KENYA – Art and technology of Italian restoration

“Restoration in Italy. Art and technology in the activities of the Institute for Conservation and Restoration” is the title of an exhibition scheduled to open in tomorrow in Kenya at the department of Architecture and Construction Sciences of the University of Nairobi. The exhibition consists of 25 large-scale panels illustrating the Institute’s activities since its […]

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Yemeni business delegation in Italy

The 24th of June will be a first for a delegation of Yemeni businessmen, who will arrive in Italy accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to San’a Luciano Galli for a B2B (business to business) encounter with Italian firms organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With a GDP growth rate of 4.4% – expected to […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF – Conference “Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect: the UN Early Warning Mechanism” (Foreign Ministry Rome, 20 June 2013)

The conference “Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect: the UN Early Warning Mechanism” will be held in the Foreign Ministry’s Sala Aldo Moro on Thursday 20 June 2013 at 16.30, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the collaboration of ISPI. Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli will open the conference, whose moderator will be Prof. […]

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Iraq: Bonino, EU and UN must urge Baghdad government to seek a solution to the refugee situation

“It is essential that the European Union and United Nations hasten to step up their efforts at urging the Iraqi government to seek an adequate solution to the dramatic situation of the refugees: the serious episode at Camp Liberty is proof that this is a priority that can no longer be deferred”. The statement came […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino meets with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Elias Josè Jaua Milano

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Elias Josè Jaua Milano, who is in Rome with President of the Republic NicolásMaduro.They discussed collaboration between Italy and that Latin American country in the sectors of industry, tourism and air safety. Minister Bonino expressed great […]

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SLOVAK REPUBLIC – ‘Dolce Vitaj’ Italian art festival, Bratislava

An exhibition of Italian 16th to 18th century painting entitled “Talianska malba” (Italian painting) will run through 20 June at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, and includes approximately 100 works by celebrated artists such as Annibale Carracci, Cecco del Caravaggio, Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Tiepolo, Alessandro Longhi, Magnasco and others. The show […]

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EGYPT – Technip Italy to build country’s largest oil refinery

An Italian firm, Technip Italy SpA, is about to become a new leader on the international business panorama, having signed a contract with the Egyptian Soukhna Refinery and Petroleum Company to build the country’s largest oil refinery at Ain-Sokhna (approximately 120 km east of Cairo). Present at the signing were representatives of the Egyptian Oil […]

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Italy-China: Amb. Bradanini meets with Mayor of Shanghai

The ties between Italy and the city of Shanghai are ancient ones, and have intensified over recent years, a fact that was underscored by Italian ambassador to China Alberto Bradanini and Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong during their first meeting. 7.5 billion USD in trade with Shanghai Of Italy’s total 41.9 billion USD in bilateral […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is personally monitoring the case of Italian photographer Daniele Stefanini

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is personally monitoring the case of Italian photographer Daniele Stefanini and is being constantly briefed on the situation. Confident in a rapid resolution to the case, the minister instructed the Consulate General in Istanbul to ensure continuous assistance to this Italian national who is currently being detained by police […]

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Italian Festival 2013 arrives in Bangkok

The 8th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand opened in Bangkok, aimed at promoting that country’s multifaceted vision of Italy, foregrounding not only more traditional aspects but also innovation and potential. The calendar of events ranges from music to cinema, art to Made in Italy, beginning with Italian Moviemov that, from 24 to 28 […]

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LIMA – Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese in Peru

Peru remembers Hugo Pratt in an exhibition entitled “On the road to adventure. Pino Ninfa’s homage to Hugo Pratt”. The Italian Cultural Institute of Lima organised the event, which will run from 19 June to 16 July and consists of 40 photographs of the places featured in the Corto Maltese cartoons drawn by Pratt. The […]

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«We mustn’t waste time – immediate agenda of meetings with Rohani», says Bonino (La Stampa)

“Really, Rohani’s won? A reformer, who also has close ties to Khatami, winning the elections in Teheran is the best news of all. And not only for the West”. Just in from Moscow, Emma Bonino and puffing on a cigarette she fires a flurry of questions at her team of assistants: can you get me […]

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