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 Elvin Meka* De-dollarization and de-euroization has been a much used term in the academic realm for a long time, as well as a much targeted and sought-after practice to be applied
In the Netflix dark comedy film, “The War Machine,” when a U.S. general (Brad Pitt) explains to the Afghan president (Ben Kingsley) how he was going to win the war, in military
By Nicola Pedrazzi* It’s 19,000. It’s either in articles or TV programs or just statuses on social media. When it comes to Italian immigrants in Albania, this is the figure we are
Recent talks between the foreign ministers of Albania and Greece — to seek solutions for a series of pending issues between the two countries — have attracted a lot of attention among
Words by Rudina Hajdari Exactly as modern historians will one day acknowledge this moment as pivotal in the post-Communist history of Albania—our parliamentarians must acknowledge the increasing discontent on the streets of
By Sidonja Manushi As Albanian tradition goes, when a couple gives birth to a baby boy, the father tips the nurse to express his happiness for the birth of a male
Data published this week reveals that the depopulation of Albania due to migration continues at a disturbing rate, with between 200,000 to 250,000 people leaving the country in 2017 alone. That’s equal
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Selami Xhepa, the head of the Pashko European Institute
By Selami Xhepa* I think the 2018 economic developments will be within the targets set in the macroeconomic program; with an economic growth which I believe will be at about 4 percent
On Jan. 11, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled the Albanian government will have to compensate owners of a seaside apartment block in Vlora €14.2 million for demolishing the
During the first seven months of 2017, three special tax investigative teams visited one of the capital’s bookstores. In a surprise visit, the special tax investigation team, composed of five members —
By Genc Pollo* To describe how the government explained its approval of the America bashing Final Communique of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul and its vote at the