysa has been honoured with the National Italian Translation Award for her Italian cultural diffusion through the translation of several works into Albanian. She was

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Silent stains exhibition opens at former Yugoslav embassy

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TIRANA, April 26 – Albanian artist Eljan Tanini has opened a special exhibition tracing his childhood through random drawings which he calls silent stains. “When I was 5 years old I learned

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Francophone Spring to revive Albania’s cultural life

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French pianist Pierre-Yves Plat who reinterprets classical masterpieces into jazz, ragtime, boogie, salsa and disco, will be the special guest of this year’s edition with several performances in Shkodra, Korça and Tirana

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Elhaida Dani releases new ‘I’m Alive’ Eurovision song

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TIRANA, March 17 – In less than one month after Albania withdrew its late 2014 winning song for the Eurovision song contest, the country’s representative Elhaida Dani has released a new song

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Translation master passes away

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TIRANA, March 17 – Petro Zheji, considered the master of Albanian translations, passed away this week at the age of 85 leaving behind several masterpieces, including Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Zheji, also known

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German artist participates in Tirana artist-in-residence

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TIRANA, March 17 – German artist Viola Bittl is showcasing a series of paintings in Tirana as part of an artist-in-residence supported by IFA, Germany’s Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations. Her exhibition

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Prince Wied featured in Austrian press exhibition

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TIRANA, March 17 – German Prince William of Wied who ruled Albania for only six months in 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I, was featured this week in an

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Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro performed at the Opera House

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TIRANA, March 17 – The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s famous comic opera, is showing at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, in a special adapted version by Albanian director Nikolin Gurakuqi. The

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Six Balkan authors selected for Tirana in Between writer-in-residence

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TIRANA, March 17 – Six Western Balkan writers have been selected to participate in the Tirana in Between writer-in-residence programme supported by the TRADUKI European network for literature and books. “The six

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Culture - Page 92

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

Book and art festival to hold second edition

16th century Skanderbeg book published online

Albanian translator awarded Italian prize

Silent stains exhibition opens at former Yugoslav embassy

Francophone Spring to revive Albania’s cultural life

Elhaida Dani releases new ‘I’m Alive’ Eurovision song

Translation master passes away

German artist participates in Tirana artist-in-residence

Prince Wied featured in Austrian press exhibition

Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro performed at the Opera House

Six Balkan authors selected for Tirana in Between writer-in-residence

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