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.
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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,
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The Albanian political actors are caught in the latest petty scramble about the platform that the President IlirMeta- the so called non-paper for integration- has drafted and presented for the solution
By Genc Pollo Albanian MP and former Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on European Integration. He is also an ex-Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education; Telecoms In the wake of the Zagreb
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL In the middle of the pandemic situation, as the sun had still to go up in a sleepy Tirana, there were some people who had been up all night.
Dr. Tobias Rüttershoff, Director of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Albania European Union gives go-ahead to conditional opening of membership negotiations for Albania – More stringent checks from the EU Commission required. The EU aims to initiate accession
Kosovo’s government of hope fell apart in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis. Elections or an LDK-led government will not resolve Kosovo’s growing challenges. The crisis will continue for one more year
This interview from H.E Yuri Kim, Ambassador of the U.S.A in Albania was given to Ilva Tare and broadcast first on Euro news Albania Tirana Times has edited it for length and clarity without altering any of the content. The
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis, despite the early vulnerable signs of easing, might not seem the ideal context or timing in which to place the strange return of the legalizing
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL As the public health crisis of Covid-19 seems still far from receding, despite controlled numbers of hospitalizations and losses, the full blown effects of the economic damage are starting
Genc Pollo “ Albania – EU: Why we need to go back to the basics “Our fifteen conditions are unprecedented in the last two decades” Greta Shima from Tirana Times talks in
Exclusive interview with H.E Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Zhou Ding To combat both the pandemic and restore growth multilateralism must prevail Your Excellency, thank you for the opportunity to
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Intimidation has been the primary tool of the current administration and especially of Prime Minister Rama in trying to reinforce the measures necessary for the management of the Covid-19