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Italian opera took centre stage in Muscat is a concert entitled “Dal Deserto al Mar: the Universal Love of the Italian Opera”, held at the Al Bustan Auditorium in the capital city of Muscat and organised by the Embassy of Italy in Oman as part of the events for the 15th Italian Language in the […]
Read moreThe Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation this afternoon with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he expressed Italy’s deep concern over the explosion of violence in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip , as he had done earlier this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Gentiloni expressed the […]
Read moreNew York – On October 21, 2015 Italy was re-elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the three-year term 2016-2018 with 178 votes out of 182 valid votes, obtaining the highest number of votes among the Western European and Others Group (WEOG). This marks Italy’s ninth term as a member of ECOSOC […]
Read moreUnder the umbrella of the 15th Italian Language in the World Week, Israel celebrates the memory of Herbert Pagani, one of the Jewish community of Libya’s most talented Italian artists. The event, “Herbert Pagani: la Parola, il Segno, il Canto”, will take place on Saturday evening at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa with […]
Read moreThe Cooprogetti group was awarded the contract by Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Bolivia (ENDE) for the design of a biomass energy production plant for the the Dipartimento Beni. The 420,000 USD contract is the third assigned to the Italian firm operating in Bolivia, after a 1.62 million USD contract in July through the Administradora Boliviana […]
Read moreMassimo Gaiani is the Director General for Global Issues and for Asia, Sub Saharian Africa, Latin America at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as of 20 October 2015. He previously served as Ambassador of Italy to Albania (since December 2011). He entered the diplomatic service in 1982. Since then, he has […]
Read moreThis morning the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Minister expressed Italy’s concern over the recent rise in episodes of violence, particularly in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Gentiloni renewed the call for all the parties to contribute to a […]
Read moreTurkey has a full calendar of events planned for the 15th edition of Italian Language in the World Week, whose theme this year is the relationship between the Italian language and music. The events, which include conferences, poetry recitals and musical performances, have been organised by the Embassy of Italy in Ankara with the High […]
Read moreSia Saino is one of Italy’s best known and loved satiric artists, whose most famous character – Bobo – has been known to the Italian public since the early 1970s as the artist’s alter-ego appeared for the first time on the pages of “Linus”. The artist will be a guest at the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will be in Ankara today and tomorrow to speak at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The Under-Secretary will chair the segment on the role of the private sector in the fight against desertification, which is at the root of numerous […]
Read moreThe Auditorium of Muscat “Dal deserto al mar: the Universal Love for the Italian Opera” The Embassy of Italy in Muscat presents a selection of operatic arias by Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni and Mozart, performed by the Teatro Sociale of Como conducted by Barbara Minghetti: Marigona Qerkezi (soprano), Cinzia Chiarini (mezzosoprano), Ugo Tarquini (tenor), […]
Read moreThe first domestic maritime line connecting the port of Algiers with the city of Be’jaia in Cabilia has become operational, and will be served by two ferries bought from Italy for approximately 3 million euro each. These will operate 6 days a week, with the exception of the winter period, with a transport capacity of […]
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