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,
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The important decision of the Council of the EU to finally give the green light to Albania and North Macedonia regarding the opening of accession negotiations was received with
Dr. Vladimir Medjak European Union failed to decide to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania in October 2019, despite the positive recommendation from the Commission. France was the most active
By Albert Rakipi The first visit to Tirana last week by Kosovo’s new Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, once again exposed the tensions in the Albania-Kosovo relationship, and the existence of disagreements about
U.S. Representative Eliot L. Engel Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs “To say that the United States and Kosovo have a warm and close relationship would be understating the depth
Karol BACHURA Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Tirana Within a short period of time, I once again admire the solidarity of Albanians in difficult times, at a time when no
In his frequent addresses via social media to the Albanian public on the Covid-19 crisis and measures, Prime Minister Edi Rama often claims that Albania is in this war alone and that
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL In the midst of the public health emergency of the Covid-19 the horror of a severe and crippling economic crisis is just a few days away, when at the
It is natural and expectable to be engulfed in the rushed, almost panicky mood of the moment, trying to do the best to restrain the epidemic of the Covid-19. Of course containment
It is the simplest example in every household or even dorm room or that unless everyone is on board one can never succeed to clean up the mess and make it look
Interview with Dr. Zef Preci, Director of Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER) Mr Preci thank you for this interview with Tirana Times. I want to start by asking your expert insights
By Yuri Kim This year (2020) is a big, big year for Albania’s path toward joining the European family fully. And we’re excited and we’re honored to be standing at the side