TIRANA, 18 September Ismail Kadare, the well-known Albanian writer has won the award Pak Kyongni for 2019. In the official announcement made by Kim Uchang, chief of the selective committee, says that the works of Ismail Kadare cause the readers to ponder and feel strongly about their relationships with certain historic events. The ceremony where...
TIRANA, 11 September Tirana International Film Festival (TIFF) which starts this 23 September is considered one of the most important cinematic and cultural events not only in Albania but in the whole Balkan region. During its 7-day-long run, there will be presented different films and documentaries in two divisions, competition, and non-competition. In the competition...
TIRANA, August 26 It seems that Albanians have lowered the consumption of bread and corn in the first half of 2019. The official data by the Ministry of Agriculture show a significant decrease in imports of grains in Albania. During the period January-June 2019, the import of grains, wheat and rye has decreased by 9.8%,...
TIRANA, August 21 The craftwork remains value in the economy of a country, which based in tradition and history, gives a new dimension to the development of the trade of these products, within the country and abroad. In this framework, to return and develop further this sector, with so much potential that Albania has, the...
TIRANA, August 19 The number of individuals that created families in the capital of Albania, Tirana has grown year after year. According to official data by the City Hall of Tirana, during 2018, the number of families was approximately 288.325, and it results that most of the families consist of 3 people. This comes as...
TIRANA, August 14 Obesity is declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the disease of the 21st century, and Albania is not excluded from this risk. According to data published by INSTAT, in 2018, 41.7% of Albanian men and 30.8% of Albanian women, are overweight. Whereas, 18.1% of men and 24.4% of women are...
TIRANA, August 13 Driving the car nowadays is not only a privilege for men. The personal vehicle is a necessity and an important mean of transportation for both genders. But do you know which county of Albania gave more drivers’ licenses to women? Surprisingly, that county is not Tirana. In fact, Tirana was listed third...
TIRANA, July 24 17 reproductions of 17 important artworks by the Italian painter of Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci will be displayed for the Albanian public and visitors at the National History Museum of Tirana. All the lovers of art are invited to look closer the most famous paintings by Da Vinci in the form of...
TIRANA, July 22 The city of Kruja, besides being a historical and cultural city, is known for centuries in the country as a center of artisan works. The symbol of this development is the Old Bazaar (in Albanian: Pazari i Vjeter). The different works of handloom, copper, wool, silver or other materials make the city...
TIRANA, July 19 After the cigarettes, the Albanians seem that they have given up on coffee too. The data from the General Directorate of Customs, show that in the first 5 months of 2019, have been imported and consumed 3311 tons of coffee, where the month of May registers the biggest amount of the clearance....
