Today: Jul 08, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 109

A salute to America

By Marco Rubio Two hundred and fifty years ago today, in a brick hall in Philadelphia, our forefathers declared their independence from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not fools.
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Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania. He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).
Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania. He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).

From the Nile to the Balkans

By Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, July 3, 2026 – If you sit by the banks of the Nile on a quiet afternoon and allow its serene flow to guide your thoughts,
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A critical view on EU report on Albania

By Henri ȩli The impression the 2007 EU Report leaves in its wake, conjures up reminders of the times of Communist self-criticism. No parallel can be drawn between that and the rationale
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Eu Muddle Over Independence

By Janusz Bugajski Wolfgang Ischinger, the EU representative in current talks on final status, is in a muddle over Kosova. With increasing frustration visible over the absence of EU unity, some Union
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EU Divided as Russia Rises

By Janusz Bugajski Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado has contrasted EU disunity on the question of Kosova with the stance of the U.S. and Russia. While Washington and Moscow have clear positions
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Eliminate cash, not transparency

By Blerta Hoxha Two years ago, the government decided to introduce a new and apparently emancipating practice regarding the relation between state institutions and employees of the public administration. A decision taken
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Power Struggle Keeps Albanian Socialists Divided

By Urim Bajrami After a hot summer, during which the Socialist leader, Edi Rama, refused to back his predecessor, Fatos Nano, in his failed bid for Albania’s presidency, the country’s main opposition
19 years ago
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Albania and BSEC

By Agim Pasholli Soon after the fall of the Berlin wall, Europe was facing a delicate situation, with drastic geopolitical changes, occurred mainly due to the collapse of the Soviet block and
19 years ago
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History! History for all!

By Maklen Misha* It is often said that history is written by the victors, but what happens when there is no winner? This is the question Albania has been grappling with since
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