Today: Jul 08, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 95

A salute to America

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).
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).

From the Nile to the Balkans

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,
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Coping With Natural Disasters

Interview with Emily Makely, Vice Consul at the US embassy in Tirana In the last few months, it seems like countries all over the world are coping with crises. Were there any
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AIIS: Survey on Democracy and Local Elections

AIIS Publishes Survey Findings on Democracy and Local Elections Tirana Times TIRANA, April 7 – The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) organized on Thursday in Tirana a conference on “Democracy and
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Our concern is for the people of Albania

By Thomas Countryman As friends of Albania we need to say that we are saddened by the deaths of four Albanian citizens in recent events. This is not a political statement, this
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Olives, Nuts, And Corruption

Tirana Times TIRANA, Jan. 12 – From 4.8 million olive trees Albania had before, now it has 10 million. It aims at reaching 20 million. Nuts are a more ambitious project. The
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A Litter-Free Tirana

By Besiana Vathi Memorial International School of Tirana As you cruise through the capital city of Albania, among the vivid buildings and masses of people constantly on the move, one of the
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What Albania could learn from Sejdiu’s resignation

TIRANA TIMES TIRANA, Sep. 27 – Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu resigned from his post Monday after the country’s Constitutional Court found he violated the country’s constitution by holding the president’s office and
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