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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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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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Fake visas and passports result in arrest of Albanians

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TIRANA, May 17 – Four persons were arrested this week at Tirana International Airport after presenting false visas. Blerim Kruja, 22, from Shkodra, and Arlind Buca, 23, from Tirana had false Greek

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Topalli tries to convince China on Kosova’s status

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TIRANA, May 14 – Parliament Speaker Jozefina Topalli visited China last week in an effort to urge Beijing to vote in favor of Kosova’s independence at the United Nations Security Council. Talks

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Italian Defense Minister visits Albania

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TIRANA, May 17 – Italian Defense minister Arturo Parisi visited Albania Thursday to meet with all top officials to discuss on further military relations between the two countries. Parisi was welcomed from

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Basha meets with German lawmakers

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TIRANA, May 14 – Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha met Monday with a group of lawmakers of the German Bugenstag/parliament to discuss economic reforms and the country’s integration efforts into NATO and the

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Rice Urges Continuation of Albanian Reforms to Meet NATO Criteria

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WASHINGTON, May 9 – Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in Washington in what seemed a preparatory meeting ahead of U.S. President George W.

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Ahtisaari’s Kosova plan unworkable, says Russian ambassador

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TIRANA, May 2 – Russian Ambassador to Tirana, Alexander Prisepov, said Moscow remains very interested in a solution to Kosova’s status but insisted such a solution must be agreeable to all parties.

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Controversial statements enflame Greek minority status

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TIRANA, May 2 – Albanian politicians of different sides and, recently, the Greek embassy in Tirana, have been involved in a debate following controversial statements from a local official. Vasil Bollano, mayor

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Threats by Christian Democrats testing strength of government coalition

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TIRANA, May 7 – One of the parliamentarians of the governing Democratic Party declared his ‘independence’ as he accused his party of not assisting his northern city of Shkodra during the 20

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Early elections says opposition

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TIRANA, May 7 – Following the recent move of a ruling Democratic Party parliamentarian out of the party, and the threat from their other main ally, the Christian Democrats, the Albanian opposition

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Greek minister reschedules visit to Tirana; both Tirana and Athens say there are no frozen ties between the countries.

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TIRANA, May 7 – The planned visit to Albania by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis has been postponed. There were many reasons to explain the postponement. The Albanian foreign minister would not

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Albania needs consensus, says Meta

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TIRANA, May 7 – Ilir Meta, leader of the opposition Socialist Movement for Integration, said that a president from the governing majority was not acceptable, meaning he should come from the opposition.

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News - Page 986

Saudi Ambassador Presents Credentials To Albanian President As Ties Gain Momentum

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

Fake visas and passports result in arrest of Albanians

Topalli tries to convince China on Kosova’s status

Italian Defense Minister visits Albania

Basha meets with German lawmakers

Rice Urges Continuation of Albanian Reforms to Meet NATO Criteria

Ahtisaari’s Kosova plan unworkable, says Russian ambassador

Controversial statements enflame Greek minority status

Threats by Christian Democrats testing strength of government coalition

Early elections says opposition

Greek minister reschedules visit to Tirana; both Tirana and Athens say there are no frozen ties between the countries.

Albania needs consensus, says Meta

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