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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).

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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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The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

By Albert Rakipi Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – For more than two decades, the Western Balkans have lived inside the promise of European integration. In Albania, support for membership in the

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The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

A Barthesian Reading By Diana Gëllçi, Ph.D. Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – A beautiful protest has been unfolding in Tirana for several weeks. What is particularly interesting is that the same description

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Op/Ed: 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza to Albania!

Op-Ed

Biting satire by LUTFI DERVISHI One of the world’s most complicated conflicts, the Arab-Israeli conflict, could be resolved by Albania. It’s not just about offering ideas, which we’ve never lacked, but it’s

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Migration Management – a weight too Big for the EU but not for Albania

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How it is that such a burden comes to Albania’s poor shores will be an outstanding mystery loaded with doubt and resentment. The absurd and dystopian reality of migration detention centres are

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Analysis: Corruption probe involving former prime minister seen as litmus test for Albania’s new justice system

News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Nov. 2, 2023 – Albania’s former prime minister, Sali Berisha, is being investigated for “passive corruption” by Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), with a specialized court ruling

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Op/ed: The end of a policy at the gates of the monastery?

Op-Ed

By Veton Surroi When this text is published, there will be a day of mourning in Serbia because of the “tragedy in Banjska”. Thus, an explanation of the acceptability of the action

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The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity

Op-Ed

By Tanja Fajon, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Slovenia, Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria, Gordan Radman Grlic, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia In

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Op/ed: Nuclear energy still a long-term option for Albania

Op-Ed

By Dr Valentina Dedi*, Lead Economic Advisor, Consulting International, KBR Today’s focus on climate commitments, while ensuring energy security and affordability, seem to have created a new momentum for nuclear energy. The

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Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A wave of political commentary and debate has recently erupted in Albania, especially coming from sources that are always ready to declare Greece an enemy of Albania. Unfortunately, these

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Albania's parliament (Photo: PoA Handout)

Analysis: Calls for unity grow as divided DP faces hard future

News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Sept. 4, 2023 – As Albania’s parliament convenes after summer vacation, the main opposition Democratic Party has shattered into three different factions, with the faction with a smaller voter and MP

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Analysis: Continued detention of elected mayor strains Albanian-Greek relations

Main·News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Aug. 16, 2023 — The arrest and three-month-long pretrial detention of Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara, a coastal town in southwestern Albania, has ignited a diplomatic row between Albania

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Op/Ed: The Beleri case as bellwether for democracy in Albania

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO The standard definition of a political prisoner is “someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner’s detention”. If it

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Open Letter: Balance and proportionality must return in dealing with Kosovo and Serbia

Features·Op-Ed

Several key U.S. and European lawmakers have sent an open letter requesting changes to the current international approach to the Kosovo-Serbia crisis. Tirana Times is publishing its full text below: To: Miroslav

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Op-Ed - Page 12

From the Nile to the Balkans

The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

Op/Ed: 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza to Albania!

Migration Management – a weight too Big for the EU but not for Albania

Analysis: Corruption probe involving former prime minister seen as litmus test for Albania’s new justice system

Op/ed: The end of a policy at the gates of the monastery?

The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity

Op/ed: Nuclear energy still a long-term option for Albania

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Analysis: Calls for unity grow as divided DP faces hard future

Analysis: Continued detention of elected mayor strains Albanian-Greek relations

Op/Ed: The Beleri case as bellwether for democracy in Albania

Open Letter: Balance and proportionality must return in dealing with Kosovo and Serbia

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