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,
In an interview, Australian Ambassador to Albania Michael Rann says he is keen to introduce Australian companies to Albania and its potential as well as help Albanian companies to be part of
As leftist radicals flourish in the region, there are question marks in Tirana This week’s developments in Kosovo and Greece have led the news in Albania due to their importance to the
Set up by the Germans in mid-1940 at the town of Oswiecim, in the lands which had been incorporated into the German Reich, the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp has become a global symbol of
The government needs to come clean with the people: More than a source for fuel, the pump in Albania today serves as a tax collection tool, but state income generation through fuel
Freedom, democracy and a cosmopolitan, tolerant society are stronger than terror and senseless violence, the French and German ambassadors to Tirana write in a joint op-ed article. By BERNARD FITOUSSI and HELLMUT
This week, the Albanian government announced it will install new prepaid electricity meters across Albania, removing the risk for state-owned electricity companies that people will not pay the electricity they consume and
By EBI SPAHIU* The events in Paris last week, where a French satirical newspaper was attacked for mocking Prophet Mohammed in an earlier published edition, spurred a new wave of debates dominating
Albania is European and cannot be otherwise. The proximity of China at the doors of Europe will be welcomed neither in Brussels nor in Washington. By Klodjan Tomorri For those who are
As 2015 kicks into gear, Albanians head into an electoral year in which their views on the Socialist-ruling majority will be tested on how they vote for the coalition parties locally. The
TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL As Albania leaves behind another year, 2015 could be easily welcomed by that old axiom: Less talk, more work. The reality is that when it comes to the country’s
By FLORIAN RAUNIG* Next time your car stops at a red light and little faces show up near your window, or you walk past a small begging hand on a sidewalk, take