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 HENRI ȉLI Events precipitate more rapidly than can be imagined and today we find ourselves faced with a far more serious impasse than either party could have pictured at the beginning.
Although simplistic, an analysis of the 2009 using two different approaches (of the half full- half empty glass) would be in order. So, if we consider Albania’s membership in NATO, 2009 was
One of the staple and most important issues this year has indisputably been visa liberalisation. In 2008, the European Commission opened what it calls the “visa liberalisation dialogue” with Albania, the former
By Carlo Bollino Every other day, a ferry with a capacity for 500 persons connects Puglia to a space of 13 million consumers. 500 passengers on an old ferry, almost 30 years
By Jose Ignacio Torreblanca As 2009 comes to a close, Spain is getting ready to take over the Presidency of the EU from Sweden. Economic and institutional dilemmas will play a role
Ambassador John L. Withers II Interview With Gazeta Shqiptare (December 10, 2009) Anila Basha: Thank you, Mr. Ambassador, for accepting my request for an interview with you. My first question to you
By: Deborah Jones The United States is committed to achieving the strongest possible outcome at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen. To demonstrate both this commitment and our interest in seeing the
TIRANA, Jan. 12 – Contrary to recent popular comparisons, Afghanistan is not Vietnam. But it is a lot like Albania. That is what Michael L. Galaty of the Christian Science Monitor writes
By Andi Balla There were two massive rallies in the span of a couple of weeks in Albania. The opposition and ruling parties decided they wanted to show their strength by bringing
By ANDI BALLA When the IMF released its 2010 forecast for economies inside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the largely rich club of developed countries, it was clear things weren’t
On November 16 the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU) formally approved the application for membership of Republic of Albania. Also after lifting the visa regime for some countries of