Social Issues - Page 7

10KSA in Tirana Saudi Embassy promotes a new culture of health awareness

By Tirana Times Tirana Times, December 10,2025. 10KSA arrived in Tirana through a special awareness-raising event organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, marking the first introduction in Albania

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Editorial·Features·Social Issues

When grades have a price tag: Corruptions influence over Albania’s higher education

The exam season is one of the most stressful times for students. The libraries and study halls are filled with crowds of students who wish to pass the following exam. However, between

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Features·Social Issues·Special

“Challenges of Academic Integrity in Albanian Universities: An Interview with Migen Qiraxhi”

Interview with Migen Qiraxhi, Project Manager at Qëndresa Qytetare, July 17 In Albania, where higher education is often portrayed as a bridge to opportunity and European integration, the reality on the ground

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As much of Shkodra area floods, gov’t won’t declare civil emergency

News·Politics·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 21 – The floods that took over the Shkodra and Vau Dejes municipalities last week due to massive hydropower plant water discharges have gotten worse in the last couple of

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Albania’s ghost university issued 900 diplomas to Italians

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 19 – The owner of the former for-profit Kristal University, Ahmet Mucaj, was arrested last week under charges of “passive corruption in the private sector” after being caught selling a

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Souring on life: Albania dead last in Europe in UN happiness report

News·Region·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 15 – The annual UN happiness index report ranked Albania the least happy country in the European continent for 2018, leveling with countries like Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Bangladesh.

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Shkodra lowlands still flooded after five days of hydropower water discharges

News·Politics·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 14 – After five days of continuous agricultural damage and population isolation due to floods in the Shkodra lowlands district the situation is starting to improve after the Drin Cascade

8 years ago

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PM Rama’s new National Theater project draws criticism

Culture·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 14 – Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama presented on Monday the new National Theater construction project, despite protests by actors and citizens in February over the government’s plans to tear

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Measles epidemic spreads, affecting kids and adults

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 13 – The measles epidemic that has been affecting children under one-year-old who are still too young for vaccination has become even more serious this week as hospitals also saw

8 years ago

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Regional investigation paints grim picture of Albanian media ownership

News·Politics·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 13 – A regional investigation on media ownership in Albania reported the biggest part of Albanian news outlets were owned by four big families with strong political ties. According to

8 years ago

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Environmentalists protest against building projects in protected areas

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 5 – Environmental activists held a rally in Tirana on Sunday in protest against various constructions in protected tourist areas. Their protests have now become a common sight on the

8 years ago

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Government to launch diaspora involvement programs for economic and social development

Diaspora·News·Social Issues

TIRANA, March 3 – The government published a project aiming to involve the Albanian diaspora in the country’s social and economic development this week, in particular by collecting aids for Albanian migrants

8 years ago

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Gjirokaster mudslide affected protest lack of timely response to damages

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, Feb. 18 – The Gjirokaster citizens that were affected by last week’s severe mudslide, which risked the total collapse of a building and damaged several houses and a road segment, protested

8 years ago

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Fier villagers protest construction of incinerator in their backyards

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – The citizens of Verri village, in the Fier district, protested in front of the parliament on Thursday against the construction of an incinerator only 700m away from their

8 years ago

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