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 à‡ela It always seems impossible until it becomes reality. As the final results of the British referendum on whether the UK should remain or leave the European Union were coming
It was the best of the times, it was the worst of the times… As a dream team of qualified and spirited soccer players made way forward in a beautiful game, their
By Dr. Bajram Kosumi* The recent book by Ethem à‡eku, titled Kosovo and diplomacy since World War II: Yugoslavia, Albania, and the Path to Kosovan Independence deals with the Kosova issue and
By Marek Jeziorski* On July 8th-9th Warsaw will host the 2016 NATO Summit. The meeting of Allied heads of state and government is expected to provide strategic guidance for the organization, which
By Andy Zdan-Michajlowicz By the time you read this the world will be slightly the wiser about the United Kingdom intention to leave (Brexit) or stay in the EU. Despite the
Dear colleagues, now we are off to France and you to Berlin, said the Albanian Prime Minister concluding a heated speech in the Parliament regarding the major issues of the political debate
By Frank-Walter Steinmeier For me, there is no doubt that the citizens of Albania see their country’s future as being a member of the European Union. We in Germany share that vision.
The Head of the Albanian Police was suspended and two high level officials of the same institution were put under home arrest after the prosecutor’s office receive the green light of the
By Alba à‡ela Unlike the previous joint government meetings between Albania and Kosova the latest one did not display any gigantic flag or did not bother with any theatrical stages with scintillating
The recent NATO Parliamentary Assembly that was held in Tirana was another occasion for key practitioners and commentators of foreign policy to display their skills. The usual comments about Brexit and a
There have been, there and there will be always two Albania-s! This week there were two developments that could illustrate this paradigm very well. One of them caused a lot of attention