Tirana Times, July 07, 2026 – The next NATO Summit, where the leaders of Allied member states gather annually, will take place on July 7–8, 2026, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
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).
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,
By Alba ȥla The 2nd Albania Business and Investment Summit kicked off today at the luxurious ambiances of Hotel Sheraton in Tirana. Serious companies with representatives in smart suits and black suitcases
By Alba ȥla Speaking to a group of Albanian journalists gathered at a training hall of the Albanian Media Institute, Xavier Vidal-Folch, Deputy Editor in Chief of “El Pais”, the leading daily
By Janusz Bugajski In its determination to re-establish Russia’s great power status, the Kremlin oligarchy has launched a series of policy thrusts against Western interests. According to state propaganda, the West is
It is a great pleasure for me to experience Albania’s famed hospitality once again. I have visited your country several times in the past. This time, I am visiting in my capacity
Ambassador Helmuth Lohan: “We have noticed progress in the fight against organized crime but the measures taken against it should continue relentlessly”. Mr. Ambassador, how serious is the Albanian government in implementing
Professor Bernd J. Fischer, a history professor at the University of Indiana, Fort Wayne, gives his expert views on matters of interest to Albania and region, such as the case of Kosovo
By Berat Buzhala By blocking Kosovo’s independence, Russia reminds the world of its new power; it creates a gulf between Serbia and the West and slows the integration of Southeast Europe into
“There is nothing so small that can not be blown out of proportion” says Ruckert’s law. This probably describes the way the Albanian Orthodox Church must be feeling lately. In the last
By the numbers, it is on par with some of Africa’s poorest countries – an extremely high infant mortality rate of 35 per 1000 live births, plus a rising unemployment rate of
Last week the news that the 2400-and-counting years old city of Berat did not make it into the precious UNESCO heritage list spread like wildfire provoking different reactions in the Albanian community.
After two hot weeks the Albanian political class, composed mainly of 140 MPs fed by Albanian taxpayers and their bribes are not able to fulfill a simple constitutional duty: elect a president