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Tirana Times
February 16, 2018
TIRANA, Feb. 14 – On this Valentine's Day, in addition to the traditional heart decorations in the city's window shops, the capital also woke up to a meaningful message painted on the city walls by women saying “don't kill, love”. The sensibilization campaign aimed towards men who abuse females comes atÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
February 16, 2018
TIRANA, Feb. 12 – A small collection of artworks by Albanian sculptor Hytbi Tarelli, who lived and passed away in Toronto, Canada, two years ago, have been displayed in the Albanian Embassy in Canada with the help of the artist's family. Tarelli's work, focusing in the field of figurative art, was dedicated toÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
February 16, 2018
TIRANA, Feb. 15 – Minister of Culture Mirela Kumbaro announced this week that five Islamic faith monuments throughout Albania will be restored. The decision comes under a cooperation agreement signed between the ministry of culture and the Muslim Community of Albania, head of which is SkёnderÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
February 15, 2018
"The euroisation is currently 10 percent above the optimal rate. De-euroisation is not war against the euro, but stimulus on the increased use of the national currency, lek, in the national economy and this is mainly being carried out to increase the efficiency and flexibility of monetary policy and consolidateÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
February 15, 2018
TIRANA, Feb. 15 – Albania's few operational air quality monitoring stations lack accreditation and the data they produce are unreliable, an audit carried out by the country's Supreme State Audit has found. “Currently, the air quality results in Albania are not real as they are not all-inclusive. There are onlyÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
February 12, 2018
Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce has ruled the Albanian government will have to pay back Bankers Petroleum $57 million (€46.5 mln) over a tax dispute dating back to 2011. The ruling is the second international punishment Albania has received during the past month afterÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
February 5, 2018
TIRANA, Feb. 5 – Germany-based EuroNatur Foundation has slammed the Albanian government's hurry in proceeding with an international airport project in a protected southern Albania area as incompatible with preserving the local ecosystem. The reaction came on February 2, the World Wetlands Day,ÃÂ ...
Goal.com
January 30, 2018
Former Gor Mahia players Kenneth Muguna and Musa Mohammed have officially been unveiled in Albania. Musa Mohammed, who left K'Ogalo at the expiry of his contract signed a two and half year with Tirana while Muguna penned a four and half year deal. The two players were on Tuesday presented toÃÂ ...
Emerging Europe
January 30, 2018
Tirana is increasingly being featured in important media outlets (such as Vogue and The Economist as a city undergoing rapid transformation – a renaissance – and becoming a lively and a must-visit destination. The capital's status is attested by a boom in tourist numbers that are up 25 per cent since 2016ÃÂ ...
Inside Bikes
January 29, 2018
Start your road trip off in the capital city of Tirana, which is a thriving cultural hub. While you're in the city, you should visit Skanderbeg Square, which contains the Clock Tower and the National History Museum. You'll be able to access the top of the Clock Tower and get amazing views of the entire city.
Express.co.uk
January 28, 2018
Today that means organic havens for produce and wildlife, a place for taste-delighting foodies and ramblers. The capital Tirana is lively and safe and rather surreal. Part Mediterranean, part Soviet relic its rainbow-coloured apartment blocks, painted on the orders of a former mayor to bring some cheer, areÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 27, 2018
TIRANA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Albania's two main opposition parties, Democratic Party (DP) led by Lulzim Basha and Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI) led by Monika Kryemadhi staged Saturday a massive protest in front of Prime Minister Edi Rama's offices in Tirana's main boulevard. OppositionÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
January 26, 2018
Open until Feb. 11, Fragility will display artworks from the gallery's collection, including paintings and sculptures from Albanian and foreign artists such as Bashkim Ahmeti, Natasha Bega, Lumturi Blloshmi, Ingrid Brandstatter, etc. Human figure remains in the centre of art for its beauty and fragility.
Tirana Times
January 26, 2018
TIRANA, Jan. 24 – The German Embassy in cooperation with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Albanian Radio-Television (ART) will host a free-entry concert with conductor Mateusz Moleda and soloist Marin Gjollma on Friday, Jan. 26. Moleda comes from Germany, while Gjollma has also studied andÃÂ ...
Independent Balkan News Agency
January 20, 2018
The US ambassador to Tirana, Donald Lu has reacted on the steps which are being followed for the implementation of the judiciary reform. According to him, “the Constitution and the law on Prosecution are clear. The US embassy backs the legal opinion that OPDAT and EURALIUS have offered toÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
January 19, 2018
"A European odyssey, the Via Dinarica runs like a rocky backbone along the Western Balkans. It starts in the peaks of northern Albania, winding its way through five countries before ending in Slovenia. The challenging White Trail is already beckoning — at 782 miles, it takes in some of the highest summits,ÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 31, 1999
TIRANA, Feb. 6 – Two Italy-based skiers will represent Albania in the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang in the country's fourth consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics. Erjon Tola and Suela Mehilli will both compete in alpine skiing, the only discipline Albania hasÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 31, 1999
TIRANA, Jan. 31 – Featuring a picture of Krakow, Poland's second largest city and one of its eldest, the Europa magazine launched this week its latest issue with a special opening section dedicated to Poland and insight and a critical approach on developments in Albania and the region with a focus on EUÃÂ ...
Nouse
December 31, 1999
Visitors usually enter Albania via Rinas International Airport in Tirana, the modern capital city of an otherwise largely rural nation. Urban Tirana is hospitable to all its visitors, from the budget-oriented to the luxury-seeking, offering a wide range of activities for the curious tourist. I would advise anyone visitingÃÂ ...
Independent Balkan News Agency
December 31, 1999
The first edition of the “Future Balkans” economic forum has been held today in Tirana. The president of Albania, Ilir Meta stressed the fact that according to him “the growing pressure coming from globalism is very strong for each of our countries and for the entire region”. “The fast and unstoppable processÃÂ ...
Exit
December 31, 1999
According to the annual report of the Competition Authority (AK), the decision of the Municipal Council of Tirana to substantially increase the water price in August 2017, which was approved by the Water Regulation Entity (ERrU) in November, was not based on economic studies, legal arguments, or aÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 31, 1999
TIRANA, Jan. 16 – Oliver Ivanovic, a top Kosovo Serb politician, was shot dead Tuesday morning outside his party headquarters in the north of Mitrovica, a Serb-run area. Several bullets were fired at Ivanovic from a moving vehicle, according to chief prosecutor Shyqyri Syla. Ivanovic died shortly after in theÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 31, 1999
"The modernization of armed forces is one of the main priorities for the next four years. Bases such as Shengjin or the Cape of Pal as well as naval bases bear special importance and value in the history of armed forces but also for the development and tourist potential of their surrounding areas," saysÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 31, 1999
TIRANA, Jan. 17 – Albania's weightlifting has been hit by a new doping scandal, the second in the past three years, marring the reputation of one of Albania's traditionally best performing sports on international stage. Romela Begaj, who last December became Albania's first ever world champion inÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 31, 1999
TIRANA, Jan. 17 – A Turkish-consortium that is building Istanbul's third airport has offered to build Albania's second airport in a regional project that also paves the way for Albania to set up its national flag carrier and reduce current ticket prices, among the region's highest. The project to build a regionalÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 29, 2017
The extreme winter adventures of Albania's undiscovered southeast The destination was the picturesque, mountain-hiddentown of Dardha, in the Korca County. Positioned in the south-west of Albania, it takes minimally two hours and a half to drive there on a good day with minimal traffic. It took six hoursÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 29, 2017
There are several expectations about what 2018 will bring to Albania, most of them encouraging. The hopes are particularly abundant in the field of European perspective and the improvement of relations with neighbors. In the meantime not much is moving forward in the area of economic development orÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 29, 2017
The relegation came after Tirana failed to win its do-or-die fixture against Vllaznia after the White & Blues were held to goalless draw in the closing Superliga tie, plunging Tirana to the First Division. Both teams, two of the eldest and best in Albanian football history, faced the relegation threat in case ofÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 28, 2017
“There is an almost complete lack of monitoring and enforcement by the Albanian authorities. In both projects that we visited, the environmental destruction was connected with social impacts as the rivers had also been used for irrigation purposes. Residual flows are not enforced. Ancillary infrastructureÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 21, 2017
TIRANA, Dec. 21 – Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced the launch of direct Tirana-London flights starting spring 2018, the Tirana International Airport says. The new route will link Tirana to London three times a week from May 2018 being the sole low cost direct connection between the twoÃÂ ...
The Economist
December 14, 2017
shout gaggles of small boys who rush to high-five Erion Veliaj, the 37-year-old boss of Tirana, Albania's capital. He has swung by to inspect a street where tarmac and new sewage pipes have just been laid, and where weeks ago there were potholes and mud. No city in Europe has changed as much in theÃÂ ...
Tirana Times
December 8, 2017
TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Mandarin production from the country's most famous private-run collective farm in Saranda, a rare example in Albania's fragmented and individually-run farms, has registered a new historic high this year, meeting domestic consumption needs and expanding its exports map to Poland in ...
Tirana Times
December 8, 2017
"Placed under a long time period, from the 40's to the beginning of the 00's, the novel leaves indelible traces and forces the reader to face hard and uncomfortable questions concerning the universality of guilt, faith and loyalty, the shaping of authoritarian figures and whether it is possible to find balance and ...
Tirana Times
December 8, 2017
This event is brought again this year by Tirana's Municipality and Go Camping Albania, and will bring a variety of artistic, traditional and sports activities that will accommodate everyone's ideas of an ideal day. Artistic activities will include songs, dancing, music and games, while the traditional activities will ...
Tirana Times
December 8, 2017
TIRANA, Dec. 6 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the country's opposition leader, Lulzim Basha, visited Brussels at the same time this week, a time of year when EU leaders increase their focus on the Western Balkans and EU enlargement in the region. Rama met various EU officials, including the ...
Tirana Times
December 8, 2017
TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Albania has asked Poland to consider establishing direct flights with Tirana and encourage Polish investment in Albania, especially in the emerging tourism sector at a time when Poles are emerging as one of the country's top tourists. Speaking in Warsaw this week at a joint news ...
Tirana Times
December 5, 2017
TIRANA, Dec. 4 – With the waters retreating in much of the country, prosecutors have started investigations in several regions of Albania to see whether, beyond the natural calamity of torrential rains, man-made errors and inactions led to the the flooding of hundreds of homes and businesses. Prosecutors ...
Seattle Times
December 2, 2017
A woman and his son leave from their flooded home after heavy rainfall in the village of Hasan, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Tirana, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. At least one person has died during heavy rainfall... (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina) MoreÃÂ ...
Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
November 30, 2017
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy stated this when closing the 50th session of PABSEC in Kyiv on November 30, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to the calendar, the 51st plenary session of the PABSEC General Assembly will be held in Tirana on June 20-21, 2018," Parubiy said.
Total Croatia News
November 25, 2017
Currently, there are no direct flight connections between Croatia and Albania, with the closest option Adria Airways to Tirana from Ljubljana. Air Serbia also flies to Tirana from Belgrade, a successful route for Albanians and their diaspora who want to travel onwards to destinations such as New York and ...
Adventist News Network
November 25, 2017
The new church, located in the very center of Tirana, will reach out to a city of nearly 1 million inhabitants. It is a big dream come true for local ...
Tirana Times
November 24, 2017
“It not right for Kosovo's citizens to continue to face an obstacle, but at the same time I believe that taking Albanian citizenship would not be a ...
Xinhua
November 24, 2017
TIRANA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Business representatives from Albania and China met Friday afternoon in Albania's capital, Tirana, to discuss ...
Adventist Review
November 23, 2017
11 took on the atmosphere of a festival of faith as president of the Albanian Mission and pastor of the Tirana Central church Leo Espana led a ...
My Salaam
November 22, 2017
Soak up the Mediterranean vibe while sipping an excellent espresso at one of Tirana's many cafes. Due to its proximity to Italy, Albania's most ...
Tirana Times
November 20, 2017
For the ninth year now, Amnesty's human rights film festival Movies that Matter will be screening in Tirana 5 foreign films and documentaries, ...
SeeNews
November 20, 2017
TIRANA (Albania), November 20 (SeeNews) - Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air said on Monday it will increase the frequency of its flights ...
Tirana Times
November 17, 2017
Coming for the first time, as one-of-a-kind event, the 48hr Film Project will take place from Friday, Nov. 24th, to Sunday, Nov. 26th, and it will ...
Tehran Times
November 13, 2017
TEHRAN – Iranian director Kaveh Mazaheri's “Retouch” has won the Golden Owl for Best Short Fiction at the 15th Tirana International Film ...
Tirana Times
November 11, 2017
TIRANA, Nov. 7 – Albanian authorities have been urged by international representatives to show concrete results in the fight against corruption ...
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