LEBANON – Sport and cooperation: 300 boys and girls at the “palestiniad”

Promoting sport as an instrument of dialogue, peace and social integration: that is the goal of the “Palestiniad”, now at its 5th edition. The initiative is funded by Italian Development Cooperation and organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in collaboration with Uisp Sport per […]

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LONGITUDE: “The end of Euphoria”

A Europe of crises but also potential. That’s the message from the cover of the new edition of “Longitude”, edited by Pialuisa Bianco and now on sale. The two editorial features are “Death wish politics”, by the editor, and “Politics and the lessons of terror”, by Stefano Stefanini, Diplomatic Advisor to the Head of State. […]

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11th edition of the “New York Prize”: 4 months’ study in the Big Apple for emerging artists

Four months’ study the USA The prize winners will be offered a chance to spend a period of four months in New York to develop their creative skills in the cultural and artistic environment of the United States and, in particular, the avant-garde megalopolises of the East Coast. There are many initiatives in which the […]

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BEIRUT – Nanni Moretti ‘stars’ at the Italian Film Season

‘Contemporary Italian Cinema’, a film event organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut and now in its 5th edition, will this year be “starring” Nanni Moretti. Other directors featured in the Italian film season, which runs until 3 May 2013, are Andrea Molaioli, Ermanno Olmi, Matteo Garrone, Ferzan Ozpetek, Francesco Bruni, Michelangelo Frammartino and […]

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USA – ‘A Stradivarious amongst the people” to tour 10 cities

The US tour by violinist Matteo Fedeli, which will see him playing a precious Stradivarius dating from 1726 in over 10 east-coast cities, has opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The initiative is part of the “Year of Italian Culture” programme. The Italian Cultural Institute also hosted a film screening and conference […]

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KUWAIT – Italian music plays a lead role at the Gulf Jazz Festival

Italian music was showcased at the recent Gulf Jazz Festival in Kuwait, for which the Italian Embassy helped identify sponsors, given the participation of Italian artists. As Ambassador Fabrizio Nicoletti commented, the excellent audience reaction to Italian jazz musicians and to the recent 3-day Italian film event “testifies to the appeal exerted by Italian culture […]

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Ceremony for the abdication of Queen Beatrice of Holland and the investiture of the new King, Willem-Alexander (Amsterdam, 30 April 3013)

The ceremony for the abdication of Queen Beatrice of Holland and the investiture of the new King, Willem-Alexander, will take place in Amsterdam tomorrow 30 April 2013. All pertinent press information is available at www.iamsterdam.com/press.

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Monti-Bonino change-over: European integration, marines, Syrian crisis topics of discussion

Interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti leaves post to Ministro Emma Bonino The Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed hands this morning, with interim minister Mario Monti leaving his post to Minister Emma Bonino. The ceremony offered an opportunity for a cordial encounter, extended also to the upper echelons of the foreign ministry, and a review of […]

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PRAGUE – Panels by the Vivarini brothers exhibited

Major public success for the exhibition “Vivarini 1451”, an historic reassembling of seven of the original eleven panels of Antonio and Bartolomeo Vivarini’s polyptych. Speakers at the event included art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, Director Emeritus of the Prague National Gallery Vladimir Rosel and many culture and media world figures. Read more, in Italian.

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Emma Bonino Foreign Minister – Sworn in at Presidential Palace

Emma Bonino, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Letta government,  took over the post this morning at the Farnesina Palace from Mario Monti.

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Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti sends condolences for tragedy in Bangladesh.

Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti sent the following message to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mrs. Signora Dipu Moni: “It is with deep distress that I learned of the tragic incident that has taken the lives of hundreds of persons in the capital Dhaka. I wish to extend my own personal and […]

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ANGOLA – Possible multi-sector partnerships with Italy

Prospects for new partnerships between Italy and Angola are opening up in all economic sectors, reported Luigi Marras, Director General for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was interviewed during an international meeting organized to commemorate the 11th anniversary of Angolan independence. Read more, In Italian.

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