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Saudi Ambassador Presents Credentials To Albanian President As Ties Gain Momentum

Tirana Times, June 05, 2026 – Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Albania, Turki Ibraheem Almadhi, presented his credentials to President Bajram Begaj, marking the formal start of his diplomatic mission in Tirana.

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Genc Pollo, President of Paneuropa-Albania

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Germany’s New Enlargement Formula and Albania’s European Illusion

For Albania, the real issue is not which accession model Europe chooses, but whether democracy, rule of law, and state integrity can still be restored. By Genc Pollo Tirana Times, May 24,

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Culture·News·Social Issues

Pushing Against Inertia: How Harnex Is Testing the Balkans’ Appetite for Innovation

Tirana loves a good spectacle. Walk through the capital today and you are greeted by sleek new glass towers, vibrant urban spaces, and a relentless political chorus proclaiming Albania as the next

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Albanian lawyers go on strike over proposed regional courthouse closures

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TIRANA, June 14, 2022 – Albania’s official guild representing lawyers, the Chamber of Advocates, has announced that the country’s lawyers will strike for four days, boycotting all court hearings, in protest of

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Ahead of Thessaloniki Summit that marks two decades since EU membership promise, Greek PM calls on EU to admit all of Western Balkans by 2033

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TIRANA, June 9, 2022 – The European Union should make sure all of the Western Balkans is integrated into the bloc by 2033, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Friday, becoming the

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Massive summer storm kills two, leads to flash floods in Albania

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TIRANA, June 9, 2022 – Albania was hit Thursday by an unusual massive storm that packed torrential rain and lightning for several hours across the country, leading to two deaths and damage

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Albania’s inflation reaches 20-year high

Business & Economy·News

TIRANA, June 9, 2022 – Following global trends, Albania’s inflation has spiked to levels it hasn’t seen in two decades, with official inflation reaching 6.7 percent in May, according to the country’s

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Germany’s Christiane Hohmann nominated to head EU Delegation to Albania

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TIRANA, June 8, 2022 – German diplomat Christiane Hohmann has been nominated as head of the EU Delegation to Albania, according to a statement by the office of Josep Borrell, EU’s High

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Open Balkan should be all-inclusive and focus on economy, U.S. envoy says

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TIRANA, June 8, 2022 – U.S. special envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, said on Wednesday that the United States supports the Open Balkan initiative; however, he added that any regional

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Regional leaders gather for Open Balkan summit, with Kosovo absence and Russian meddling looming over meeting

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TIRANA, June 8, 2022 – A two-day meeting of the Open Balkans initiative is being held in Ohrid with the leaders of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia joined as observers by the

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Russian support for ‘Belgrade-led initiative’ is ‘a kiss of death’ for Open Balkan, critics say

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TIRANA, June 7, 2022 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lashed out at NATO and regional members for denying him the ability to visit Belgrade last Sunday, which he said he

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Former armed forces chief Bajram Begaj to serve as Albania’s seventh president

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TIRANA, June 4, 2022 – Albania’s parliament has voted Bajram Begaj as the country’s next president, with 78 MPs of 140 voting in favor, three against and one abstention. The ruling Socialist

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Rama names Maj. Gen. Bajram Begaj as sole candidate for Albania’s next president

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TIRANA, June 4, 2022 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday that the country’s defence chief, Maj. Gen. Bajram Begaj, will be the sole candidate the ruling Socialist Party proposes

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The office of President Bujar Nishani said this week the new tourism law must be amended. (Photo: PoA)

Obituary: Bujar Nishani, Albania’s fifth president

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TIRANA, May 30, 2022 – Bujar Nishani, who served as Albania’s president from 2012 to 2017, has passed away at 56 following complications from COVID-19, to which he was particularly susceptible due

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News - Page 31

Saudi Ambassador Presents Credentials To Albanian President As Ties Gain Momentum

Germany’s New Enlargement Formula and Albania’s European Illusion

Albanian lawyers go on strike over proposed regional courthouse closures

Ahead of Thessaloniki Summit that marks two decades since EU membership promise, Greek PM calls on EU to admit all of Western Balkans by 2033

Massive summer storm kills two, leads to flash floods in Albania

Albania’s inflation reaches 20-year high

Germany’s Christiane Hohmann nominated to head EU Delegation to Albania

Open Balkan should be all-inclusive and focus on economy, U.S. envoy says

Regional leaders gather for Open Balkan summit, with Kosovo absence and Russian meddling looming over meeting

Russian support for ‘Belgrade-led initiative’ is ‘a kiss of death’ for Open Balkan, critics say

Former armed forces chief Bajram Begaj to serve as Albania’s seventh president

Rama names Maj. Gen. Bajram Begaj as sole candidate for Albania’s next president

Obituary: Bujar Nishani, Albania’s fifth president

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