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: James Pettifer When I started writing my ‘Blue Guide to Albania twenty years ago, communism was disintegrating, and there were many real problems. Many people did not have enough to eat,
By Eduard Zaloshnja Like every opposition party in parliamentary democracies, opposition parties in Albania are more than interested in early elections, while the majority parties are not. Given the acute political crisis
By Franco Fratini I am truly delighted to be in Pristina and to have the opportunity to address the National Assembly of Kosovo. This institution represents the heart of your democracy and
Tom Hashimoto With Jonathan Easton and Marigona Dulaku One year has passed since Albania joined NATO together with Croatia. Some argue about new difficulties which Albania and NATO are about to encounter,
By: Albert Rakipi, Ph.D, Perhaps less so than in Prishtina, but nevertheless enthusiastically, Tirana celebrated the second anniversary of Kosovo’s independence. In these two years, Tirana and Prishtina have been on a
By Lutfi Dervishi In December 1990 the initial student demonstrations against the communist regime floated the slogan: “We want Albania to be like the rest of Europe”! At that time this slogan
Interview of Director of Tirana Times Jerina Zaloshnja with the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Albania 1. You have headed the Balkan Department at the Turkish Foreign Ministry. What was
Albania needs to work harder to close the gap with its citizens abroad However, in the case of Albania, where by most accounts one third of the citizens live abroad, failing to
Interview of the Ambassador of Spain to Albania, H .E Dr. Manuel Montobbio Exclusively to Tirana Times TT: Spain holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at a time
By John L. Withers, II Five years ago, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring January 27 an annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
By Ivan Vejvoda BELGRADE – The landslide victory of Ivo Josipović in the January 10 presidential elections in Croatia bodes well, not just for the country, but also for the Western Balkans