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Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

Planned before Albania’s protest movement began, the concert was intended to strengthen the country’s international profile. But public financing, free tickets and a radically changed political context turned it into a debate

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Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Tirana Times , July 09, 2026 – Tirana Times is publishing below an open public question addressed by Albanian scholar Diana Gellçi, PhD, an Albanian professor based in the United States, to Dutch

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Reinier de Graaf Explains Reinier de Graaf

Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – When Tirana Times published Reinier de Graaf’s open letter from The Albanian Files, it did so because the text had already become one of the most discussed

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Editorial: The perennial electoral proposals that alas remain just that

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Elections are approaching in Albania and the time is ripe for a portfolio of new ideas about the process that is being discussed in the media and is yielding various interpretations in

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Balkans gripped by hope and fear as Trump takes office

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By Ledion Krisafi TIRANA, Jan. 24 – The U.S. administration under President Donald Trump is being met with hope and fear in the Balkans. Trump’s unorthodox way of doing politics and his

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OSFA responds to accusations of undue influence in politics

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TIRANA, Jan.26 – The alleged influence of American billionaire activist George Soros in the country’s political circles has made news in Albania, following the publication of a survey on public trust on

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With EU help, Kosovo, Serbia leaders talk in Brussels to ease tensions

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By Ledion Krisafi TIRANA, Jan. 26 – Serbia’s and Kosovo’s leaders agreed in Brussels to ease the tensions of the last week and to continue the dialogue. But opposed declarations were made

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National Security Council summoned over failure to arrest ‘Balkan Escobar’

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TIRANA, Jan. 25 – Albanian President Bujar Nishani has summoned the National Security Council over the failure of authorities to arrest a man accused of being a notorious drug trafficker, who also

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Opposition slams PM’s healthcare performance

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TIRANA, Jan. 24 – Four years ago, the chairman of the Socialist Party Edi Rama, promised that he would make quality, free health care, a right to all citizens. However, most experts

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Public trust in government sinks to a record low

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TIRANA, Jan. 25 – The level of trust in the Albanian government has plummeted, according to a latest survey. The trust barometer survey by IDRA shows a sharp drop in the levels

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Pre-electoral amnesty to pardon millions of euros in debts

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TIRANA, Jan. 25 – A new pre-electoral amnesty the ruling Socialist Party is about to approve ahead of next June’s general elections will benefit both businesses and households who will have their

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Relations with IMF back to advisory as 3-year binding deal ends

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TIRANA, Jan. 24 – Albania has concluded a three-year deal with the International Monetary Fund supported by a Euro 331 million loan, reducing the Fund’s role on the country’s economic and fiscal

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Oil, mineral exports expected to recover as commodity prices surge

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TIRANA, Jan. 26 – A surge in commodity prices is expected to have a positive impact on Albania’s poorly diversified exports for 2017 after an almost zero growth in 2016 and a

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World Bank unveils Albania’s quake, flood-risk regions

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TIRANA, Jan. 26 – Albania’s population and economy are exposed to both earthquakes and floods, with earthquakes posing the greater risk of a high impact, lower probability event, a World Bank report

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Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Reinier de Graaf Explains Reinier de Graaf

Editorial: The perennial electoral proposals that alas remain just that

Balkans gripped by hope and fear as Trump takes office

OSFA responds to accusations of undue influence in politics

With EU help, Kosovo, Serbia leaders talk in Brussels to ease tensions

National Security Council summoned over failure to arrest ‘Balkan Escobar’

Opposition slams PM’s healthcare performance

Public trust in government sinks to a record low

Pre-electoral amnesty to pardon millions of euros in debts

Relations with IMF back to advisory as 3-year binding deal ends

Oil, mineral exports expected to recover as commodity prices surge

World Bank unveils Albania’s quake, flood-risk regions

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From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

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