​Saudi Araba presents Vision 2030, a plan to free the kingdom from its dependence on oil

Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s economic reform plan that will gradually reduce the kingdom’s reliance on oil and diversify its economy, has been approved by the Cabinet. The key details of the plan include diversification, creating jobs for women and youth, increased openness to foreign investment, improving public services, rationalisation of expenditure,promotion of SMEs and privatisation. […]

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Vienna – Literatur, Stefano Benni introduces himself to Austria

“The giraffe has its heart a long way from its thoughts. It fell in love yesterday, and doesn’t know about it yet”: one quotation, among the many possible ones, to illustrate the irony of Stefano Benni, one of Italy’s leading contemporary authors. The Bologna-born writer is attending a series of events in Austria: on 2nd […]

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Valletta – “Italy: language and music”, a competition for Maltese students

School children in Maltese primary and middle schools have been competing over the past few weeks on the theme “Italy: language and music”. Presenting songs, musicals or short plays with a musical  theme, the students, between the ages of 8 and 13, have helped each other to promote the cultural, folklore and artistic aspects of […]

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Brazil – Milan discusses “Italians across the ocean”

“Italians across the ocean. Artistic relations between Italy and Brazil in the 20th century” is the title of a conference being held on 3 – 5 May in Milan. The event intends to stimulate international discussion to contribute to greater knowledge and understanding of cultural and artistic relations between Italy and Brazil, and vice versa, […]

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Zurich – Nuragic Sardinia on show

The “Sardinia – Land of Towers” exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of the University of Zurich is intended to spread knowledge about Sardinia and its Nuragic culture among the Swiss, who are frequent visitors to this Italian island. The exhibition includes 800 bronze, stone and ceramic objects, mostly from Sardinian museums, and from their stores, […]

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Singapore – New productions and classics at the Italian cinema festival

The 14th Festival of Italian Cinema in Singapore has been a major success with film goers. The 10-day event presented the best movies of 2015 along with a series of “classics”, including Federico Fellini’s masterpiece “8½“, co-presented by the Italian Institute of Culture with the Institut Français de Singapour to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Gaumont, […]

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Minister Gentiloni,”Arbitration on marines dispute will prove us right”

Minister Paolo Gentiloni, the Arbitration Court of The Hague has ruled that Salvatore Girone can return to Italy. Many people, rightly, rejoice but will you be ready to return Latorre and Girone to India if The Hague  rules that they must be tried by an Indian court?“The arbitration will prove us right. We have been […]

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Italian Marines: The Hague Court of Arbitration’s rules on Girone’s return to Italy

With reference to what has been reported by the news agency ANSA, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announces that the Court of Arbitration based in The Hague anticipated its decision on Monday that the Italian Navy marine, Salvatore Girone, will return to Italy until the arbitration process, that began in June […]

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Beirut – Food security and a cooperation project

The FAO office in Lebanon with Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture has launched a project funded by the Italian Agency for Development  Cooperation. “Enhance the Livelihood and Food Security of Vulnerable Lebanese Women through Improving their Dairy Production Practices and Supporting their Dairy Processing Activities” proposes a number of ways to organise the dairy sector in […]

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Caracas – Photographer Pier Alberto Cucino and his views of Verona

Pier Alberto Cucino’s photographic exhibition, “Visioni Veronesi” is on show in Caracas. Cucino is the director of the Italian Trade Agency office in Caracas, but he is also a photographer. The exhibition opened at the MAC hall of the Italian Institute of Culture in Caracas in the Altamira area on 11 April and runs until […]

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Buenos Aires – Art, creativity, roots – the 5th “Lucio Fontana” award

Art, creativity and roots. The Consulate General of Buenos Aires in collaboration with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C. has launched the 5th “Lucio Fontana” Award. Only emerging Italian artists living in Argentina are eligible to enter. Winners will stay in Italy during October and November to develop their creative skills by contact with the Italian cultural and […]

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“Diplomazia e dintorni” – American diplomats in Rome

The 59th episode of the “Diplomazia e dintorni” programme will be broadcast on Tuesday, May 3, at 8 p.m. by Radio LUISS, under the title “American diplomats in Rome”. It will continue the debate focussing on what it means to be a foreign diplomat – especially a U.S. diplomat- in the capital of Italy. Italy […]

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